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 …

National security The IND is on the alert for risks and threats to national security when assessing applications for residency. For example terrorism. The IND can also take measures that help to protect national security. Recognising signs The IND is no …

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 …

The story of Martje ‘I want to care for staff members so that they can care for clients’ The IND recently officially established its own academy. Co-worker and faculty coordinator Martje was involved in its development during the past year and a half. …

The story of Mellanie ‘Offering applicants better desk service: that is my job’ Mellanie exchanged the dance world for the IND. She has already worked for nine months as senior support staff member at the IND desk in Zwolle. ‘I give applicants their …

The story of Amjad Amjad stayed in an asylum seekers’ centre (AZC). 'On some days it seemed as if the whole world had forgotten me.' He once stayed in an asylum seekers’ centre himself. He now helps companions in misfortune via the Dutch Council for …

The story of Anja ‘Co-workers who can do their work quickly and carefully: that gives me a good feeling’ In 2022 the IND received more than 20,000 postal items a week at the Digital Registration and Preparation Department (in Dutch: Digitaal Registreren …

The story of Sharon ‘Whatever my decision may be, I help people to take the next step in their lives’ Sharon is an interview and decision-making staff member at the Family Reunification department (in Dutch: Nareis) of the IND. She decides there whether …

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 …

The IND in figures The number of applications for residence permits has already been increasing for a longer time. And this is expected to increase even more in the years to come. Moreover this does not make the work of the IND easier. Increasingly more …