Temporary stop on decisions for asylum seekers from Sudan Last update: 27 June 2023 The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will not take any decisions in the next six months on applications by asylum seekers from Sudan. In this period Sudanese …

Evaluation of changes to the General Asylum Process Last update: 9 June 2023 In June 2021 the IND made three changes to the General Asylum Process. The aim was to achieve a better plannable and therefore more efficient process. The changes were evaluated …

The 12 June 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online Last update: 13 June 2023 The latest Business Newsletter is available for business-related recognised sponsors.  In this edition you can read more about: •     Quick check with ‘orientation …

IND strengthens investigation of open sources for national security Last update: 6 June 2023 The asylum and family reunification processes offer sufficient possibilities to recognise signs of terrorism, but specific improvements are possible and desirable …

Accountability Day: busy year for the IND reflected in the annual financial figures Last update: 17 May 2023 With the higher influx of asylum seekers and the protection of Ukrainian displaced persons, 2002 was a busy year for the Immigration and …

The 3 May 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online Last update: 4 May 2023 The latest Business Newsletter is available for business-related recognised sponsors.  In this edition you can read more about: •    No more extended time to correct …

Prognosis: asylum applications three times the capacity of the IND Last update: 28 April 2023 The government expects that more than 70,000 people will apply for asylum in the Netherlands in 2023. That is three times as high as the number of asylum …

Read the new VreemdelingenVisie Last update: 25 April 2023 Read the new VreemdelingenVisie Read the new VreemdelingenVisie (only available in Dutch): To VreemdelingenVisie Themes: General Share this article facebook linkedin x … Read the new …

IND sometimes more lenient with return visa because of earthquake in Turkey and Syria Last update: 9 February 2023 Because of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, we are receiving applications from people who want to return, want to have family come over …

The number of applications for residence permits continues to rise and exceeds the capacity of the IND Last update: 21 April 2023 This month, the IND also sees an increase in the number of applications for asylum. More and more people want to live, work …