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The revised credibility assessment for asylum applications has proved workable in practice. Immigration and Naturalisation…

On 12 June, the IND is going to start assessing applications for family reunification in line with the new rules in a small…

The entry into force of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum means that new asylum rules now apply across the European Union…

The IND will change how it processes pending asylum applications to reduce waiting times and give applicants clarity sooner. This…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take decisions on asylum applications submitted by people from Lebanon…

With effect from 1 June 2026, the Minister for Asylum and Migration repealed all decision period extensions for ongoing asylum…

Today, the Implementation and Execution Act for the EU Asylum and Migration Pact was adopted. The Act will come into force on 12…

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The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) recognises the findings of the Netherlands Court of Audit Accountability Survey…

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The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not decide on asylum applications from Iranian nationals for the…

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The IND is optimistic about the agreements on migration in the coalition agreement presented by the coalition parties CDA, D66…

From 1 January 2026, new fees will apply. Fees are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. The IND adjusts…

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The application process for asylum family reunification will become simpler starting 1 December. The Immigration and…

In recent weeks, various media outlets reported on the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) rejecting asylum applications…

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The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has revoked the recognised sponsor status of au pair agency Nina.Care. Nina.Care…

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This week the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is officially cancelling the option of extending decision deadlines…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will resume processing asylum applications from Lebanese nationals. This…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will immediately resume processing all pending and new asylum applications from…

The IND has withdrawn the recognition of Avans Hogeschool B.V. The withdrawal has consequences for international students who are…

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Third country-nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine can no longer make use of the rights associated with…

Employees of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service did not commit fraud when granting residence permits. This is according…

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For the first time, the number of Syrians applying for asylum in the Netherlands has dropped significantly. In March 2025, the…

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The IND has entirely stopped using fax. For quite some time, the fax was only used by a small group to send and receive formal…

On Friday 7 March, the council of ministers approved Minister Faber’s asylum laws. The IND supports the plans, but also warns for…

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Once again, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) got more work done in 2024 than in the year before. More…

As from January 1, highly skilled migrants can go to the municipal office in Goes to arrange everything for their stay in Zeeland…

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From 1 July 2025, new fees will apply. Fees are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. The IND adjusts these…

A government that aspires to have the strictest asylum policy ever, a large stack of pending applications for residency in the…

For the time being, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not decide on asylum applications from Syrian citizens…

For the time being, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not make any decisions on asylum applications filed by…

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The government has announced its plans for asylum and migration. The government, just as the Immigration and Naturalisation…

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Between May 2023 and mid-July 2024, the Immigration and Naturalization Service processed just over 18,000 additional asylum…

Communicating in clear language so that every applicant understands what the IND means. The Immigration and Naturalization…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, or IND) is going to decide again on…

A majority of the House of Representatives (in Dutch: Tweede Kamer)  agreed this afternoon to abolish administrative penalty…

As of April 3, 2024, Mardjan Seighali will be the new chairperson of the IND's Social Advisory Council (MAR). She will succeed…

The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has offered to support the Netherlands in executing its asylum process as of 1…

Non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit (third-country nationals) will receive a letter from the Immigration…

Since 1 October, in the Netherlands, persons who say they are stateless can have this established. This can be done via the court…

2022 was a year of great challenges for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Because of the outbreak of the war in…

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All third-country nationals from Ukraine who are staying in the Ukraine received a letter in the past few weeks from the…

In June 2021 the IND made three changes to the General Asylum Process. The aim was to achieve a better plannable and therefore…

With the higher influx of asylum seekers and the protection of Ukrainian displaced persons, 2002 was a busy year for the…

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In 2022 the IND paid penal sums amounting to 3.4 million euros. A periodic penalty payment is an amount that the IND must pay if…

In January 2023 the total asylum influx (the total of first and repeat asylum applications and persons journeying in connection…