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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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The Immigration and Naturalisation Service has used automated processes for the first time to process residence permit…

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

Turkish citizens who apply for a permanent residence permit from 1 January 2025 must be able to present an integration diploma.…

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

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From 1 July Asian restaurants will no longer be able to use the scheme for bringing specialised cooks from outside Europe to the…

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…

The application process for refugees from Ukraine who newly arrive in the Netherlands will change as of 17 June. The must have…

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) would like to be involved in drawing up the migration plans in the outline…

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

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From 6 May, third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine can pick up a residence sticker. With this…

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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The country-related policy for asylum applications from Yemen has been adjusted. Based on the most recent country report from the…

The IND has started reconstruction of the registration centre in Ter Apel. This renovation is necessary due to major maintenance…

The IND will introduce changes in the way in which the credibility and weight of asylum seekers' narratives are assessed. This…

In the past twelve years it has become more complex for staff members of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) to take…

In 2023 the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) again processed more applications for residency in the Netherlands and…

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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…

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In the next six months the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions on the asylum applications by…

Since 8 July 2023, the IND has temporarily not taken any more decisions on applications by asylum seekers from Sudan. Because of…

Up to 1 December this year, almost 48 thousand people acquired Dutch citizenship by naturalisation (47,890). This is more than in…

The Red Cross is going to provide support with the reception of asylum seekers in Ter Apel. At the request of the Dutch Council…

Until 1 November over 30,000 new first asylum applications have been made. The total number of asylum applications and persons…

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Last month more minors travelled without their parents to the Netherlands in order to apply for asylum (915) than in the months…

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

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This year the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) also sees a rise in the number of international students who come to…

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In the future, solicitors no longer have to fax the IND. In the course of next year, they can email their clients’ documents…