IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing
2 months, 1 week ago

IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service had to pay €36.8 million in compensation to refugees last year because it failed to assess their cases within the legal time frame. Asylum seekers receive €100 per day if the IND takes longer than 15 months to decide their case, up to a maximum of €7,500. Fewer refugees Last year, 32,180 people made their first application for refugee status in the Netherlands, a decrease compared to both 2023 and 2022. At the same time, the number of people applying to become Dutch citizens through the naturalisation process rose by over 10,000 to 54,780 last year, with Syrians, Indians, and Turkish nationals leading the list of new Dutch citizens.

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Refugees face longer waits for housing, settlement agency warns
1 week, 5 days ago

Refugees face longer waits for housing, settlement agency warns

Dutch News  

Plans to stop giving refugees with residency permits priority for social housing will have “worrying consequences” as waiting times increase and they remain stuck in government-run centres, refugee settlement agency COA said on Friday. Housing minister Mona Keijzer said in February that she plans to stop councils giving priority to refugees, who are supposed to move into regular housing within …

Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme

Daily Mail  

Asylum claims surged under Labour to hit more than 108,000 last year – the highest number since records began in 1979. Home Office figures published yesterday showed that 43,630 'irregular' migrants were detected by the authorities – including 36,816 by small boat – in 2024, 19 per cent more than in 2023. The data showed the number of asylum claims …

New refugee applications fell 16% last year, big drop in Syrians
1 month, 3 weeks ago

New refugee applications fell 16% last year, big drop in Syrians

Dutch News  

The number of new asylum requests made in the Netherlands fell sharply to 43,900 last year, national statistics agency CBS said on Monday. The decline was particularly notable in the second half of the year, and new applications plunged 44% in the final quarter, the CBS said. The figures, which include December when Assad’s regime fell in Syria, show the …

New asylum seeker laws could cost the immigration service up to €60 million annually
2 months ago

New asylum seeker laws could cost the immigration service up to €60 million annually

NL Times  

The new asylum laws that are currently being developed are going to cost the Immigration and Naturalisation Service 25 to 60 million euros extra annually, the Minister of Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, estimated. The group of asylum seekers who will be given fewer rights under the new laws will likely appeal this, and that will result in extra work …

Dutch offer Syrians €900 to return, in exchange for asylum claim
2 months ago

Dutch offer Syrians €900 to return, in exchange for asylum claim

Dutch News  

Syrian refugees in the Netherlands who want to return to Syria following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad are to receive €900 in cash and a ticket to Damascus if they give up their asylum claim, the justice ministry’s repatriation service DTenV has said on a designated website. The €900 cash return premium, meant to support returnees during the first …

Sharp drop in refugees applying for asylum in the Netherlands
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharp drop in refugees applying for asylum in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The number of asylum requests made in the Netherlands fell sharply to almost 45,600 last year, Trouw reported on Tuesday. In 2023, 50,660 people requested asylum in the Netherlands, and in 2022, at the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic which shut down international travel, there were 48,600 requests. Family members applying to join people already granted refugee status in …

Asylum applications in Netherlands decline for first time in four years
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Asylum applications in Netherlands decline for first time in four years

NL Times  

The total number of asylum applications in the Netherlands dropped in 2024, marking the first decline in four years, according to figures released by the Ministry of Asylum and Migration, Trouw reports. The decline is not limited to new asylum seekers arriving at the reception center in Ter Apel but also includes family reunification requests, repeat asylum applications from individuals …

Increase in work permits for asylum seekers amid rising labor market demand
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Increase in work permits for asylum seekers amid rising labor market demand

NL Times  

Dutch companies in industries such as hospitality, cleaning, and manufacturing are increasingly employing asylum seekers, as revealed by recent data from the Dutch benefits agency UWV. Over the past year, the number of work permits issued to asylum seekers has quadrupled, reaching 7,370 by October compared to 1,840 in the entire previous year. The sharp increase follows a December 2023 …

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration
5 months, 1 week ago

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration

Daily Mail  

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits as Germany cracks down on immigration after the country's parliament on Friday voted to tighten its rules for refugees. German parliament on Friday voted to tighten rules for asylum seekers as Berlin takes a tougher line on immigration after recent electoral gains for the far right The implementation of the stricter rules …

German state cuts benefits for 'lazy' migrants after they refused request to help clear flood debris
8 months, 1 week ago

German state cuts benefits for 'lazy' migrants after they refused request to help clear flood debris

Daily Mail  

The state of Saxony-Anhalt has cut the benefits of asylum seekers who refused to pick up debris following heavy flooding in east Germany for less than a pound an hour. Ukrainian refugees queue for food in the welcome area after their arrival at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, March 8, 2022 The state of Saxony-Anhalt has cut the …

