Assessments have shown that many temporary reception centres do not comply with European rules. If you live in a temporary reception centre, you can share your experiences for further assessment by VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (VWN).

The Netherlands may not temporarily return people who fled to the Netherlands via Italy to Italy – not even if they were previously registered in Italy. This is because there are no places in reception centres available in Italy.

If your temporary protection would end on 4 September because you do not have Ukrainian citizenship, your protection will not end. You may remain in the reception centre. Read about all the consequences here.

During his final year of dental studies, Moroccan Anass had to flee Ukraine. In May 2022, he arrived in the Netherlands. Not knowing that his right to temporary protection in the Netherlands would end earlier. "We all fled the same invasion, why am I not allowed to stay?"

If you are going to take an MBO course, you might not have to pay tuition fees if you are covered by the Temporary Protection Directive. Or if you have applied for asylum but do not have an asylum residence permit. You can apply for this yourself from Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO). Do this before 31 July 2023.

The Dutch cabinet fell on Friday, 7 July 2023, after a long discussion on migration policy. The right to family reunification for people with asylum residence permits was an important issue in this.

The weather is nice in the Netherlands. People like to take a dip in the water to cool off. If you are going swimming too, pay close attention to the risks of swimming in natural water.

The Syrian Mazen fled to the Netherlands and demonstrated in the Netherlands against poor conditions in asylum reception centre. "At first nothing happened, but now COA has arranged mobile kitchens for us," he said