Welcome to the Netherlands

For anyone who wants to apply for asylum in the Netherlands
Have you fled and are you looking for protection in the Netherlands? On these pages you can read about how to apply for asylum in the Netherlands and how the asylum procedure works. You can also read about life in the reception centre.

Want to get to know Dutch culture better? If so, you can now get free tickets to more than 150 museums in the Netherlands. Together, VluchtelingenWerk Nederland and the museums invite you to visit.


The information you will find on this platform comes from the human rights organisation VluchtelingenWerk Nederland, in cooperation with its partners.
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