Once again, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) got more work done in 2024 than in the year before. More…
IND annual report 2024: more penalties because of more legal proceedings
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No decisions on applications filed by asylum seekers from Lebanon for now
For the time being, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not make any decisions on asylum applications filed by…
The IND has processed 18,000 additional asylum applications
Between May 2023 and mid-July 2024, the Immigration and Naturalization Service processed just over 18,000 additional asylum…
IND signs Direct Clear Deal and makes letters even more understandable
Communicating in clear language so that every applicant understands what the IND means. The Immigration and Naturalization…
IND deciding again on asylum applications from Sudan
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…
IND deciding again on asylum applications from Palestinian Territories
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…
Different application process for Ukrainian refugees: collect residence sticker within 4 weeks
The application process for refugees from Ukraine who newly arrive in the Netherlands will change as of 17 June. The must have…
‘Include the IND in drawing up migration plans’
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) would like to be involved in drawing up the migration plans in the outline…
IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about right of residence
From 6 May, third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine can pick up a residence sticker. With this…
IND will assess applications from Yemen individually for the risk of violence
The country-related policy for asylum applications from Yemen has been adjusted. Based on the most recent country report from the…
Renovation of the registration centre in Ter Apel
The IND has started reconstruction of the registration centre in Ter Apel. This renovation is necessary due to major maintenance…
IND will adapt assessment of asylum applications to European practice
The IND will introduce changes in the way in which the credibility and weight of asylum seekers' narratives are assessed. This…
IND study: deciding on asylum applications has become more complex
In the past twelve years it has become more complex for staff members of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) to take…
EUAA starts to support asylum processes in the Netherlands
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has offered to support the Netherlands in executing its asylum process as of 1…
IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about termination of temporary protection
Non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit (third-country nationals) will receive a letter from the Immigration…
Extension of temporary stop of asylum decisions on Sudanese applications
Since 8 July 2023, the IND has temporarily not taken any more decisions on applications by asylum seekers from Sudan. Because of…
More people acquired Dutch citizenship again in 2023
Up to 1 December this year, almost 48 thousand people acquired Dutch citizenship by naturalisation (47,890). This is more than in…
Deployment of Red Cross on IND grounds in Ter Apel for reception of asylum seekers
The Red Cross is going to provide support with the reception of asylum seekers in Ter Apel. At the request of the Dutch Council…