▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁exam ▁if ▁their ▁reasons ▁for ▁not ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁their ▁oblig ation ▁is ▁de emed ▁sufficient . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁a ▁resident ▁cannot ▁be ▁denied ▁res iden cy ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁passed ▁the ▁exam . ▁ ▁Exception s ▁The ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁to : ▁ ▁Dutch ▁national s ▁who ▁res ide ▁abroad ▁( see ▁below ▁for ▁earlier ▁draft s ▁of ▁the ▁law ) ▁ ▁citizens ▁of ▁fellow ▁EU ▁countries , ▁E E A ▁countries , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁their ▁legal ▁sp ouses ▁who ▁are ▁non ▁EU ▁national s . ▁ ▁min ors ▁( under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ) ▁ ▁ret ire es ▁as ▁per ▁to ▁ret irement ▁age ▁in ▁Netherlands ▁( over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 6 ) ▁ ▁residents ▁who ▁have ▁cert ified ▁diplom as , ▁certific ates ▁etc . ▁from ▁cert ified ▁Dutch - language ▁institutions , ▁for ▁example ▁Sur in am ese ▁people ; ▁ ▁temporary ▁foreign ▁workers ▁of ▁Dutch ▁employ ers ▁or ▁companies ▁which ▁are ▁based ▁in ▁or ▁operate ▁within ▁Netherlands ▁ ▁temporary ▁foreign ▁and ▁ex changes ▁students ▁and ▁other ▁academic ▁research ers ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁Dutch ▁judge ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁ought ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁Turkish ▁citizens , ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁association ▁treat y ▁between ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Im plementation ▁and ▁cost ▁Dutch ▁municipal ities ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1