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims
1 year ago

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The agency said 181,000 Syrians sought asylum last year — a 38% rise from 2022 — while Afghan nationals made up the second …

Nearly 48,000 people gained Dutch citizenship through naturalization this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Nearly 48,000 people gained Dutch citizenship through naturalization this year

NL Times  

Until December 1 this year, 47,890 people became Dutch citizens through naturalization - almost 35,000 adults and about 13,000 children. That is more than in the same period last year when 44,170 people became Dutch through naturalization, the Immigration and Naturalization Service reported ahead of Nationalization Day on Friday. After five years of lawful residency, migrants can submit a naturalization …

Pressure on asylum reception remains high in 2024, additional places needed
1 year, 4 months ago

Pressure on asylum reception remains high in 2024, additional places needed

NL Times  

The reception of asylum seekers will remain under pressure in 2024, as there will be a high influx and too little outflow of status holders to regular housing. As a result, several tens of thousands of additional shelter places may be needed next year, according to the six-monthly Multi-Year Production Forecast that outgoing State Secretary Christophe van der Maat has …

In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and state governors agree on new measures to curb migration
1 year, 4 months ago

In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and state governors agree on new measures to curb migration

The Hindu  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the 16 state governors agreed on new and stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants flowing into the country, reaching a compromise on an issue that has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic in society. Some state governors had called for a new system of conducting asylum …

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research

Dutch News  

There is no proof that Dutch policy on asylum is an incentive for refugees to apply for asylum in the Netherlands rather than any other country, research on behalf of the justice ministry knowledge centre WODC has shown. One of government party VVD’s main election campaign proposals is to tighten immigration rules and it has suggested that speeding up asylum …

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch asylum policy not an incentive for refugees: research

Dutch News  

There is no proof that Dutch policy on asylum is an incentive for refugees to apply for asylum in the Netherlands rather than any other country, research on behalf of the justice ministry knowledge centre WODC has shown. One of government party VVD’s main election campaign proposals is to tighten immigration rules and it has suggested that speeding up asylum …

EU sees 6-year high in numbers of people seeking asylum
2 years, 3 months ago

EU sees 6-year high in numbers of people seeking asylum

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s asylum agency said Wednesday that the number of people seeking asylum in Europe has hit a six-year high, with Syrian nationals once again seeking international protection more than people from any other country. The agency said that around 98,000 asylum applications were lodged in September in the 27 EU member countries plus Norway and Switzerland, …

Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples
2 years, 4 months ago

Revealed: Asylum seekers waiting more than three years for decisions quadruples

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abu*, who is from Sudan and has been housed in a hotel in Yorkshire …

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans
2 years, 4 months ago

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans

Dutch News  

Over 10,600 people made a first request for asylum status in the Netherlands in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the immigration service IND. The largest group – 4,600 – came from Syria, followed by nearly 1,000 people from Afghanistan and 935 from Turkey, national statistics agency CBS said, citing figures sourced from the IND. More …

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to be assessed, nearing 2015 record

Dutch News  

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers are waiting to have their cases assessed by the immigration service IND, according to August figures from European statistics agency Eurostat. ‘The longer refugees have to wait for their procedure, the more places are needed in refugee centres,’ spokesman Martijn van der Linden told broadcaster NOS. ‘The fact that the backlog is reaching a new record …

Backlog of undecided IND asylum applications climbs toward record high
2 years, 6 months ago

Backlog of undecided IND asylum applications climbs toward record high

NL Times  

The number of asylum applications the Immigration and Naturalization Service needs to assess is approaching an all-time high. Only 180 fewer asylum seekers are currently awaiting a decision than during the 2015 asylum crisis, when applications peaked, according to the NOS. This is creating a backlog of asylum seekers who need a temporary place to stay, as shelters become more …

Cost of asylum tops £2 billion a year for the first time
2 years, 7 months ago

Cost of asylum tops £2 billion a year for the first time

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The cost of the UK’s asylum system has topped £2bn …

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years
2 years, 10 months ago

Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of people waiting for a decision on their …

Dutch gov't must compensate Algerian asylum seekers for wrongful detention: Council of State
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch gov't must compensate Algerian asylum seekers for wrongful detention: Council of State

NL Times  

State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Asylum must compensate at least three Algerian asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies because they were wrongfully detained pending their deportation to Algeria, the Council of State rule. The Algerian asylum seekers in question have exhausted all legal remedies in the Netherlands. The Council of State ruled that Van der Berg …

Not enough money, manpower to handle asylum applications: Inspectorate
2 years, 10 months ago

