More effort on the part of the IND for Afghan evacuees Last update: 25 August 2021 ​All applications for asylum from Afghan evacuees at reception centres will, as much as possible, be dealt with on-site by special teams of the Immigration and …

Asylum influx in July 2021 Last update: 25 August 2021 ​The asylum influx as a whole has increased again. In July, the total asylum influx (the total of first and repeat applications and people arriving for family reunification) was 3,347. This is a …

Influx of asylum seekers in June 2021 Last update: 15 July 2021 ​In June, the influx of asylum seekers, composed of the total of first and repeated applications for asylum and dependents [joining family members of asylum seekers], was 2,468. This …

Sexual orientation and gender identity as a reason for asylum Human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ+) are under pressure in many countries. Breaches of their rights range from subtle discrimination to …

Penalties and the IND If someone applies for residency in the Netherlands, the IND must decide on this application within a certain period. This is the legal decision period. If the IND does not decide within this legal period, we may have to pay a sum of …

Residence permit in case of harrowing situations Sometimes, an applicant is in such an awful situation that the person can be eligible for a residence permit because of that situation. In case of such a ‘harrowing situation’, the Managing Director of the …

Accumulation of residence applications The IND assesses whether a person who applies for a residence permit in our country is entitled to it. Anyone from outside the EU who would like to settle in the Netherlands can submit such an application. People do …

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 …

International students and the IND Students from outside the European Union who want to study at a university of applied sciences or academic university in the Netherlands need a residence permit for study purposes (student residence permit). Each year …

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 …