News - Ministry of Asylum and Migration

1. Long-term policy on asylum support for refugees from Ukraine

   Since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled and been accommodated in the European Union. The ...

   News item | 01-12-2025 | 12:54

2. The Netherlands and Uganda make arrangements on returning migrants via Uganda

   The Netherlands and Uganda have agreed to work together to facilitate the return of migrants who are required to leave the ...

   News item | 25-09-2025 | 19:00

3. The government is starting to alleviate the pressure on the asylum seeker processing system

   Today the government took a first step towards further alleviating pressure on the asylum seeker processing system. It is ...

   News item | 11-07-2025 | 15:00

4. Extension of the Temporary Protection Directive until 4 March 2027 for refugees from Ukraine and Recommendations for an exit-strategy

   The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not over yet. That is why the European Commission submitted a proposal to extend the Temporary ...

   News item | 04-07-2025 | 17:00

5. Increase in personal contribution as of 1 October 2025

   Refugees from Ukraine who are earning an income will start paying a higher amount towards the cost of the support they receive as ...

   News item | 04-07-2025 | 17:00

6. Long-term policy on returns and residence

   Unfortunately there seems to be no let-up in Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine and political agreement has been reached on ...

   News item | 04-07-2025 | 17:00

7. Cabinet invests millions in migration deals

   The government will invest heavily to prevent irregular migration and facilitate the return of migrants without right of ...

   News item | 23-05-2025 | 17:00

8. Cuts to taxi use for asylum seekers

   Minister Marjolein Faber (Asylum and Migration) wants to significantly curtail the use of taxis for asylum seekers as of 1 June ...

   News item | 23-04-2025 | 17:24

9. Area ban for nuisance-causing asylum seeker

   Asylum seekers who cause nuisance can be placed in a strict, austere and freedom-restricting regime in Ter Apel from 1 June. This ...

   News item | 23-04-2025 | 16:36

10. Asylum reception centres to be scaled back

    Minister Marjolein Faber informed the House of Representatives today, in a letter, about cost-saving changes for the country’s ...

    News item | 18-04-2025 | 17:47