When is the application interview?
Invitation application interview
After you have applied for asylum, you will receive an invitation for an application interview. During the application interview, an IND employee will ask you questions about your origins and journey to the Netherlands. It may take several months before you receive an invitation for this. This waiting time only applies in the following situation:
- You have been to the Identification and Screening Service for Asylum Seekers (in Dutch: Dienst Identificatie en Screening Asielzoekers or DISA) for identification and registration. You signed your asylum application there.
- You do not come from a safe country of origin.
- You apply for asylum for the first time in the Netherlands. You did not provide fingerprints in a different EU/EEA country or Switzerland. You also did not travel to the Netherlands with a visa from one of these countries.
- You are over 18 years old. Or you are a minor, but you are in the Netherlands with a parent or caregiver.
Waiting time for application interview
When you will have the application interview depends on the date of your asylum application. The table below shows your waiting time. The first column illustrates when you submitted your asylum application. The second column shows the period in which you can then expect your application interview.
| Period of asylum application | Expected period application interview |
|---|---|
| Before 21 July 2025 | 1 December up to and including 7 December 2025 |
| From 21 July 2025 up to and including 24 August 2025 | 29 December 2025 up to and including 4 January 2026 |
| From 25 August 2025 up to and including 14 September 2025 | 26 January up to and including 1 February 2026 |
| From 15 September 2025 up to and including 5 October 2025 | 2 March up to and including 8 March 2026 |
| From 6 October 2025 up to and including 2 November 2025 | 27 April up to and including 3 May 2026 |
Example
You applied for asylum on 26 August 2025. That means your application interview will take place no later than 1 February 2026. Has the last day of the waiting time passed and have you not yet had an application interview? Then ask an employee of the Dutch Council for Refugees (VWN) whether they can contact the IND. Following this example, you can ask VWN for help by 2 February 2026.