Waiting lists for refugees to grow, minister plans spending cuts
Nov 5, 2024 · The waiting lists to process applications for official refugee status will grow in the coming years, according to new estimates from the asylum and migration ministry. It currently takes an average of 61 weeks to process a claim, compared with just over 52 last year, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. At present, 69,000 people are waiting for ...
Minister Faber: The Netherlands will have the strictest asylum …
Sep 13, 2024 · The government will withdraw the Dispersal Act by implementing an Asylum Crisis Act, new asylum applications will no longer be decided on, reception will be economised on and forced deportation will apply to people without a residence permit if necessary.
Number of asylum seekers in 2024 in line with previous forecast | News …
Apr 5, 2024 · The number of people expected to apply for asylum in the Netherlands this year is in line with the forecast of November 2023. This is evident from a letter sent by State Secretary of Asylum and Migration Van der Burg to the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister confirms new asylum measures; Distribution Act to …
Oct 25, 2024 · Prime Minister Dick Schoof has confirmed in a letter to parliament that the Cabinet has reached an agreement on the asylum migration measures: there will be border controls from the end of November, and the Distribution Act will be dismissed soon.
Dutch aim for migration clampdown as government sees "asylum …
Sep 13, 2024 · Dutch government to declare 'asylum crisis' Says curbing migration needed to fix housing market, healthcare. To seek exemption on EU asylum rules. Clampdown follows election victory of...
Crisis talks? Coalition party leaders to finalise asylum plans
Oct 23, 2024 · The leaders of the four coalition parties are meeting with prime minister Dick Schoof on Wednesday afternoon in an effort to reach a deal on reducing the number of refugees coming to the Netherlands.
Netherlands requests opt-out clause from EU asylum rules, a
Sep 18, 2024 · The new Dutch government has fulfilled its promise and submitted a request to the European Commission to secure an opt-out clause from the EU's migration and asylum system, an unprecedented...
Netherlands to limit asylum permits in bid to curb migration
Oct 25, 2024 · The Netherlands will limit permits for asylum seekers to a maximum of three years and will introduce border controls next month, as part of a broader clampdown on asylum migration, Dutch...
Hard-right Dutch government approves ... - Associated Press News
Oct 25, 2024 · The hard-right Dutch government has announced tough measures aimed at reining in asylum requests. They include a re-introduction of border checks and make the Netherlands the latest European nation to take a hardline stance against migration.
Dutch cabinet policy will hurt refugee integration, experts say
Nov 4, 2024 · “As a result, asylum seekers are more likely to stay longer in an asylum seekers’ centre where the plans to bring in more austerity will lead to even fewer options to participate,” the researchers said. Read the English summary. Some 165,000 Syrians now live in the Netherlands, of whom 55% have a job, usually in low-paid sectors such …
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