Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality
| Nationality | Periods | Asylum residence permit Total residence permits asylum (Number) | Asylum residence permit Refugee status / Beneficiary status (Number) | Asylum residence permit Humanitarian reasons (Number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2023* | 27,140 | 16,070 | 11,065 |
| Afghan | 2023* | 865 | 615 | 250 |
| Albanian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algerian | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| American | 2023* | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Angolan | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Argentinian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenian | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Australian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azerbaijani | 2023* | 25 | 10 | 10 |
| Bengali | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bhutanese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazilian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burundian | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Canadian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilean | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese | 2023* | 150 | 65 | 85 |
| Colombian | 2023* | 85 | 55 | 30 |
| Congolese | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Congolese (Democratic Republic) | 2023* | 140 | 135 | 10 |
| Costa Rican | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuban | 2023* | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Dominican (from Republic) | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuadorian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egyptian | 2023* | 150 | 70 | 80 |
| Eritrean | 2023* | 1,225 | 995 | 235 |
| Ethiopian | 2023* | 120 | 75 | 45 |
| Philippine | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gambian | 2023* | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Georgian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghanaian | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Guinean | 2023* | 35 | 25 | 15 |
| Haitian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Indonesian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iraqi | 2023* | 535 | 240 | 290 |
| Iranian | 2023* | 520 | 410 | 110 |
| Israeli | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivorian | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Japanese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yemeni | 2023* | 2,650 | 1,810 | 840 |
| Jordanian | 2023* | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Cape Verdean | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameroonian | 2023* | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Kazakh | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyan | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuwaiti | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kosovar | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lebanese | 2023* | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| Liberian | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Libyan | 2023* | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Macedonian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maldivian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysian | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Moroccan | 2023* | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| Mexican | 2023* | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Moldavian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mongolian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myanmarese | 2023* | 55 | 35 | 20 |
| Nepalese | 2023* | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigerian | 2023* | 150 | 105 | 45 |
| Ukrainian | 2023* | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Uzbek | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Omani | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistani | 2023* | 455 | 320 | 135 |
| Peruvian | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Russian | 2023* | 210 | 155 | 55 |
| Rwandan | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvadorean | 2023* | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabian | 2023* | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Citizen of Serbia | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Leonan | 2023* | 35 | 25 | 10 |
| Singaporean | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sudanese | 2023* | 155 | 130 | 25 |
| Somali | 2023* | 725 | 600 | 125 |
| Sri Lankan | 2023* | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Surinamese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrian | 2023* | 15,160 | 8,355 | 6,805 |
| Tajik | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Taiwanese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzanian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Togolese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisian | 2023* | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Turkish | 2023* | 2,240 | 920 | 1,315 |
| Turkmenian | 2023* | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Ugandan | 2023* | 100 | 60 | 40 |
| Venezuelan | 2023* | 65 | 50 | 15 |
| Vietnamese | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belorussian | 2023* | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Zambian | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwean | 2023* | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| South African | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Korean | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swiss | 2023* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stateless | 2023* | 335 | 195 | 145 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table explanation
This table shows the number of temporary residence permits granted for the first time. Permits are differentiated by purpose and the nationality of the persons concerned. Permits are differentiated by purpose and the nationality of the persons concerned. This table contains both asylum permits and ordinary residence permits. Ordinary permits are given to non-Dutch persons mainly for work, study, family reunification, or family formation. Children of non-Dutch persons, born in the Netherlands and not in the possession of the Dutch nationality also need a residence permit. Since April 2014, the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service also issues combined permits for residence and work: single permits (GGVA). These are included in the table since 2014. All permits in the table have a validity period of three months or more.
Data available from: 2008.
Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2022 are final. The figures for 2023 are provisional.
Changes as of June 2024:
The provisional figures for 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
The new figures for 2024 will be available in June 2025.
Description topics
- Asylum residence permit
- Individuals whose asylum request is granted, receive a residence permit for asylum. An asylum residence permit may cover an asylum application from the same or from a previous year.
Figures include invited refugees until 2011 (approximately 500 per year).- Total residence permits asylum
- Figures include invited refugees until 2011 (approximately 500 per year)
- Refugee status / Beneficiary status
- Refugee status: the recognition of a third country national or a stateless person as a refugee.
Beneficiary status: is granted to someone who does not qualify for the status of refugee and who has a chance of serious risk by returning to their home land. For example: if they are a victim of punishment, torture, indiscriminate violence in an armed conflict etc.
Including invited refugees until 2011 (approximately 500 per year).
- Humanitarian reasons
- Besides admission under international treaties, it is possible that someone is granted a residence permit on the basis of national politics. This is particularly the case when someone has suffered traumatic experiences. This person receives a permit based on compelling humanitarian reasons.