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Your last part interest me, what do citizens of the netherlands have to do to visit St. Maarten or other parts of the Kingdom of The Netherlands ? Get a visa ?
by nolok 8y ago
Your last part interest me, what do citizens of the netherlands have to do to visit St. Maarten or other parts of the Kingdom of The Netherlands ? Get a visa ?
In France we differentiate between parts of France proper (mainalnd France, Corsica, Guiana), our overseas departments (used to be more complicated but now they're "almost" parts of France), and our overseas collectivity like St. Martin. But as a French citizen I can visit pretty much any that I want without the need to ask anyone for permission.
Additionnaly, how is "your" part of the Island governed; fully autonomous or has the royal family (real/actual) oversight or is the governement of the Netherland overseeing it or ... ? Our way is mostly "they have their local governement but if the French one tells them something they do it".
It's interesting to me, especially since New Caledonia being the only dependance who didn't ask to be integrated but to move away will have to decide between autonomy or independance
- Someone 8y agoI think ”with a identity card but without a passport” is the essential phrase. EU citizens don’t need a passport to travel within the EU. St Martin is in the EU, so crote can freely travel there. St Maarten is not, so crote will need a passport to travel there.
- Bayart 8y agoThe difference between mainland France and overseas territories is administrative, not constitutional (with the exception of New Caledonia as you pointed out).
- crote 8y ago"Someone" got it right, you need to have a passport. A visa is only required for stays exceeding 180 days a year. You also need to book a return ticket. The Netherlands (the country) also has overseas territories, namely Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius. They are considered regular municipalities, but you still need to have a passport to visit them. They also have some duration limitations to prevent migration from the mainland. About the governance: Long story short, it's complicated. Some laws apply to the Kingdom so they're for both continental and overseas, but most laws are made only for country of The Netherlands. The other countries are mostly self-governing, including making their own laws, but stuff like international treaties and military is done on the Kingdom level, which in practice means it's done by the Country. To give an example: after Irma, St. Maarten had to formally ask The Netherlands for help, otherwise the military would not have been allowed to give any assistance, as it could be considered an invasion. In general, any form of intervention is seen as a form of neo-colonialism. We try to intervene as little as possible.