The IND in figures
In January, the IND made 1,670 decisions in this procedure. This is lower than projected (3,340). The number of applications decreased from 2,140 to 1,650. In December of last year, the IND still received 3,260 applications.
Asylum: Dublin procedure (Track 1)
In the Dublin procedure, the IND issued decisions on 460 applications in the first month of 2025. Although this is fewer than budgeted (580), the IND made more decisions than new applications received (340). As a result, the number of outstanding applications continues to decrease. It is expected that the number of decisions will align more closely with the number of applications in the near future.
Asylum: Safe Country procedure (Track 2)
In the safe countries procedure, the number of decisions reached 60. This was lower than projected (190). This is due to a lower influx and supply of such cases. In January, the IND received 30 applications.
Asylum: General and extended asylum procedure (Track 4)
In this procedure, the IND made decisions on fewer cases in January than budgeted: 1,930 compared to 3,220. This is due to the IND handling more complex cases, partly because of the decision freeze on Syrian applications. The number of applications was 2,240, which is lower than in December (2,470). In January, there were still 51,100 applications pending.
Asylum: Family members who have joined the asylum seekers later
In the first month of 2025, the IND made 1,870 decisions on all follow-up applications. This is lower than budgeted (2,320). The process of increasing capacity is currently lagging behind earlier expectations. The number of applications rose from 2,300 to 2,700. In January 2024, the IND received 4,340 applications. The total number of outstanding applications amounted to 66,830 in January.
Family and relatives
The number of decisions in the first month of 2025 was 3,180. This is higher than in December (2,770). The number of new applications was 3,320. In January, 6,640 applications were pending, with the majority of these (4,160) being open for less than 3 months.
Residence permit knowledge and talent
Permits for knowledge and talent are for, among others, knowledge migrants, graduates on a search year, and employees transferred to a European branch of the company. In January, the IND made 1,650 decisions on these types of applications. There were 1,590 new applications.
Study
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. In January, the IND received 240 applications and made 250 decisions.
Migrant workers
The number of decisions on applications from labor migrants reached 510 in January. A total of 590 applications were made, compared to 380 in the previous month. Labor migration includes permits for paid employment, self-employment/startup, cross-border services, and applications under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty.
Naturalization
In January, the IND completed 3,960 decisions. A total of 4,890 people submitted an application. The naturalization application is submitted to the municipality, assessed by the IND, and ultimately citizenship is granted through the signing of a royal decree.
Service desk
In January, a total of 23,370 appointments were made for issuing residence documents at the service desks. Applicants could generally schedule an appointment at the desk after an average of 3 days. The number of appointments for taking biometrics (fingerprints and photos) reached 18,680. The first appointment opportunity for this was also generally after 3 days.