Not enough money, manpower to handle asylum applications: Inspectorate

NL Times  

The Netherlands' Immigration and Naturalization Service does not have enough money or staff to always assess asylum applications properly, the Justice and Security Inspectorate said in a report on Tuesday. Employees' workload is too high, and the assessment of asylum application falls short on multiple points, partly due to a shortage of experienced employees, the Inspectorate said, NU.nl reports. Due …

Explained | The U.K.’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | The U.K.’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

The Hindu  

The story so far: British Home Secretary Priti Patel visited Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, on Thursday, April 14, to sign what both countries have described as an “economic development partnership”, which will bring in force an arrangement to send asylum seekers “unofficially” arriving in the U.K. through the English Channel to Rwanda. Ms. Patel, who signed the deal in …

Refugee number rise sharply in Q3 as more Syrians and Afghans apply for asylum
3 years, 4 months ago

Refugee number rise sharply in Q3 as more Syrians and Afghans apply for asylum

Dutch News  

A total of 8,845 people made a first application for asylum in the Netherlands in the third quarter of this year, 2.5 times the second quarter total and the highest number since the end of 2015. The rise in the number of new refugees is causing major problems at the country’s refugee centres, where a shortage of beds has led …

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer
4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of asylum seekers still waiting for an answer

NL Times  

The Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service still has to process 7,000 overdue asylum applications that should have been processed last year. In her letter, Broekers-Knol writes that “due to the large number of overdue asylum cases that have been are being handled in a relatively short period of time and the circumstance in which this happens – parallel to the …

Dutch immigration office too strict during asylum procedures: Amnesty International
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch immigration office too strict during asylum procedures: Amnesty International

NL Times  

The Dutch immigration and naturalization service IND is too strict when it comes to asylum seekers proving their identity and nationality, according to Amnesty International. According to Amnesty International, the IND is too inclined to give asylum seekers the "disadvantage of the doubt" when it comes to the credibility of their identity and origin. "The deportation process will then happen, …

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit
4 years, 4 months ago

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND says 6,100 British nationals who were sent a letter asking them to apply for a Dutch residency permit have still not responded, even though they will need to prove they are allowed to live in the Netherlands from the end of this year. By August 1, the IND had written to 34,400 British nationals in …

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit
4 years, 4 months ago

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND says 6,100 British nationals who were sent a letter asking them to apply for a Dutch residency permit have still not responded, even though they will need to prove they are allowed to live in the Netherlands from the end of this year. By August 1, the IND had written to 34,400 British nationals in …

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped
4 years, 6 months ago

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND has set aside €65.4m to compensate asylum seekers whose cases take too long to process this year, website Nu.nl reported on Thursday. Last year the IND handed out €6.6m to refugees whose applications for asylum took too long to deal with. In April, the government set up a special task force and charged it with …

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped
4 years, 6 months ago

Compensation for slow asylum procedures to top €65m, scheme has now been scrapped

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND has set aside €65.4m to compensate asylum seekers whose cases take too long to process this year, website Nu.nl reported on Thursday. Last year the IND handed out €6.6m to refugees whose applications for asylum took too long to deal with. In April, the government set up a special task force and charged it with …

Refugees call on the IND to speed up asylum procedures
4 years, 7 months ago

Refugees call on the IND to speed up asylum procedures

Dutch News  

A number of asylum seeker from the Midde East and Africa staged a demonstration in Wageningen on Tuesday in support of their campaign to have their cases processed more quickly. Holding placards, one reading ‘No one leaves their house unless the home is the mouth of shark’, the group of about 50 people called on the immigration service IND to …

Refugees call on the IND to speed up asylum procedures
4 years, 7 months ago

Refugees call on the IND to speed up asylum procedures

Dutch News  

A number of asylum seeker from the Midde East and Africa staged a demonstration in Wageningen on Tuesday in support of their campaign to have their cases processed more quickly. Holding placards, one reading ‘No one leaves their house unless the home is the mouth of shark’, the group of about 50 people called on the immigration service IND to …

Incidents in asylum centers doubled in 5 years: report
4 years, 10 months ago

Incidents in asylum centers doubled in 5 years: report

NL Times  

The number of incidents in asylum seekers' centers in the Netherlands more than doubled over the past five years, from over 8 thousand to nearly 17 thousand last year, NRC reported based on documents from the Ministry of Justice and Security. According to NRC, the number of asylum seekers from "safe" countries, who have a low chance of being granted …

Give asylum seekers with delayed procedures more rights, National Ombudsman
5 years ago

