IND also given more time for asylum applications in 2023 Last update: 7 February 2023 The IND will also be given 15 months to decide on asylum applications in 2023. Because the IND is receiving many more asylum applications than what it is equipped for, …

The 7 February 2023 edition of the Business Newsletter is online Last update: 9 February 2023 The latest Business Newsletter is available for business-related recognised sponsors.  In this edition you can read more about: •     Measure highly skilled …

Proof of residency for Ukrainians automatically extended Last update: 31 January 2023 In October, the European Temporary Protection Directive was extended by a year, until 4 March 2024. This only applies to Ukrainians and third-country nationals with a …

Performance Update: task of implementing organisations increasingly complex Last update: 23 January 2023 38 implementing organisations, including the IND, indicate in the first Performance Update  (only in Dutch) that their work is becoming increasingly …

Local council and IND receive highly skilled migrants at Radboud campus in Nijmegen Last update: 5 January 2023 From 5 January, international highly skilled migrants, scientific researchers, students, start-ups and investors who live and work in the …

Individual cases Individual cases, such as an asylum seeker who has committed an offence, or children born in the Netherlands who must return to their country of origin after many years. Cases such as these often draw the attention of society, the media …

Unaccompanied minors It often happens that children travel to the Netherlands on their own, without their parents. More often than not, these so-called unaccompanied minors (in Dutch: alleenstaande minderjarige vreemdelingen, or AMVs) come to Europe with …

IND temporarily stops processing asylum applications during a decision and departure moratorium If a conflict starts somewhere in the world, the Minister of Asylum and Migration can institute a decision and departure moratorium. Moratorium means …

Au pairs Au pairs often come to the Netherlands for cultural exchange. To do so, they need a residence permit from the IND.  Would you like to come to the Netherlands a an au pair? Then you need a residence permit from the IND. Read more about this on the …

Doing more work with virtual assistance The IND decides on applications submitted by people who are coming to the Netherlands because they want protection. Or because they want to study or work here, or because they want to be with their family. We want …