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You register in Ter Apel or at Schiphol Airport if you are registered in another European country

Last updated: 19/12/2025, 16:21

If you come to the Netherlands as a refugee, you must register at the registration centre in Ter Apel or at Schiphol Airport.

DISA and KMaR assess whether you already have or have applied for asylum in Europe

The

will assess at the registration centre in Ter Apel whether your name or fingerprints are already in
or
. The
does this at the registration centre at Schiphol.

Your name or fingerprints are in one of these systems as:

  • You have had your fingerprints taken in another European country.

  • You previously sought asylum in another country, where you had to give your fingerprints.

  • You applied for or obtained a visa in another European country.

The country listed by your name in these systems is responsible for processing your asylum application. This is an arrangement between European countries called the "

.


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