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…
Students from outside the European Union who want to study at a university of applied sciences or academic university in the Netherlands need a residence permit for study purposes (student residence permit). Each year the IND grants thousands of…
If a conflict starts somewhere in the world, the Minister of Asylum and Migration can institute a decision and departure moratorium. Moratorium means postponement. In this situation, the IND stops taking decisions on residence permits for asylum…
The IND processes applications for residency of highly skilled migrants in the Netherlands. It concerns people who can contribute to the Dutch knowledge economy with specific knowledge or skills. There are various schemes for people who want to work…
The IND assesses whether someone who applies for asylum has the right to stay in the Netherlands. A medical examination is almost always part of this asylum process. But exactly which examinations are there, and in which situations is such an…
If someone applies for residency in the Netherlands, the IND must decide on this application within a certain period. This is the legal decision period. If the IND does not decide within this legal period, we may have to pay a sum of money to the…
The IND is on the alert for risks and threats to national security when assessing applications for residency. For example terrorism. The IND can also take measures that help to protect national security.
In some countries your life is in danger if you convert to another religion (belief) or stop believing (apostate). You can also be in danger if you are not religious (an atheist). You may be sentenced to imprisonment or even death. The lives of…
No right of residence in the Netherlands: if this is the case, the IND registers it under a code called code 98. This subject regularly appears in the media. That is why we would like to explain how code 98 and other residence codes work.
Au pairs often come to the Netherlands for cultural exchange. To do so, they need a residence permit from the IND.
Anyone who is not safe in their own country can obtain protection in the Netherlands (asylum). Status holders who have a right to this can build a future in the Netherlands. Sometimes, reunification with family members who have stayed behind is part…
Human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ+) are under pressure in many countries. Breaches of their rights range from subtle discrimination to punishment, torture and imprisonment, and in some countries…
It often happens that children travel to the Netherlands on their own, without their parents. More often than not, these so-called unaccompanied minors (in Dutch: alleenstaande minderjarige vreemdelingen, or AMVs) come to Europe with the help of…
By signing the UN Refugee Convention, the Netherlands undertook to offer protection to people fleeing their country because of persecution or a fear of persecution. However, some of these refugees may be guilty of war crimes or crimes against…
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. This had significant consequences for tens of thousands of British residents in the Netherlands. The IND took action and arranged a unique Brexit line, newsletter, and residence permit,…
