▁or ▁permanent ▁residence ▁in ▁another ▁country . ▁As ▁well , ▁serving ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁army ▁and ▁providing ▁labour ▁for ▁a ▁foreign ▁public ▁service ▁without ▁royal ▁permission ▁would ▁dep rive ▁one ▁of ▁Dutch ▁national ity . ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁Dutch ▁Civil ▁Code ▁The ▁national ity ▁of ▁married ▁women ▁was ▁determined ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Code ▁Civil . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁national ity ▁was ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁national ity ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁A ▁Dutch ▁woman ▁marry ing ▁a ▁non - D utch ▁man ▁would ▁automatically ▁lose ▁her ▁national ity , ▁and ▁convers ely ▁a ▁non - D utch ▁woman ▁marry ing ▁a ▁Dutch ▁man ▁necessarily ▁acquired ▁Dutch ▁national ity . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁woman ▁would ▁lose ▁her ▁national ity ▁status ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁she ▁perman ently ▁res ided ▁or ▁natural ized ▁in ▁another ▁country ▁▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Constitution ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁National ity ▁Law ▁The ▁next ▁important ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Dutch ▁national ity ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁constitution ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁( 1 ) ▁a ▁person ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁Dutch ▁to ▁possess ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁national ity ▁and ▁( 2 ) ▁all ▁those ▁with ▁Dutch ▁citizens hip ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁employed ▁in ▁public ▁services . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁national ity ▁law ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁public ▁law . ▁However , ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁national ity ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁code ▁of ▁civil ▁law . ▁This ▁created ▁a ▁problem ▁because