🇳🇱 Family reunification

Under the new law, eligibility for family reunification for all asylum permit holders, effective from 12 June, applies only to 'core family members'. Unmarried partners, adult children, and foster children are no longer eligible. Additionally, individuals granted subsidiary protection (B status) must meet new requirements: a two-year waiting period after obtaining a residence permit before becoming eligible for family reunification, and proof of own accommodation and sufficient means to support their family members.

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has updated how an asylum residence permit holder's status (refugee or subsidiary protection) is indicated, depending on when the decision was received. For decisions granted before 12 June, the status is specified by referencing Article 29, paragraph 1(a) or 1(b) of the Aliens Act (Vw). For decisions received after 12 June, the status 'vluchteling' (refugee) or 'subsidiair beschermde' (subsidiary protection) is printed directly on the back of the residence permit card.