The story of Jeanet The better the systems, the faster people know where they stand She may not be a technician, but she is indeed technical. Jeanet Poelsema is scrum master at the IND. It is her job, together with her teams, to improve the IT systems of …

The story of Mijke ‘Being a spokesperson for the IND means yes rather than no’ The Christmas tree had just been put away when Mijke Bol was hired as a spokesperson by the IND. The very first spokesperson for that matter, because before then the …

The story of Serdar I feel satisfied if I’ve carefully weighed up the pros and cons Serdar is a legal representative at the IND. He is in court every week to defend IND decisions rejecting applications. ‘I am aware that this is disappointing and drastic …

Press and information On this page we collect information about the IND, such as current developments and background information. Journalists can also contact our spokesperson directly. Our spokesperson Tom van Essenberg Mobile: 06 23 30 76 98 Selma …

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 …

Asylum Trends Every month, the IND draws up a report on asylum applications in the Netherlands and Europe: the Asylum Trends (AT). In Otober 2024, the total asylum intake (the total of initial and repeated asylum applications and family reunifications) …

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 …

Complaints handling The IND wants to be transparent about its work, also if our clients do not think we are doing it well. Therefore, we give insight into how the IND handles complaints on this page. It is important to the IND that someone filing a …

IND Social Advisory Council The Social Advisory Council (in Dutch: Maatschappelijke adviesraad or MAR) advises the IND about the immigration policy. This advise helps us to remain critical of our work. And it allows us to improve ourselves where necessary …