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Did you borrow money for your civic integration from Dienst Uitvoeringsinstituut Onderwijs (DUO)? If so, you do not have to repay this loan for the time being. If you are already paying off your loan, DUO will not debit any more money from your bank account for the time being.
Have you fled from Yemen? Then from now on you will receive the same asylum procedure as other nationalities. Previously, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) handled the asylum applications of people from Yemen faster and in a different way. Read here how the IND now assesses your asylum application if you come from Yemen.
Good Friday and Easter are public holidays in the Netherlands. This year, Good Friday is on 29 March 2024 and Easter is on 31 March and 1 April 2024. On these days, most people in the Netherlands do not have to work and celebrate these holidays.
On the night of Saturday, 30 March to Sunday, March 31, the clocks in the Netherlands go forward 1 hour. We call this summer time. This happens at 02:00. Read how it works here.
Have you received a letter from the Dutch tax authorities telling you to file an income tax return? If so, you must report to them how much money you earned or received over the past year.
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the rights of women worldwide. Loubna Bazarbashi is also committed to women's rights by helping them get their driver's licence. "When I got my driver's licence, I got much more freedom in the Netherlands. I wish the same for other women."
Do you want to get better at looking up information online? And do you want to know what you can use your smartphone for? Then join the courses of DigiKlik!
Do you have your own home and an extra room to spare? You can let someone who currently lives in an asylum seekers' centre (AZC) stay with you. This article tells you how that works.
