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The latest news about asylum in the Netherlands. Here you will find information about new decisions in the asylum procedure for refugees in the Netherlands.

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Temporary return to Syria may be grounds for rejecting an asylum application

The highest court in the Netherlands decides that the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) may sometimes reject asylum applications from Syrians. Previously, almost all Syrians were granted asylum in the Netherlands because Syria is unsafe for most Syrians. This now no longer applies to Syrians who have temporarily returned to Syria.

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Aug 27, 2024

Your job prospects are greater with these occupations

Are you looking for a job in the Netherlands? For some occupations a lot of people are needed in the coming year. You then have a better chance of finding a job quickly. In this article you can read more about high-potential occupations.

Minister Marjolein Faber sits in the House of Representatives and looks at her tablet.

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Aug 26, 2024

Minister Faber tries to declare "asylum crisis" to introduce strict asylum rules

Minister Marjolein Faber plans to declare an "asylum crisis" in the Netherlands. Declaring such a crisis could mean that the government may start introducing very strict asylum rules. But it remains to be seen whether Minister Faber will succeed because the European Commission must also agree.

Ukrainian Mariam and her daughter at the VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (VWN) children's holiday weeks in Oisterwijk, Netherlands.

Experience

Aug 23, 2024

Getting away from the reception centre and relaxing on holiday: "Everything is different here"

Time for yourself while your children play and make new friends. That is what the families of Syrian Anwar and Ukrainian Mariam were quite in need of. They are enjoying a holiday with other refugee families in the middle of the Dutch forest. Mariam: "I feel alive again."

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Aug 22, 2024

You may not have to pay the 2024/2025 tuition fees for your MBO education

Are you starting an MBO education or continuing your education? You may not have to pay tuition fees if you fall under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) or if you have applied for asylum. You can then apply from mid-September to not have to pay your tuition fees.

Experience

Jul 29, 2024

Samer about his interviews with the IND: 'It wasn't too bad'

During the asylum procedure in the Netherlands, you usually have 2 interviews with the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). After that, the IND decides whether you can stay or not. Samer said: 'I was nervous, but it wasn't too bad.'

Like many other countries, you can celebrate Pride in the Netherlands every year. In Amsterdam, Pride Week starts with the Pride March on Saturday, 27 July. A week later, Pride ends with the famous Canal Parade on Saturday, 3 August.

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Jul 18, 2024

Celebrate Queer & Pride in Amsterdam

Like many other countries, you can celebrate Pride in the Netherlands every year. In Amsterdam, Pride Week starts with the Pride March on Saturday, 27 July. A week later, Pride ends with the famous Canal Parade on Saturday, 3 August.

Refugees line up for application in Dutch village of Ter Apel

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Jul 15, 2024

This is how long the asylum procedure takes in the Netherlands

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has 15 months to decide on each asylum request in 2024. Therefore, you have to wait a long time for the 1st interview and the 2nd interview with the IND. Read about the waiting times in the asylum procedure here.