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Living in the reception centre

Living in the reception centre

If you apply for asylum in the Netherlands, you are entitled to a place in a reception centre. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) arranges the reception centre.

A woman on her phone in a reception centre

Dec 20, 2022

This is how you get a personal number (BSN) to handle your affairs in the Netherlands

Dec 20, 2022

This is where you stay during the asylum process

During the asylum procedure, you stay in different reception centres of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA). Sometimes there is not enough space in normal reception centres. You may have to stay in a temporary reception centre.

Dec 20, 2022

These are your rights and obligations in the COA reception centre

In the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) reception centre, you live with others. Each reception centre is different. You have rights and obligations at the reception centres. Read more about them on this page.

Dec 20, 2022

The house rules in the COA reception centre

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) has house rules that are valid in every reception centre. These house rules are about living together in the reception centre and about safety. Read more about COA's house rules here.

Feb 21, 2023

I am staying in a temporary reception centre

You are staying in a temporary reception centre because the normal reception centre is full. It is often not clear how long you will have to stay here. Sometimes you will have to move between multiple temporary reception centres.

Jun 22, 2023

Here is what you can do if you are unhappy with the 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.

Aug 22, 2023

This is how you get a personal number (BSN) to handle your affairs in the Netherlands

If you are in the Netherlands for more than 6 months, you will get a personal number: a citizen service number (BSN). You need this number to arrange your personal affairs in the Netherlands. Read here how to get such a number.

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Living in the reception centre

Articles

This is where you stay during the asylum process

These are your rights and obligations in the COA reception centre

The house rules in the COA reception centre

I am staying in a temporary reception centre

Here is what you can do if you are unhappy with the reception centre

This is how you get a personal number (BSN) to handle your affairs in the Netherlands

This is where you stay during the asylum process

These are your rights and obligations in the COA reception centre

The house rules in the COA reception centre

I am staying in a temporary reception centre

Here is what you can do if you are unhappy with the reception centre

This is how you get a personal number (BSN) to handle your affairs in the Netherlands

Are you missing anything?