Nobel Prize winner in physics Andrey Geim was stripped of Dutch citizenship. This was reported on July 4 by (NYT).It is noted that 13 years ago, the scientist received British citizenship in order to accept a knighthood, and until recently he did not expect that this could cause problems."He was informed that he is no longer a Dutch citizen and must hand over his passport to the embassy in London or face consequences from Interpol, as the Netherlands severely restricts dual citizenship," writes the NYT.Geim himself stated that when obtaining British citizenship, he was unaware of potential problems with Dutch citizenship. According to the scientist, he would have made a different choice and refused knighthood if he had known about the consequences, clarifies .In February, the CTK news agency reported that Czech President Petr Pavel approved a number of amendments to national legislation, which included a to Russians. At the same time, according to the initiative, those who managed to obtain both passports will not have to renounce Russian citizenship., Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship Thirteen years ago, Andre Geim took British citizenship to accept a knighthood., Dutch-British scientist and Nobel prize winner Andre Geim has lost his Dutch nationality, after falling foul of a law that strips Dutch citizenship from people who voluntarily adopt another nationality. Geim, who won the Nobel prize in 2010, took British nationality 12 years ago when he was knighted — a condition for receiving the honour. The Russian-born scientist told broadcaster NOS he .