Sustainability and the IND We simply cannot ignore climate change. The IND, too, wishes to (and must) contribute to the targets set by the Central Government in the National Climate Agreement (in Dutch: Nationaal Klimaatakkoord ). Moreover, we have to set …

File increase asylum applications For many months, the Netherlands has been dealing with an increasing number of asylum applications from refugees around the world. The reasons for this include delayed migration starting again now that corona measures and …

The Status of Performannce The Status of Performannce report outlines the current challenges faced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) in executing its migration policy effectively.   State of Performance June 2024 State of Performance …

Migration Radar The Migration Radar outlines the migration flows of asylum seekers to Europe and the Netherlands and analyses developments in the field of (asylum) migration. Organisations cooperating in the immigration process can use the Migration Radar …

Trend analyses, policy monitors and policy evaluations The IND produces trend analyses, policy monitors and policy evaluations in the field of asylum and migration. In addition, we coordinate preliminary implementation feasibility studies (in Dutch: …

Organisational chart Our organisation is an agency with a Managing Director. We come under the Ministry of Asylum and Migration. The Minister for Migration Faber-van de Klashorst is politically responsible. Overview per 27-03-2024: Rhodia Maas Director …

File on Ukraine After the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022 many refugees from Ukraine came to the Netherlands. Most of them fall under the EU Temporary Protection Directive . They receive proof of this from the IND in the form of a residence sticker …

Interview and Decision Staff Migration is about people. People who ask for protection, want to study here or offer their skills. Others want to work in the Netherlands, live here with their family or acquire Dutch citizenship. Migration cases like these …

Legal representative Which foreign nationals have a future in the Netherlands? And who must return to their country of origin? When a third-country national challenges a decision on their residence, then you represent the Minister for Migration and the …

Our work areas At the IND, we decide on all applications by everyone who would like to live in the Netherlands. They may be applying for asylum or want to be here for family, to work or  study in the Netherlands. And we are there for everyone who has …