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IND annual report 2024: more penalties because of more legal proceedings
Once again, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) got more work done in 2024 than in the year before. More…
The 19 December 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Fees and required amounts for 2025 known
From 1 January 2025, new fees will apply. Fees are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. The IND adjusts…
The 6 November 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Virtual assistant supports the processing of student residence permits
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service has used automated processes for the first time to process residence permit…
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…
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Special scheme for Asian cooks stops definitely as from 1 July
From 1 July Asian restaurants will no longer be able to use the scheme for bringing specialised cooks from outside Europe to the…
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…
‘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…
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Admission scheme for foreign investors abolished
Foreign investors from outside the EU can no longer make use of a special scheme to apply for a residence permit. The government…
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IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about their rights after 4 September
This week, the IND sent out a letter to non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit (third-country nationals)…
Start of the academic year: again more applications for residence permits by international students
This year the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) also sees a rise in the number of international students who come to…
The 12 June 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Local council and IND receive highly skilled migrants at Radboud campus in Nijmegen
From 5 January, international highly skilled migrants, scientific researchers, students, start-ups and investors who live and…
Evaluation: scheme for attracting start-ups is successful
The special start-up scheme allowing starting entrepreneurs to come to the Netherlands since 2015 has been a success. The purpose…
10,000 international students collect residence documents from the IND at The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Last Saturday, thousands of international students came to The Hague University of Applied Sciences to collect their residence…
Application for residence permit rejected after 1 October if Turkish citizens do not have a provisional residence permit
All Turkish citizens and their family – also those who come under EEC-Turkey association law – need a provisional residence…
IND lenient with migrants with corona support
Sufficient income is a condition for a residence permit in the Netherlands. Because foreign nationals sometimes had to deal with…
IND received 3,250 naturalisation applications from RANOV permit holders
Between 1 June 2021 and 1 May 2022, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) received 3,250 naturalisation applications…
The 29 April 2022 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Prolonged wait time for appointment at IND desk
It is busy at the IND desks. That being the case, applicants have to wait two to three times longer than usual for an appointment…
Measures to shorten the waiting time for family reunification
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has taken measures to shorten the waiting time for persons journeying in…
IND process for refugees from Ukraine
For people who have fled from Ukraine, the European Union activated the Temporary Protection Directive in early March. To prove…
IND checks Russian and Belarussian ties with recognised sponsors
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is going to ask recognised sponsors (companies that have been assessed as…
Reassessment children’s pardon started
This week, the IND started the first reassessments of cases under the Final Regulation for Long-term Resident Children (the…
Temporary stop of decisions for political opponents from Sudan
From 24 February to 24 August, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions on applications by…
Refugees from Ukraine after registration automatically known to the IND
Refugees from Ukraine who register with the municipality are automatically known to the IND. They do not have to do anything now…
Cooperation for smooth processing of work permits Floriade Expo 2022
A multi-disciplinary project team of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is making sure that applications for…
The 7 March 2022 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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First results of the pilot with joining family members in Zevenaar successful
In December 2021, the IND and COA started a pilot for joining family members in Zevenaar. Those joining family members who do not…
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IND Annual Figures 2021: Despite corona a busy year for IND
In 2021, the IND received over 194,000 applications. Made by people who want to work, study, live with their families, apply for…
Changes with effect from 1 January 2022
As from 1 January 2022, a number of changes to applicable law and regulations may be of importance to clients of the IND. This…
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