Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

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Nationality Asylum residence permit Total residence permits asylum (Number) Asylum residence permit Refugee status / Beneficiary status (Number) Asylum residence permit Humanitarian reasons (Number)
Total 31,120 18,245 12,875
Afghan 595 375 220
Albanian 5 5 0
Algerian 15 10 5
American 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0
Armenian 10 10 0
Australian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 5 5
Bengali 5 0 5
Bhutanese 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
British 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Canadian 0 0 0
Chilean 0 0 0
Chinese 120 80 45
Colombian 50 30 15
Congolese 5 5 0
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 30 10 20
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Cuban 5 0 5
Dominican (from Republic) 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0
Egyptian 120 80 40
Eritrean 1,455 1,225 230
Ethiopian 120 70 50
Philippine 5 0 5
Gambian 20 20 0
Georgian 5 5 0
Ghanaian 10 10 0
Guinean 35 25 10
Haitian 0 0 0
Indian 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Iraqi 655 215 440
Iranian 490 345 145
Israeli 0 0 0
Ivorian 10 0 5
Japanese 0 0 0
Yemeni 1,540 680 860
Jordanian 35 10 25
Cape Verdean 0 0 0
Cameroonian 10 10 0
Kazakh 5 0 5
Kenyan 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Kosovar 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0
Lebanese 60 45 15
Liberian 0 0 0
Libyan 20 15 10
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maldivian 0 0 0
Malaysian 5 0 5
Moroccan 30 15 20
Mexican 0 0 0
Moldavian 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0
Myanmarese 35 25 10
Namibian 0 0 0
Nepalese 0 0 0
New Zealand 0 0 0
Nigerian 170 125 45
Ukrainian 15 5 10
Uzbek 0 0 0
Omani 0 0 0
Pakistani 320 160 160
Peruvian 0 0 0
Russian 175 130 45
Rwandan 5 0 0
Salvadorean 10 5 5
Saudi Arabian 15 10 5
Senegalese 0 0 0
Citizen of Serbia 0 0 0
Sierra Leonan 35 25 10
Singaporean 0 0 0
Sudanese 210 175 35
Somali 700 455 245
Sri Lankan 15 10 0
Surinamese 0 0 0
Syrian 20,755 11,895 8,860
Tajik 10 5 5
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Tanzanian 10 0 10
Thai 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Tunisian 5 5 0
Turkish 1,590 855 730
Turkmenian 0 0 0
Ugandan 90 60 30
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 55 35 20
Vietnamese 0 0 0
Belorussian 20 10 10
Zambian 5 0 0
Zimbabwean 5 0 0
Source: CBS.
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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 2023 are final. The figures for 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of July 2025:
The figure for the single permits (GVVA) has been added to the provisional figures for 2024.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures for 2025 will be available in June 2026.

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.