Give asylum seekers with delayed procedures more rights, National Ombudsman

NL Times  

Asylum seekers who have to wait a long time for their asylum application process to start must be given better facilities and more privacy, National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen said in a letter to State Secretary Ankie Broekers-Knol of Justice and Security, who is responsible for asylum, NOS reports. According to Van Zutphen, around 9 thousand asylum seekers are currently …

Justice Min. wants asylum seekers to pay for long stays in shelters: report
5 years, 1 month ago

Justice Min. wants asylum seekers to pay for long stays in shelters: report

NL Times  

The Ministry of Justice and Security wants asylum seekers to pay for long-term stay in an asylum center. How much they will have to pay to the central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA, will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Currently, asylum seekers are entitled to compensation if their asylum application is not processed within six months. …

Despite the fall in refugee numbers, more beds are still needed
5 years, 1 month ago

Despite the fall in refugee numbers, more beds are still needed

Dutch News  

The Dutch refugee settlement agency COA needs 1,800 extra beds for new arrivals because the regular refugee centres are full, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has told MPs. Some 9,000 new arrivals are still waiting to start their application for refugee status, broadcaster NOS quoted the agency as saying. Of the total, 4,200 people arrived to join close relatives who …

Despite the fall in refugee numbers, more beds are still needed
5 years, 1 month ago

Despite the fall in refugee numbers, more beds are still needed

Dutch News  

The Dutch refugee settlement agency COA needs 1,800 extra beds for new arrivals because the regular refugee centres are full, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has told MPs. Some 9,000 new arrivals are still waiting to start their application for refugee status, broadcaster NOS quoted the agency as saying. Of the total, 4,200 people arrived to join close relatives who …

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full
5 years, 5 months ago

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full

Dutch News  

The number of refugees and their families coming to the Netherlands rose to 1,400 in the third quarter of the year, up around 400 on the April to June period, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. In total 5,900 asylum seekers came to the Netherlands between July and September, a rise of 700 on the previous quarter …

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full
5 years, 5 months ago

More asylum seekers come to the Netherlands, refugee centres are full

Dutch News  

The number of refugees and their families coming to the Netherlands rose to 1,400 in the third quarter of the year, up around 400 on the April to June period, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. In total 5,900 asylum seekers came to the Netherlands between July and September, a rise of 700 on the previous quarter …

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC
5 years, 9 months ago

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service is failing to pursue and deport all asylum seekers with a criminal record due to cost and time constraints, alleges the NRC. From January 2017 to February 2019, 37 residency permits were withdrawn from asylum seekers with a criminal record, representing 2.4% of cases referred to the ‘withdrawals’ team, claims the NRC. Last year a whistleblower …

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC
5 years, 9 months ago

Criminal asylum seekers not deported due to costs: NRC

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service is failing to pursue and deport all asylum seekers with a criminal record due to cost and time constraints, alleges the NRC. From January 2017 to February 2019, 37 residency permits were withdrawn from asylum seekers with a criminal record, representing 2.4% of cases referred to the ‘withdrawals’ team, claims the NRC. Last year a whistleblower …

Asylum kids to know whether they can stay in NL by end of year
6 years, 1 month ago

Asylum kids to know whether they can stay in NL by end of year

NL Times  

All 700 child asylum seekers who may be eligible for the children's pardon, will have clarity about their future in the Netherlands by the end of the year. Dutch immigration and naturalization service IND aims to complete its re-evaluation of these children's asylum applications before year's end, RTL NIeuws reports. The Children’s Pardon applies to the children of asylum seekers …

Immigration service paid over €1 million to asylum seekers over slow procedures
6 years, 4 months ago

Immigration service paid over €1 million to asylum seekers over slow procedures

NL Times  

Up until October 1st, the Dutch immigration and naturalization service IND paid over a million euros in penalty payments to asylum seekers and refugees this year due to too slow procedures. By law the IND has six months to make a decision on an asylum family reunification request. If the decision period expires, asylum seekers and refugees waiting on a …

New Dutch gov't expected to boost security spending; shorten asylum seeker residency
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch gov't expected to boost security spending; shorten asylum seeker residency

NL Times  

As the new Dutch government prepares to present its government agreement, more and more of the VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie's plans are leaking to the press. On Monday we've learned that the new government plans more changes to the asylum policy and is giving more money to security. As far as the asylum policy is concerned, the new government …

'The Netherlands has accepted 2,100 refugees under EU quota scheme'
7 years, 7 months ago

'The Netherlands has accepted 2,100 refugees under EU quota scheme'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has so far taken in 2,100 refugees under the European quota plan drawn up in 2015 when some 160,000 refugees were forecast to arrive in Italy and Greece, broadcaster NOS reports. The Netherlands had been set to accept some 9,000 people under the quota plan, but the actual numbers of people claiming refugee status in the two countries …

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