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 substantiation is needed to decide on a residence application. Notwithstanding that the IND does more than can be expected of the organisation on the basis of the agreed capacity, the number of cases that have been outstanding for a long time is increasing.

Each month the IND publishes a survey of the main current figures and developments.

Monthly figures February 2025

Asylum: First asylum applications

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The IND made 1,550 decisions in this procedure. This is fewer than the planned 3,340. The number of new applications decreased from 1,650 to 1,550. For comparison, in February 2024, the IND received 2,690 applications.

Asylum: Dublin procedure (Track 1)

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In the Dublin procedure, the IND provided clarity on 330 applications in February. Although this is less than budgeted (580), the IND made more decisions than new applications received (260). As a result, the number of outstanding applications decreased from 1,250 to 1,180. It is expected that the number of decisions will align more closely with the number of applications in the coming period.

Asylum: Safe Country procedure (Track 2)

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In the safe countries procedure, the number of decisions amounted to 50. This was lower than budgeted (190). This is due to a decrease in the number of new cases: 40 applications were received in February.

Asylum: General and extended asylum procedure (Track 4)

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The IND processed about 200 more general and extended asylum procedure cases in February compared to the previous month. However, this is still less than budgeted: 2,110 instead of 3,220. This is because the IND is dealing with more complex cases, partly due to the decision stop on Syrian applications. Since 1,940 new applications were received, the number of outstanding applications decreased from 51,140 to 50,970.

Asylum: Family members who have joined the asylum seekers later

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The IND nearly met the target for follow-up applications. In total, the service made 2,230 decisions. This is 90 fewer than budgeted. The increase in capacity seems to be yielding results. The number of new applications decreased from 2,700 to 1,970. In February 2024, the IND received 4,690 applications. The total number of outstanding applications stands at 66,570.

Family and relatives

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The number of decisions in the second month of 2025 was 2,810. The number of new applications was 2,830. In February, 6,640 applications were being processed. The majority of these (4,150) have been open for less than 3 months.

Residence permit knowledge and talent

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Permits for knowledge and talent include those for knowledge migrants, graduates with a search year, and employees transferred to a European branch of the company. In February, the IND made 1,220 decisions on such applications. There were 1,390 new applications.

Study

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The IND anticipates a peak in summer and in November and December, allowing for quick decisions on these applications. The winter peak is now behind us. The IND received 70 applications in February and made 100 decisions.

Migrant workers

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The number of decisions on applications from migrant workers amounted to 530 in February. A total of 520 applications were made. Migration workers includes permits for paid employment, self-employment/startups, cross-border services, and applications under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty.

Naturalization

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In February, the IND made decisions on 4,580 naturalisation applications. A total of 4,760 people applied for Dutch nationality.

Service desk

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In February, a total of 22,880 appointments were made for the issuance of residence documents at the service desks. Applicants could generally get an appointment at the desk after an average of 3 days. The number of appointments for biometric data collection (fingerprints and photos) amounted to 17,670. The first appointment opportunity for this was also an average of 3 days later.