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 25,860 8,040 17,820
Afghan 745 410 335
Albanian 0 0 0
Algerian 15 10 5
American 0 0 0
Angolan 5 0 5
Argentinian 0 0 0
Armenian 20 20 5
Australian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 15 10 5
Bengali 5 5 0
Bhutanese 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
British 0 0 0
Burundian 10 10 0
Canadian 0 0 0
Chilean 0 0 0
Chinese 240 190 50
Colombian 120 85 35
Congolese 0 0 0
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 115 105 10
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Cuban 5 5 0
Dominican (from Republic) 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 10 5 0
Egyptian 185 100 80
Eritrean 2,370 1,975 395
Ethiopian 160 120 40
Philippine 5 0 5
Gambian 30 20 10
Georgian 15 10 5
Ghanaian 5 5 5
Guinean 70 50 20
Haitian 0 0 0
Indian 0 0 0
Indonesian 5 5 0
Iraqi 395 100 295
Iranian 740 545 190
Israeli 0 0 0
Ivorian 5 5 0
Japanese 0 0 0
Yemeni 1,685 180 1,505
Jordanian 30 20 5
Cape Verdean 0 0 0
Cameroonian 20 10 5
Kazakh 10 5 5
Kenyan 5 5 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Kosovar 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0
Lebanese 35 15 20
Liberian 5 5 0
Libyan 65 45 20
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maldivian 0 0 0
Malaysian 5 0 0
Moroccan 60 40 20
Mexican 0 0 0
Moldavian 5 0 5
Mongolian 0 0 0
Myanmarese 60 45 10
Namibian 0 0 0
Nepalese 0 0 0
New Zealand 0 0 0
Nigerian 225 155 70
Ukrainian 25 5 20
Uzbek 10 5 5
Omani 0 0 0
Pakistani 775 350 425
Peruvian 5 0 5
Russian 235 210 30
Rwandan 10 5 5
Salvadorean 10 5 5
Saudi Arabian 35 30 5
Senegalese 10 10 0
Citizen of Serbia 0 0 0
Sierra Leonan 95 80 15
Singaporean 0 0 0
Sudanese 545 500 45
Somali 1,240 770 470
Sri Lankan 20 10 10
Surinamese 0 0 0
Syrian 12,460 285 12,175
Tajik 20 0 20
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Tanzanian 5 5 0
Thai 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Tunisian 20 10 10
Turkish 1,430 645 790
Turkmenian 5 5 0
Ugandan 175 140 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 65 45 20
Vietnamese 0 0 0
Belorussian 15 10 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 5 5 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.

Data available from: 2008.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2024 are final. The figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of June 2026:
The provisional figures for 2025 have been added.
The topic "single permit" has been removed from the list of topics. It is included under in the topic "Labour: employee or self-employed person"

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.