You cannot apply for asylum in the Netherlands if you are abroad
Are you not in the Netherlands, but in another country? Then you cannot apply for asylum in the Netherlands. Nor can you apply for asylum online.
You can only apply for asylum if you are in the Netherlands
You must physically be in the Netherlands to apply for asylum. You apply for asylum at the application centre in the village of Ter Apel.
Registering in Ter Apel
Are you arriving by plane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam? Then you do not apply for asylum in Ter Apel, you apply for asylum at the airport in the Netherlands.
Arrival at Schiphol Airport
Requirements for an asylum residence permit
The Netherlands may decide that another European country should process your asylum application
During your registration in Ter Apel or at Schiphol Airport, the police will ask questions about your identity and family members. The police also check whether you were previously registered in another European country. If so, this country will probably have to process your asylum application.