Almost 40,000 applications by persons journeying in connection with family reunification. Waiting times are increasing Last update: 10 November 2023 Until 1 November over 30,000 new first asylum applications have been made. The total number of asylum …

The 31 October 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online Last update: 6 November 2023 The latest Business Newsletter for recognised sponsors labour is available.  In this edition you can read about: Report change in contact person or …

More asylum applications by unaccompanied minor foreign nationals Last update: 12 October 2023 Last month more minors travelled without their parents to the Netherlands in order to apply for asylum (915) than in the months and years before. To date in …

Establishment of statelessness laid down by law Last update: 2 October 2023 Since 1 October, in the Netherlands, persons who say they are stateless can have this established. This can be done via the court and, if statelessness is obvious, by the IND or …

IND has reached limits of feasibility Last update: 23 May 2023 There is not only a lack capacity within the IND to process the high number of asylum applications within the legal period, but also an increase in applications from highly skilled and labour …

Start of the academic year: again more applications for residence permits by international students Last update: 24 August 2023 This year the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) also sees a rise in the number of international students who come to …

IND annual report available: looking back on 2022 Last update: 4 August 2023 2022 was a year of great challenges for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Because of the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, many Ukrainians suddenly sought refuge in …

IND informs third-country nationals from Ukraine about the asylum process Last update: 9 June 2023 All third-country nationals from Ukraine who are staying in the Ukraine received a letter in the past few weeks from the Immigration and Naturalisation …

IND switching to Secure Email instead of faxing Last update: 8 August 2023 In the future, solicitors no longer have to fax the IND. In the course of next year, they can email their clients’ documents securely. Faxing issues in recent weeks have caused a …

The 7 August 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online Last update: 9 August 2023 The latest Business Newsletter is available for business-related recognised sponsors.  In this edition you can read more about: Extra busy at the IND in the summer …