Each year, the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) processes tens of thousands of applications from people who want to stay in the Netherlands. For some time, the IND has been receiving more applications than it can process, meaning…
Starting 12 June 2026, asylum seekers in the Netherlands will have access to legal counselling. With this new service, the Netherlands is fulfilling its obligations under the European Pact on Asylum and Migration, which states that asylum seekers…
We are dedicated and committed to our shared duty: deciding who is admitted to the Netherlands. It is a people-focused job that requires a human touch, and we do it as carefully, fairly, properly and promptly as possible. Our public duty comes with…
The IND carefully considers the best interests of the child at all times. This applies to asylum and family reunification applications as well as regular procedures. Children can submit an asylum application either with their parents or…
The IND decides on applications submitted by people who are coming to the Netherlands because they want protection. Or because they want to study or work here, or because they want to be with their family. We want to inform applicants…
The IND decides on applications submitted by people who are coming to the Netherlands because they want protection. Or because they want to study or work here, or because they want to be with their family. We want to inform applicants correctly and…
The IND decides on applications submitted by people who are coming to the Netherlands because they want protection. Or because they want to study or work here, or because they want to be with their family. We want to inform applicants correctly and…
Sometimes, an applicant is in such an awful situation that the person can be eligible for a residence permit because of that situation. In case of such a ‘harrowing situation’, the Managing Director of the IND can still choose to grant a residence…
The IND assesses whether a person who applies for a residence permit in our country is entitled to it. Anyone from outside the EU who would like to settle in the Netherlands can submit such an application. People do this, for example, because they…
