Residence permits asylum; citizenship 2001-2011

Residence permits asylum; citizenship 2001-2011

Citizenship Periods Total residence permits for asylum (number) Temporary residence permits (number) Permanent residence permits (number)
Iran 2011 735 595 145
Source: CBS.
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Dataset is not available.


Number of asylum requests granted by citizenship.
Separate data are available for the main citizenships.

Data available from: 2001-2011

Status of the figures: final data.

Changes as of december 6th 2013:
Discontinued on december 6th 2013.

When will new figures be published?
Discontinued on december 6th 2013.

Description topics

Total residence permits for asylum
A person whose request for asylum is granted, obtains a residence permit.
A residence permit may refer to a request submitted in an earlier year.
From 1 April 2001, A-status, residence permit and provisional residence
permit have been replaced by temporary and permanent asylum permits.
Temporary residence permits
A temporary residence permit is valid for a maximum of five years.
Permanent residence permits
After a period of five years a former asylum seeker may obtain a
permanent residence permit. The asylum seeker is allowed to remain in
the Netherlands for an unspecified period of time.