active consent while those aged twelve through fifteen inclusive are given a chance to object. By resumption Former Dutch nationals who hold permanent resident permits (or other residence permits that serve a non-temporary purpose) and have resided in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, or Sint Maarten) for at least one year may regain Dutch citizenship through the option procedure. Where the person is not resident in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the person must have lost Dutch citizenship after reaching the age of majority and through the acquisition of another citizenship. In addition one of the following conditions must be satisfied: born in the country whose nationality was acquired and living there at the time of acquisition of the nationality of that country, or before turning eighteen, lived in the country whose nationality was acquired for an uninterrupted period of at least five years, or at the time of acquisition of the nationality of the other country, the person was married to someone who possessed that nationality. These criteria are similar to the criteria for exemption from loss of Dutch citizenship in place since 1 April 2003. If a former Dutch national lost Dutch nationality prior to 31 March 2003 under one of the three conditions above, that individual may submit an application to regain Dutch nationality through option. The application opting for Dutch nationality may be submitted up to 31 March 2013 (i.e., ten years from the 2003 change in the law). Loss of Dutch citizenship Dutch nationals may lose their citizenship through long residence outside the Netherlands while having more than one nationality, or acquisition of a foreign nationality. In addition, in some cases it is possible to be deprived of Dutch citizenship. By residence outside the Netherlands The Dutch law has contained for many years provisions that removed Dutch citizenship from certain Dutch persons who held another nationality at birth and remained resident outside the Netherlands in adulthood. Prior to 1985 Before 1 January 1985, Dutch nationals lost their nationality in cases where they were born outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands, lived for an uninterrupted period of ten years outside the Kingdom after reaching the age of majority (then twenty-one) and did not submit notification that they wished to retain their Dutch nationality before the period of ten years. These provisions affected Dutch nationals born abroad before 1 January 1954. 1985–2003 Under the