Residency non-Ukrainians with temporary Ukrainian residence permit
Your right to stay is temporarily extended
You may temporarily continue to make use of the rights that come with the Temporary Protection Directive. Such as work, financial aid and reception from the municipality. This is because the Secretary of Justice and Security has frozen the consequences of the ending of the temporary protection (only in Dutch). The freeze applies to you if your temporary protection ended on 5 March 2024. And if you are registered with the municipality in the Personal Records Database (BRP).
No longer registered with the municipality
Are you no longer registered with the municipality (BRP)? Then the freeze only applies to you if you meet the following requirements:
- You deregistered from the BRP after 4 March 2024.
- You go to the municipality before 4 May 2024 to register again.
- You did not leave the Netherlands with the help of the Repatriation & Departure Service (in Dutch: Dienst Terugkeer & Vertrek or DT&V) or other financial assistance. You have not left the Schengen area.
Letter from the IND
You will receive a letter from the IND about the consequences of the freeze. The letter also contains more information about your proof of residency.
Temporary protection ended on 5 March 2024
The temporary protection ended on 5 March 2024 due to the ruling of the Council of State (only in Dutch). The Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Netherlands. Did you not have another residence permit and did the IND not process your application in the asylum procedure? Then you also received a return decision. The return decision stated that you had to leave the Netherlands no later than 1 April 2024. A number of third-country nationals have appealed to the courts against this return decision.
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Council of State has asked questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (the EU Court). The EU court checks whether countries use EU laws correctly. The Council of State asked these questions because courts decided differently on the appeals. The questions are about the moment when the temporary protection stopped. The State Secretary of Justice and Security has decided to await the judgment of the EU court.
Rights of the directive
The freeze and the rights of the directive are valid until the day the EU court delivers a judgment. Has the EU court not yet delivered a judgment on 4 March 2025? Then your rights will end on that day anyway.
Asylum application processing continues
In March or June 2023, we sent out a letter about your asylum application. In that letter, we asked you if you wanted to continue your asylum application. Have you let the IND know that you want to continue? Then the IND will continue processing your asylum application. The IND is trying to make a decision before 4 September 2024. You may also continue to benefit from the rights of the directive. Does the IND decide that you are not entitled to an asylum permit? Then the rights of the directive will continue to apply to you as long as the freeze applies.