You arrange this before your relative comes to the Netherlands through family reunification Article 8 ECHR

• Do you have a house that your relative can come and live in? Then your relative can come and live with you as soon as they arrive in the Netherlands. Sometimes you get a bigger house from the municipality when your family members come to the Netherlands. Check how this works in your case with your contact person at

  VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (VWN)
  or at the municipality.

Moving after family reunification This page tells you what to do if you have to move because of family reunification.

Are you still living in a reception centre of the

You can request a place in a reception centre for your family members by following the steps below:

1. Send an email to COA to request a place in a reception centre. The e-mail address is FMMZZevenaarDuiven@COA.nl

2. In the email, send along these details of yourself:

   • Your first and last name.

   • Your phone number.

   • Your email address.

3. In the email, also include these details of your family member(s):

   • First and last names of all post-travel family members.

   • V-numbers
     of all post-travel family members.

4. Also put in the email the date when your relatives will arrive in the Netherlands. And the date of when a place in the reception centre is needed for your family members.

You will receive an email confirmation from the COA within 2 business days of sending your email.

Too little room at COA

Please note that there are now sometimes too few places for family members coming to the Netherlands for family reunification. Therefore, there is not always a place in a reception centre immediately upon arrival in the Netherlands. So always apply for a place in time via the post and clearly state the date from which you need a place in a reception centre.

If your family member comes to live with you, you make your own appointment with the IND

After arriving in the Netherlands, your family member must have an appointment with the IND within 3 days. Because the IND is busy, it is almost never possible to make an appointment that quickly. Sometimes the appointment is a few weeks after your family member(s) arrival. Therefore, it is important that you schedule an appointment even before your family member or family members arrive. You can make an appointment for this earlier online. Make an appointment with the IND

Your family member will be registered in the

If your relative is going to live in a reception centre, COA in Zevenaar will make an appointment with the IND

Has COA at your reception location sent an email to COA in Zevenaar for the reception of your family members? Then COA in Zevenaar will make an appointment with the IND in Zevenaar to collect the residence permit. You do not have to arrange an appointment with the IND yourself.