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IND starts inviting Ukrainians for their biometrics

Published at: 30/09/2025, 00:00

From September 2025, the IND started inviting Ukrainians to the Netherlands to issue biometrics. This project will run until April 2026. Read in this article what biometrics means and who gets the letter.

78,000 Ukrainians receive letter

The

Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)

needs

biometric

data: a passport photo, signature and fingerprints. Therefore, 78,000 Ukrainians who are covered by the

Temporary Protection Directive (TPD)

will receive a letter of invitation. The invitations are sent step by step. First, people who have been in the Netherlands for a longer time will receive a letter. Ukrainians who applied for temporary protection after January 2025 should not expect a letter. The IND already takes standard biometrics from them.

IND starts inviting Ukrainians for their biometrics

78,000 Ukrainians receive letter

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