ok so i wanna spend some time in amsterdam! but im 11, how old can i be to get a passport? my grandfather was born there but my mom wasnt, can i still live there one day? and how much would it cost to go there? canada to amsterdam or are there any better cities? can u tell me all u know about the netherlands? plz and thanks you!
2007-11-18 09:06:55 · 2 answers · asked by oh_mon_dieu 3 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Have your parents help you with obtaining your Canadian Passport. If one of your parents holds a dual-citizenship you are entitled to one as well and can have an EU passport.
There was a period of time about 35 years ago that they were not issuing dual-citizenships, that the person had to give up their NL citizenship. If your mother fell into that category I am sure she can re-apply for her dual , as it is her birth right.
Definitely spend some time in Holland you will absolutely love it.
2007-11-19 03:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cassandra C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents can apply for a passport the day their baby is born, so age is not a problem to get your passport.
The parents do not even have to be with the child when it travels, as long as all documents are there, written parental permission of both your parents will be needed at your age, unless you travel with the both of them.
As Canadian you can easily get a visum for a long visit, I think at the moment it is 3 or even 6 months, and for students there are even longer visums for when you study on a university here. I do not know how old (and young) you need to be for those visums.
Amsterdam is just one of many cities in the Netherlands, and I think not the best for a young girl. (I assume you will either travel with your parents or stay or travel with foster parents or wait till you are 16 at least, but even then Amsterdam is not first choice.)
I do prefer the smaller old towns, Leiden, Delft, Haarlem, Alkmaar, ....
And to live, a village is even better. As you can walk outside, ride your bike wherever you want to go.
This is a link to the news program made for kids, but many adults still watch it as well, it will tell you about the main news in Dutch you might understand if you have learned enough yet. Or you can read the written pieces. They do world news, but also a lot of day to day news about the country and life of the young people here:
http://www.nos.nl/jeugdjournaal/voorpagina/index.html
I could tell you much more, but then this post would become too long.
2007-11-18 17:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Willeke 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