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Managing Director Rhodia Maas: time, money and political support essential for IND
A government that aspires to have the strictest asylum policy ever, a large stack of pending applications for residency in the…
Temporarily no decisions on asylum applications Syria
For the time being, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not decide on asylum applications from Syrian citizens…
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 6 November 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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The 6 November 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Response of IND to government programme
The government has announced its plans for asylum and migration. The government, just as the Immigration and Naturalisation…
The 26 August 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…
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…
Turkish people need an integration diploma for permanent residence
Turkish citizens who apply for a permanent residence permit from 1 January 2025 must be able to present an integration diploma.…
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…
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…
Agreement of House of Representatives to abolish administrative penalty payments helps IND
A majority of the House of Representatives (in Dutch: Tweede Kamer) agreed this afternoon to abolish administrative penalty…
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…
Mardjan Seighali is the new chairperson of the MAR
As of April 3, 2024, Mardjan Seighali will be the new chairperson of the IND's Social Advisory Council (MAR). She will succeed…
The 21 May 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is here
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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…
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 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…
Annual Figures 2023: more work for the IND than in previous years
In 2023 the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) again processed more applications for residency in the Netherlands and…
The 31 January 2024 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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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…
The 20 December 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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Temporarily no decisions for asylum seekers from the Palestinian Territories
In the next six months the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions on the asylum applications by…
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…
Almost 40,000 applications by persons journeying in connection with family reunification. Waiting times are increasing
Until 1 November over 30,000 new first asylum applications have been made. The total number of asylum applications and persons…
The 31 October 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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More asylum applications by unaccompanied minor foreign nationals
Last month more minors travelled without their parents to the Netherlands in order to apply for asylum (915) than in the months…
Establishment of statelessness laid down by law
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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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 7 August 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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IND switching to Secure Email instead of faxing
In the future, solicitors no longer have to fax the IND. In the course of next year, they can email their clients’ documents…
IND annual report available: looking back on 2022
2022 was a year of great challenges for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Because of the outbreak of the war in…
Over 20 thousand asylum applications in first half year; peak expected in autumn
In the first six months of 2023, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) received 20,122 asylum applications in total.…
250 nuisance-causing asylum seekers in Ter Apel rejected faster by the IND
In recent months, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has rejected around 250 nuisance-causing asylum seekers faster…
Temporary stop on decisions for asylum seekers from Sudan
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions in the next six months on applications by asylum…
The 12 June 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online
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IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about the asylum process
All third-country nationals from Ukraine who are staying in the Ukraine received a letter in the past few weeks from the…
Evaluation of changes to the General Asylum Process
In June 2021 the IND made three changes to the General Asylum Process. The aim was to achieve a better plannable and therefore…
IND strengthens investigation of open sources for national security
The asylum and family reunification processes offer sufficient possibilities to recognise signs of terrorism, but specific…
IND has reached limits of feasibility
There is not only a lack capacity within the IND to process the high number of asylum applications within the legal period, but…