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 29 September 2025 | 27 April up to and including 3 May 2026 |
| From 30 September up to and including 16 november 2025 | 11 May up to and including 17 May 2026 |
| From 17 November 2025 up to and including 11 January 2026 | 1 June up to and including 7 June 2026 |
| From 12 January up to and including 22 February 2026 | 22 June up to and including 28 June 2026 |
| From 23 February up to and including 29 March 2026 | 6 July up to and including 12 July 2026 |
Example
You applied for asylum on 26 August 2025. That means your application interview will take place no later than 3 May 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 4 May 2026.