The IND in figures

The number of applications for residence permits has already been increasing for a longer time. And this is expected to increase even more in the years to come. Moreover this does not make the work of the IND easier. Increasingly more substantiation is needed to decide on a residence application. Notwithstanding that the IND does more than can be expected of the organisation on the basis of the agreed capacity, the number of cases that have been outstanding for a long time is increasing.

Each month the IND publishes a s urvey of the main current figures and developments.

Monthly figures November

Asylum: First asylum applications

In November, the IND made more decisions in this procedure again, with the number rising from 2,070 to 2,290. The number of decisions was lower than budgeted (2,820). The number of applications decreased from 2,740 to 2,370. Last November, the IND received 4,140 applications.

Asylum: Dublin procedure (Track 1)

In the Dublin procedure, the IND made 430 decisions in November. This is an increase compared to last month (400) and the budget (260). A total of 320 applications were received, which is 280 fewer than last month.

Asylum: Safe Country procedure (Track 2)

In the safe countries procedure, the number of decisions reached 140, double that of October. The number of decisions was lower than budgeted (180). This is due to a lower inflow and supply of this type of case. The number of applications increased from 70 to 110.

Asylum: General and extended asylum procedure (Track 4)

The IND made fewer decisions than budgeted: 2,550 compared to 3,030. The number of applications was 2,710, which is lower than the number of applications in October (3,470). The number of pending applications stood at 50,530.

Asylum: Family members who have joined the asylum seekers later

Since September, we have shown the figures for all follow-up applications aggregated in this graph; this means MVV Follow-up + Follow-up 8 ECHR for unaccompanied minors (AMV). This provides an overview of the total number of follow-up applications, decisions, and outstanding applications. The appendix with tables also shows the separate figures.
The IND made 2,160 decisions, which is lower than budgeted (2,340). The number of applications decreased from 4,310 to 1,570, the lowest number in 2024. The total number of outstanding applications slightly decreased from 66,440 to 65,850.

Family ans relatives

In November, the IND made 3,130 decisions. The number of new applications was 2,890, which led to a decrease in the number of outstanding applications from 6,740 to 6,500. Of these, the majority (4,370) have been pending for less than 3 months.

Residence permit knowledge and talent

Permits for knowledge and talent apply to, among others, knowledge migrants, graduates with a one-year search period, and employees transferred to a European branch of the company. In November, the IND made 1,640 decisions on these types of applications.

Study

In November, there was a peak in applications from students starting their studies in the new year. A total of 2,370 applications were received, and 1,940 decisions were made. The IND anticipates a peak in summer and November-December, allowing for quick decisions on these applications.

Migrant workers

The number of decisions on applications from migrant workers in November was 520, with a total of 450 applications submitted. This brought the number of outstanding applications down to 1,610. Migration workers includes permits for paid employment, self-employment/startups, cross-border services, and applications under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty.

Naturalization

In November, 3,680 decisions were finalized. The number of outstanding applications is 18,590.
The naturalization application is submitted to the municipality, assessed by the IND, and ultimately, Dutch citizenship is granted through the signing of a Royal Decree.

Service desk

In November, a total of 24,400 appointments were made for issuing residence documents at the counters. Applicants could generally secure an appointment at the counter after an average of 6 days. The number of appointments for biometric data collection (fingerprints and photos) amounted to 18,060. The first opportunity for this appointment was generally available after 4 days.