IND received 3,250 naturalisation applications from RANOV permit holders Last update: 6 May 2022 Between 1 June 2021 and 1 May 2022, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) received 3,250 naturalisation applications from RANOV permit holders. …

Accountability Day: IND’s annual financial statements presented 18 May 2022 Last update: 18 May 2022 The income and expenses of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (in Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst or IND) were higher than budgetted in …

Inspectorate of Justice and Security: more people, resources and time needed for IND Last update: 3 May 2022 The Inspectorate of Justice & Security (in Dutch:  Justitie & Veiligheid , or J&V) concludes that the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) …

Appeal against incremental penalty judgments Last update: 2 May 2022 Since the summer of 2020, asylum seekers have no longer had a right to a payment (incremental penalty) when the IND has not decided on their asylum application in time. The 'Temporary …

Prolonged wait time for appointment at IND desk Last update: 29 April 2022 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 if they wish to collect a residence permit or have …

Measures to shorten the waiting time for family reunification Last update: 19 April 2022 The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has taken measures to shorten the waiting time for persons journeying in connection with family reunification. The …

Asylum influx in March 2022 Last update: 14 April 2022 In March 2022, the total influx of asylum seekers (the total of first and repeated asylum applications and relatives) amounted to 4,202. This is an increase as compared to the previous month: it was …

IND process for refugees from Ukraine Last update: 8 April 2022 For people who have fled from Ukraine, the European Union activated the Temporary Protection Directive in early March. To prove that this directive covers them, they must register with the …

IND checks Russian and Belarussian ties with recognised sponsors Last update: 30 March 2022 The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is going to ask recognised sponsors (companies that have been assessed as reliable partners of the IND) to fill in …

Reassessment children’s pardon started Last update: 25 March 2022 This week, the IND started the first reassessments of cases under the Final Regulation for Long-term Resident Children (the children’s pardon). The first decision was positive, which means …