Housing
If you apply for asylum in the Netherlands, you are entitled to shelter. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) arranges the shelter.
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Here is what you can do if you are unhappy with the COA's reception centre
If you are dissatisfied with the reception centre where you are staying, you can talk to COA or the municipality to complain or protest.
Living in the Netherlands if you are under 18 and living without your family
If you are younger than 18, came to the Netherlands alone and have a residence status here, you fall under the unaccompanied minor foreign national (AMV) rules. If you fall under the AMV rules, you are not allowed to live alone. NIDOS helps you find housing. In this article you can read what help you get and where you can live.
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