For the time being, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not make any decisions on asylum applications filed by…
No decisions on applications filed by asylum seekers from Lebanon for now
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The IND has processed 18,000 additional asylum applications
Between May 2023 and mid-July 2024, the Immigration and Naturalization Service processed just over 18,000 additional asylum…
IND signs Direct Clear Deal and makes letters even more understandable
Communicating in clear language so that every applicant understands what the IND means. The Immigration and Naturalization…
IND deciding again on asylum applications from Sudan
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…
IND deciding again on asylum applications from Palestinian Territories
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…
Different application process for Ukrainian refugees: collect residence sticker within 4 weeks
The application process for refugees from Ukraine who newly arrive in the Netherlands will change as of 17 June. The must have…
‘Include the IND in drawing up migration plans’
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) would like to be involved in drawing up the migration plans in the outline…
IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about right of residence
From 6 May, third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine can pick up a residence sticker. With this…
IND will assess applications from Yemen individually for the risk of violence
The country-related policy for asylum applications from Yemen has been adjusted. Based on the most recent country report from the…
Renovation of the registration centre in Ter Apel
The IND has started reconstruction of the registration centre in Ter Apel. This renovation is necessary due to major maintenance…
IND will adapt assessment of asylum applications to European practice
The IND will introduce changes in the way in which the credibility and weight of asylum seekers' narratives are assessed. This…
IND study: deciding on asylum applications has become more complex
In the past twelve years it has become more complex for staff members of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) to take…
EUAA starts to support asylum processes in the Netherlands
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has offered to support the Netherlands in executing its asylum process as of 1…
IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about termination of temporary protection
Non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit (third-country nationals) will receive a letter from the Immigration…
Extension of temporary stop of asylum decisions on Sudanese applications
Since 8 July 2023, the IND has temporarily not taken any more decisions on applications by asylum seekers from Sudan. Because of…
Deployment of Red Cross on IND grounds in Ter Apel for reception of asylum seekers
The Red Cross is going to provide support with the reception of asylum seekers in Ter Apel. At the request of the Dutch Council…
Almost 40,000 applications by persons journeying in connection with family reunification. Waiting times are increasing
Until 1 November over 30,000 new first asylum applications have been made. The total number of asylum applications and persons…
More asylum applications by unaccompanied minor foreign nationals
Last month more minors travelled without their parents to the Netherlands in order to apply for asylum (915) than in the months…
Over 20 thousand asylum applications in first half year; peak expected in autumn
In the first six months of 2023, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) received 20,122 asylum applications in total.…
Temporary stop on decisions for asylum seekers from Sudan
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions in the next six months on applications by asylum…
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IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about the asylum process
All third-country nationals from Ukraine who are staying in the Ukraine received a letter in the past few weeks from the…
Evaluation of changes to the General Asylum Process
In June 2021 the IND made three changes to the General Asylum Process. The aim was to achieve a better plannable and therefore…
The 3 May 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Asylum influx February 2023
In February 2023, the total influx of asylum seekers (the total number of first and repeat applications and family reunifications…
Persons journeying in connection with family reunification to IND in Zevenaar and no longer to Ter Apel
From 6 March 2023 all family members journeying in connection with family reunification can apply after their arrival in the…
More asylum seekers from Yemen
The number of asylum seekers from Yemen increased sharply in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, 7% of the total number of first asylum…
Last year 3.4 million euros paid in periodic penalty payments
In 2022 the IND paid penal sums amounting to 3.4 million euros. A periodic penalty payment is an amount that the IND must pay if…
Asylum influx in January 2023
In January 2023 the total asylum influx (the total of first and repeat asylum applications and persons journeying in connection…
Temporary protection for third country nationals from Ukraine will continue until 4 September 2023
Until 4 September 2023 third country nationals with temporary residence permits in Ukraine will come under the European Temporary…
IND sometimes more lenient with return visa because of earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Because of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, we are receiving applications from people who want to return, want to have family…
IND also given more time for asylum applications in 2023
The IND will also be given 15 months to decide on asylum applications in 2023. Because the IND is receiving many more asylum…
Proof of residency for Ukrainians automatically extended
In October, the European Temporary Protection Directive was extended by a year, until 4 March 2024. This only applies to…
Influx of asylum seekers in December 2022
In December 2022 the total influx of asylum seekers (the total of first and repeat asylum applications and persons journeying in…
IND adjusting fees as of the new year
From 1 January 2023, new fees apply. These are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. They are adjusted each…
Postponement of decisions and departures for Russian conscripts extended
The Minister for Migration will extend the postponement of decisions and departures for Russian conscripts by half a year as of…
Asylum influx in November 2022
In November 2022, the total asylum influx (the total of first and repeated asylum applications and family members joining the…
Asylum influx in October 2022
In October 2022 the total asylum influx (the total of first and repeat asylum applications and persons journeying in connection…
Number of asylum applications also increasing in 2023
The number of asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands and applying to the IND for asylum in 2022 is higher than estimated…
68,000 refugees from Ukraine given a residence endorsement sticker
By now, the IND has given 68,000 refugees from Ukraine proof of their residency. It concerns refugees from Ukraine who have been…
European directive extended: Ukrainians longer entitled to residency in the Netherlands
The European Commission has decided to extend the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) until 4 March 2024. This means that…
Asylum influx in September 2022
In September 2022, the total influx of asylum seekers (the total number of first and repeat applications and family…
IND resuming issuance of residence endorsement stickers to refugees from Ukraine
The IND will start issuing residence endorsement stickers to refugees from Ukraine again. The coming weeks, 20,000 refugees can…
Maximum decision period for asylum applications from 6 to 15 months
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service will have 9 months’ more time to decide on an asylum application. In most cases this…
Open Reception Centre Day Saturday 24 September
On Saturday 24 September, the COA, Dutch Council for Refugees, IND and DT&V are organising the annual Open Reception Centre…
Asylum influx August 2022
In August 2022, the total influx of asylum seekers (the total number of first and repeat applications and family reunifications)…
Issuance of residence stickers to Ukrainians paused because of raw materials shortage
In recent weeks, the IND issued 45,000 residence stickers to refugees from Ukraine. With the sticker, they can demonstrate that…
Police, COA and IND start catching up on identification of asylum seekers
Together, the police, COA and IND are making efforts to clear the backlog of identification and registration of asylum seekers as…
Asylum influx in July 2022
In July 2022, the total influx of asylum seekers (the total number of first and repeat applications and family reunifications)…
All locations for picking up proof of residency Ukrainian refugees available
Today, the IND is opening the sixth location where registered refugees from Ukraine can get proof of residency – by appointment…
People with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit no longer entitled to municipal reception
The vast majority of the refugees from Ukraine are people with Ukrainian nationality. This however does not hold for to everyone…
More and more extensive asylum procedures for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers
The number of asylum applications by children who have come to the Netherlands without their parents is increasing. Almost 10…
Influx of asylum seekers in June 2022
In June 2022 the total influx of asylum seekers (the total of first and repeat asylum applications and persons on a journey in…
Refugees from Ukraine can make appointment online to pick up residence sticker
From next week, registered refugees from Ukraine can have an appointment to go the IND in Rijswijk and Den Bosch for proof of…