And the Dutch don’t want her as well...
SHamima Begum has suggested she could apply for Netherlands citizenship because her jihadi husband is dutch.
However, the authorities there are almost certain to take a dim view of such a prospect – and they may not recognise her marriage.
The man she calls her husband, Yago riedijk, 27, was jailed for six years in his absence last July for joining iS. His whereabouts are unknown after he surrendered to a Syrian rebel group. They married in an islamic ceremony shortly after arriving in Syria.
muslim convert riedijk had fled his middle class home in arnhem to join the terror group after being radicalised online. Begum claimed the Netherlands was an option for her and her son after her British citizenship was revoked.
The country’s immigration and naturalisation service said it could not comment on individual cases. However, experts said it was highly unlikely she would be let in.
anyone wanting to move there with their partner or spouse needs a residence permit. To get one, a number of conditions must be met, including being over the age of 21. The spouse also has to prove they have an independent sufficient and sustainable income.
Pieter Krop, a dutch immigration lawyer said: ‘direct citizenship would almost be impossible as would family reunification with her husband as he is not in the Netherlands and, if he was, he would be in prison.
‘The thing that is interesting is whether her child is dutch. it depends on how their marriage would be qualified in the Netherlands.
‘if we can accept the marriage, the child would have dutch citizenship. But it does not automatically give her any rights.
‘She might be able to join the child as the parent of a dutch child but then there is a test for public order and public safety, and that could be a reason to deny her rights as well.’
if Begum’s husband did return to the Netherlands, or reported to a dutch embassy or consulate, he would be arrested.