Asylum migration

An asylum seeker, status holder, invited refugee or following family member who is registered in the Personal Records Database of a municipality. Not everybody who applies for asylum is admitted to the Netherlands and recorded as an immigrant in the Personal Records Database.

Asylum seekers who are permitted to stay in the country are usually only registered in the Personal Records Database after they have submitted their asylum application. Registration in the Personal Records Database takes place after the asylum seeker has been granted a residence permit. However, asylum seekers who stay in a central reception centre for more than six months are also eligible to be added to the Personal Records Database.

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