These are your options if you are not entitled to the temporary protection
Did you flee from Ukraine and not fall under temporary protection? Or were you under temporary protection but it has stopped since 4 March 2025? Read here what you can do.
It is not clear whether I am entitled to temporary protection
Is it not clear whether you are entitled to Temporary Protection? Then the municipality will contact the
These are your options if you are not entitled to temporary protection or if your temporary protection has ended
Has your right to temporary protection been denied or stopped by the
1. You can appeal the IND's decision.
Has your temporary protection stopped? Then you can always appeal against the
Contact with VluchtelingenWerk
2. You can apply for asylum in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, you always have the right to seek asylum. From the moment you apply for asylum, you fall under asylum law. Have you been rejected for temporary protection? Then you have 2 weeks to apply for asylum in Ter Apel.
The asylum procedure
3. You can apply for a regular residence permit
Residence permits other than asylum permits also exist in the Netherlands. These are regular permits. For example, for work or study.
Regular residence permit
4. You can return to your country of origin
Are you a refugee from Ukraine but not entitled to temporary protection? Then the
International Organization for Migration
5. You can live in the Netherlands without a residence permit
Have you fled Ukraine but are not entitled to temporary protection? Then you can stay in the Netherlands without a residence permit. You can read information about this in English, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Somali, Tigrinya and Turkish. This information is not available in Ukrainian and Russian.
Living in the Netherlands without a residence permit
You can return to the Netherlands in some cases
Did you leave the Netherlands because the IND sent you a letter telling you to leave the Netherlands? If so, you do not have an entry ban. This means that you can return to the Netherlands with a regular permit on the basis of, for example, work or study or family. You apply for such a permit before you plan to come to the Netherlands.
Returning to the Netherlands without Ukrainian citizenship