Dutch local governments are enforcing a new Moroccan law.
As a result, every Dutch person ever born to a Moroccan mother is henceforth compelled to accept Moroccan nationality, De Telegraaf yesterday reported.
For many years, Moroccan law has stipulated that children born to a Moroccan father are automatically Moroccan nationals. According to De Telegraaf, Moroccan legislation has now been tightened further. In addition to children born to Moroccan fathers, the new situation is that children of a Moroccan mother – and a father of a different nationality – also automatically obtain Moroccan citizenship.
Although the children are born in the Netherlands, Moroccan passports are issued to them. This happens even if the parents themselves were also both born in the Netherlands from Moroccan ancestors. In recent years, the Netherlands has been trying to change this situation through diplomatic negotiations, but it is applying little pressure.
Local authorities in the Netherlands are dutifully obeying Rabat, De Telegraaf concludes.