This should be standard for every country, if you’re granted citizenship and then choose to inflict violence on another then you forfeit your right to stay as far as I’m concerned.
cAtloVeR9998 on
Nationality shouldn’t be revocable by the state (with the sole exception of fraud in the application process).
Joshau-k on
This is a violation of basic human rights.
There are only 2 reasons citizenship should be revoked. Either willingly, or if the application for citizenship was later found out to be fraudulent on and way.
If your citizen commits a crime, a court can put them in prison. Don’t send them away to be someone else’s problem
CallUseful7559 on
You’ve been exiled!
PinocchiosWoodBalls on
I FUCKING LOVE HOW PEOPLE IGNORE THIS SIMPLE FUCKING FACT:
You know who will have Zero issue with this?
PEOPLE WHO DONT COMMIT SERIOUS CRIMES! And you don’t have to „butwhatabout?!“
Its very simple: don’t commit these crimes and youre good.
How is „Not being a serious criminal“ such a hard ask for so many?
Nobody talks about stealing bread for your kids!
e48e on
I’m sure this law will be applied fairly.
Wonderful_Hold_6986 on
For those who don’t want to or can’t click on the link, here’s what’s written in the article:
Anyone who has acquired Belgian nationality in the last 15 years and is found guilty of a serious crime – including homicide, sexual assault and organized crime – can be stripped of their nationality. The wide expansion of an existing law that largely applied only to terrorism has been approved by the federal Chamber of Representatives following a proposal by federal justice minister Annelies Verlinden.
Previously this legislation was only applied to terrorism, but now it has been expanded to include other serious crimes. The criminal must have received a prison sentence of at least five years to be considered for the measure. Revoking citizenship is not automatically applied to every criminal; it will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The same cannot be said for terrorists who have double nationality: Under the new legislation, their Belgian citizenship will now be automatically revoked, whereas earlier that was also handled on a case-by-case basis. The new legislation is “a powerful message,” says Verlinden, that “anyone guilty of grave crimes that undermine the foundations of our society, can lose his or her Belgian citizenship.”
The Chamber also approved a [bill submitted by Verlinden last year](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2025/07/11/_vehicular-manslaughter-new-terminology-and-tougher-sentences/) that would toughen sentences for traffic accidents leading to deaths. The term *verkeersdoodslag*, or vehicular manslaughter, will now be used, whereas earlier this was simply “causing a deadly traffic accident”. The tougher sentences – a maximum of 10 years in prison, up from five, and fines up to €16,000 rather than €10,000 – could be applied to repeat offenders or anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Hunting-Succcubus on
So basically this criminal scum is not belgian product, we disowned him.
berjaaan on
Good. Other countries should do this too.
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HELMET_OF_CECH on
A lot of naturalised people in here upset 🤣
odriweber on
Finally something to deter the worst offenders from dual citizenship exploits
Fading01 on
Should be implemented everywhere honestly :/
odriweber on
Finally a real consequence that sticks
Time_Stop_3645 on
So we’re sending those ppl to Mars or what?
PrincDios on
If you come to my country and do your due diligence and earn yoyr citizenship only to betray the trust and do something horrific you deserve to lose the citizenship. All youve become is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
Toth-Amon on
This is for those who are nationalized but still keep their original nationality i.e. dual / multi nationals, right?
So when they lose the Belgium nationality, they still keep another nationality.
Otherwise, if they only kept Belgium nationality, can the Belgium government make them stateless?
stofatto on
Finally Belgium is waking up
armored-dinnerjacket on
they must have read onana and Hazard’s comments in the media recently
randyrockhard on
Marcheons les legionnaires!
JoRoSc on
All countries should do this.
BackupChallenger on
>The criminal must have received a prison sentence of at least five years to be considered for the measure.
Sadly I don’t trust that the justice system punishes hard enough for this to be a decent number.
Would love to see people getting removed from a country when they have been convicted of 3 criminal acts that required jailtime. No redemption possible. Evict them to an Island and call it Australia or something.
bonyponyride on
I was given a similar warning with my naturalization certificate when I got German dual citizenship. This stance doesn’t seem to be unique to Belgium.
mesh_you_up on
Deporting all criminals, even citizens? Trump would love this shit.
