News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit no longer eligible for municipal accommodation and services

   The vast majority of refugees from Ukraine are Ukrainian nationals. However, this is not true of everyone who has come to the ...

   News item | 19-07-2022 | 10:00

2. State of Migration 2022: government working to gain more control over migration

   The current government has committed itself to a just, humane and effective asylum and migration policy. As such, it is seeking ...

   News item | 07-07-2022 | 13:00

3. Extra asylum intake unit to be built in Bant

   State Secretary for Justice and Security Eric van der Burg wrote to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands to announce ...

   News item | 06-07-2022 | 13:04

4. Government bodies will soon be able to warn each other of criminal activities

   Municipalities, provinces and civil service departments will soon be able to inform each other if they see that criminals are ...

   News item | 05-07-2022 | 16:00

5. National Police Unit to be reformed

   The National Police Unit is to be transformed into two separate units: one focusing on national operations and expertise and one ...

   News item | 30-06-2022 | 11:37

6. Global Entry: Automated, fast-track entry to the USA for Dutch travellers

   Good news for Dutch passport holders who travel to the USA on a regular basis, as Global Entry membership will enable them to use ...

   News item | 28-06-2022 | 14:38

7. New NASC partnership in fight against organised crime

   In a change of course, the Multidisciplinary Intervention Team (MIT) will continue in the fight against organised crime under the ...

   News item | 27-06-2022 | 09:37

8. More tools to enable special investigating officers to do their work safely and independently

   Special investigating officers (SIOs) are becoming more and more important to our safety and quality of life in the Netherlands. ...

   News item | 24-06-2022 | 10:57

9. Cybersecurity measures in more sectors will improve digital security in the Netherlands and the EU

   The introduction of better cybersecurity measures for network and information systems and a reporting obligation for serious ...

   News item | 23-06-2022 | 10:53

10. More than 2.4 million traffic offences in first four months of 2022

    In the first four months of 2022, 2,440,672 traffic offences were detected. These include speeding, driving through a red traffic ...

    News item | 10-06-2022 | 12:17