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New political agreement with strict plans for Dutch asylum policy

4 political parties have reached general agreements on how they want to govern the Netherlands. After almost 6 months of consultation, they now have an agreement. 1 of the most important plans is a much stricter asylum policy in the Netherlands. In this article you can read what this means.

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May 17, 2024

New European asylum rules officially approved

The European Union (EU) has created a plan to ensure that fewer people come to Europe to seek asylum. This plan has now received final approval from the European Council.

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May 15, 2024

Europe chooses: this is how European elections work

One month to go until the European elections. The Dutch will vote for their representatives in the European Parliament on 6 June 2024. The elected parliament has a lot of influence on European legislation, for example rules on migration and asylum.

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May 7, 2024

You may not have to pay back your money for civic integration to DUO

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.

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Apr 10, 2024

Asylum procedure now takes longer if you have fled Yemen

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.

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Mar 26, 2024

Do you want to become more proficient with your smartphone? Take a course at DigiKlik!

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!

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Feb 21, 2024

You can have someone from the reception centre stay with you temporarily

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.

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Jan 30, 2024

New law passed for better asylum reception centres in the Netherlands

A new law has been passed to improve asylum reception centres in the Netherlands. Due to this law, there should be enough places in reception centres in Dutch municipalities to accommodate all refugees. The law will go into effect on 1 February 2024.

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Jan 24, 2024

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