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So making outlaws all over again?
This should be standard for every country, if you’re granted citizenship and then choose to inflict violence on another then you forfeit your right to stay as far as I’m concerned.
Nationality shouldn’t be revocable by the state (with the sole exception of fraud in the application process).
This is a violation of basic human rights.
There are only 2 reasons citizenship should be revoked. Either willingly, or if the application for citizenship was later found out to be fraudulent on and way.
If your citizen commits a crime, a court can put them in prison. Don’t send them away to be someone else’s problem
You’ve been exiled!
I FUCKING LOVE HOW PEOPLE IGNORE THIS SIMPLE FUCKING FACT:
You know who will have Zero issue with this?
PEOPLE WHO DONT COMMIT SERIOUS CRIMES! And you don’t have to „butwhatabout?!“
Its very simple: don’t commit these crimes and youre good.
How is „Not being a serious criminal“ such a hard ask for so many?
Nobody talks about stealing bread for your kids!
I’m sure this law will be applied fairly.
For those who don’t want to or can’t click on the link, here’s what’s written in the article:
Anyone who has acquired Belgian nationality in the last 15 years and is found guilty of a serious crime – including homicide, sexual assault and organized crime – can be stripped of their nationality. The wide expansion of an existing law that largely applied only to terrorism has been approved by the federal Chamber of Representatives following a proposal by federal justice minister Annelies Verlinden.
Previously this legislation was only applied to terrorism, but now it has been expanded to include other serious crimes. The criminal must have received a prison sentence of at least five years to be considered for the measure. Revoking citizenship is not automatically applied to every criminal; it will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The same cannot be said for terrorists who have double nationality: Under the new legislation, their Belgian citizenship will now be automatically revoked, whereas earlier that was also handled on a case-by-case basis. The new legislation is “a powerful message,” says Verlinden, that “anyone guilty of grave crimes that undermine the foundations of our society, can lose his or her Belgian citizenship.”
The Chamber also approved a [bill submitted by Verlinden last year](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2025/07/11/_vehicular-manslaughter-new-terminology-and-tougher-sentences/) that would toughen sentences for traffic accidents leading to deaths. The term *verkeersdoodslag*, or vehicular manslaughter, will now be used, whereas earlier this was simply “causing a deadly traffic accident”. The tougher sentences – a maximum of 10 years in prison, up from five, and fines up to €16,000 rather than €10,000 – could be applied to repeat offenders or anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
So basically this criminal scum is not belgian product, we disowned him.
Good. Other countries should do this too.
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A lot of naturalised people in here upset 🤣
Finally something to deter the worst offenders from dual citizenship exploits
Should be implemented everywhere honestly :/
Finally a real consequence that sticks
So we’re sending those ppl to Mars or what?
If you come to my country and do your due diligence and earn yoyr citizenship only to betray the trust and do something horrific you deserve to lose the citizenship. All youve become is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
This is for those who are nationalized but still keep their original nationality i.e. dual / multi nationals, right?
So when they lose the Belgium nationality, they still keep another nationality.
Otherwise, if they only kept Belgium nationality, can the Belgium government make them stateless?
Finally Belgium is waking up
they must have read onana and Hazard’s comments in the media recently
Marcheons les legionnaires!
All countries should do this.
>The criminal must have received a prison sentence of at least five years to be considered for the measure.
Sadly I don’t trust that the justice system punishes hard enough for this to be a decent number.
The UK needs this law badly.
This article provides more information, but it’s in Dutch [https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/01/29/belgische-nationaliteit-intrekken-wordt-mogelijk-bij-zware-misdr/](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/01/29/belgische-nationaliteit-intrekken-wordt-mogelijk-bij-zware-misdr/)
Would love to see people getting removed from a country when they have been convicted of 3 criminal acts that required jailtime. No redemption possible. Evict them to an Island and call it Australia or something.
I was given a similar warning with my naturalization certificate when I got German dual citizenship. This stance doesn’t seem to be unique to Belgium.
Deporting all criminals, even citizens? Trump would love this shit.
This should be the standard everywhere.
We need this in the UK asap!