Decision periods
Decision period per application
The decision period of an application is often determined by law. Does the statutory decision period end on a Saturday, Sunday or generally recognised holiday? Then the decision period will be extended until the next working day. If there is no legal decision period for an application, a reasonable decision period will apply. What is reasonable depends on the type of application.
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Application short-stay visa
open minusA decision period of 15 days applies to this application.
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Application for the purpose of residence of research
open minusA legal decision period of 60 days applies to this application.
Was your application submitted by a recognised sponsor? Then the IND usually needs less time to decide. If the application is complete, the target decision period is 2 weeks.
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Application European Blue Card
open minusA decision period of 30 days applies to:
- An application applied for by a recognised sponsor
- An application for long-term mobility
- An application for family members. The application must be submitted at the same time as an European Blue Card application, which is subject to a decision period of 30 days.
A decision period of 90 days applies to all other applications.
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Application for the purpose of residence of study
open minusA legal decision period of 60 days applies to this application.
Was your application submitted by a recognised sponsor? Then the IND usually needs less time to decide. If the application is complete, the target decision period is 2 weeks.
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Application for the purpose of residence of work experience
open minusA legal decision period of 60 days applies to this application.
Was your application submitted by a recognised sponsor? Then the IND usually needs less time to decide. If the application is complete, the target decision period is 2 weeks.
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Application for the purpose of residence of exchange in the context of the European Solidarity Corps
open minusA legal decision period of 60 days applies to this application.
Was your application submitted by a recognised sponsor? Then the IND usually needs less time to decide. If the application is complete, the target decision period is 2 weeks.
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Application for the purpose of residence of seasonal work
open minusA legal decision period of 90 days applies to this application.
Did you previously have a residence permit for seasonal work in the Netherlands? And was this no longer than 5 years ago? Then the IND will take a decision on your application within 60 days.
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Other applications regular temporary residence permit
open minusA legal decision period of 90 days applies to the following applications:
- Regular temporary residence permit without a provisional residence permit (in Dutch: machtiging tot voorlopig verblijf or MVV)
- Regular temporary residence permit with MVV; this is the procedure for entry and residence (in Dutch Toegang en Verblijf or TEV)
- Extension of regular temporary residence permit
- Change of residence purpose of regular temporary residence permit
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Application permanent residence permit or for a long-term EU resident
open minusA legal decision period of 6 months applies to this application.
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Application temporary or permanent asylum residence permit
open minusA legal decision period of 6 months applies to the following applications:
- Permanent asylum residence permit
- Extension of temporary asylum residence permit
The following applies to the application for a temporary asylum residence permit:
From 27 September 2022, the legal decision period of 6 months has been temporary extended by 9 months. This applied to asylum applications for which the decision period of 6 months had not yet expired on 27 September 2022. And it applies to asylum applications submitted between 27 September 2022 and 1 January 2025 at the latest. -
Application for family reunification by a family member with an asylum residence permit
open minusA legal decision period of 9 months applies to this application.
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Application permanent residence for EU/EEA and Swiss nationals
open minusA reasonable decision period of 90 days applies to this application.
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Application verification against EU law (proof of lawful residence)
open minusA legal decision period of 6 months applies to this application.
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Application long-term residence for family members of EU/EEA and Swiss nationals
open minusA legal decision period of 90 days applies to this application.
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Application Withdrawal Agreement (permanent) residence document
open minusWithdrawal Agreement permanent residence document
A legal decision period of 90 days applies to this application.
Withdrawal Agreement residence document
A legal decision period of 6 months applies to this application.
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Application replacement or extension of residence document
open minusA reasonable decision period of 8 weeks applies to the following applications:
- Replacement of residence document in case of theft, loss, damage or change of personal details
- Extension of permanent residence document, long-term EU resident or permanent residence
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Application for naturalisation
open minusA legal decision period of 1 year applies to this application.
Start date of application decision period
The decision period starts on the day the IND receives the application.
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Start date of asylum application decision period
open minusThe decision period of a first asylum application starts on the day you inform a government organization in the Netherlands that you want asylum.
Have you applied for a permanent asylum residence permit? Then the decision period will start no earlier than 4 weeks before the current permit expires.
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Start date of naturalisation application decision period
open minusThe decision period of an application for naturalisation starts when the application is complete. And when you have paid the costs of the application.
Extension of decision period
The IND can extend the decision period if more time is needed. Then the IND will notify you. Depending on the application, the IND determines by how long the decision period will be extended.
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Extension of short-stay visa decision period
open minusThe IND can extend the decision period by a maximum of 45 days if extra information or investigation is needed.
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Extension of regular application decision period
open minusThe decision period varies per application. The IND can extend the decision period by several weeks to a maximum of 6 months. If your application is not complete, you or your authorised representative will receive a letter. You can send the documents within 2 weeks. Then the decision period will be extended by 2 weeks.
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Extension of asylum application decision period
open minusFrom 27 September 2022 until 1 January 2026 at the latest, the IND has extended the legal decision period by 9 months. This means that the legal decision period is 15 months for asylum applications until 1 January 2026 at the latest. In exceptional situations, the IND can extend the decision period by another 3 months.
In the event of a postponement of decision, the IND can extend the decision period by a maximum of 1 year. The Minister for Asylum and Migration has decided that for the time being no decision will be taken on the application. This happens if the Minister for Asylum and Migration expects that a country will be unsafe for a short time.
The IND can extend the legal decision period to a maximum of 21 months.
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Extension of naturalisation application decision period
open minusThe IND can extend the decision period by 6 months. After this, the decision period can be extended once more by another 6 months. The IND can extend the decision period by 1 year in total.
Decision period for objection or appeal
The decision period starts on the first day after the final date on which you can send the letter of objection by post. This is the case even if you object to the decision earlier.
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Decision period for objection to short-term visa application decision
open minusThe IND will decide on the objection to the decision within 6 weeks. The decision period can be extended for another 6 weeks. Therefore, the IND must have decided on your objection within a total of 12 weeks.
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Decision period for objection to regular application decision
open minusThe IND decides on the objection to the decision within 6 to 19 weeks. The decision period depends on the type of application. The IND can extend the decision period by 6 weeks.
Is the objection letter not complete?
Then you or your authorised representative will receive a letter from the IND saying that you must complete the objection. The IND letter also says that it will extend the decision period by 2 weeks. If investigation is necessary, the IND can extend the decision period by a maximum of 13 weeks.
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Decision period for objection to naturalisation application
open minusThe IND decides on the objection within 6 weeks. The IND can extend the decision period by 6 weeks.
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Decision period after appeal
open minusYou can appeal to a court against the rejection of your asylum application or objection. What happens if the court declares your appeal well-founded and the IND has to take a new decision? Then the decision period will be the same as for the first decision. Except if the judge sets a different period in its decision. A well-founded appeal means that the court proves you are completely or partly right.