Hi there,
My family split apart back in the 1950's-1960's and I've got cousins in the Netherlands. I know it's a stretch, but could I use extended family to become a permanent resident in the Netherlands under 'family reunification' rules? I imagine it's typically used for immediate family.
Anyone ever try this?
I plan to be self-employed in the beginning, speak fluent Dutch (learning now), reconnect with long lost family, and I have scans of papers going back to my grand parents (birth certificate, immigration papers when they came to Canada, etc).
In Canada, the rule back when they immigrated was to leave behind their Dutch passport; they were not allowed dual-citizenship at the time. So I cannot use them to get dual-citizenship myself.
Any thoughts?