Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

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) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Total ordinary residence permit (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Family reunification / formation Total family reunification / formation (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Family reunification / formation Husband / wife (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Family reunification / formation Child under 18 (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Family reunification / formation Other family reunification (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Study (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Labour: employee or self-employed person Total labour (Number)
Total 2022* 29,635 17,530 12,110 107,805 45,870 21,845 17,040 6,990 21,870 32,370
Afghan 2022* 2,815 2,605 210 575 530 250 150 130 20 10
Albanian 2022* 5 0 5 440 115 55 35 25 100 120
Algerian 2022* 15 10 5 150 85 45 15 25 10 40
American 2022* 10 0 10 6,780 2,275 1,200 940 135 2,190 2,020
Angolan 2022* 5 5 0 50 40 5 15 20 5 0
Argentinian 2022* 0 0 0 645 155 90 45 20 70 190
Armenian 2022* 10 5 5 215 105 50 30 25 30 40
Australian 2022* 0 0 0 1,550 325 210 90 25 445 310
Azerbaijani 2022* 20 10 10 325 105 50 45 10 85 130
Bengali 2022* 5 5 0 900 305 185 115 5 490 95
Bhutanese 2022* 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bolivian 2022* 0 0 0 55 15 10 5 5 15 15
Bosnian 2022* 5 0 5 160 80 45 10 25 15 40
Brazilian 2022* 0 0 0 3,185 1,190 695 350 145 275 1,080
Burundian 2022* 10 0 10 30 25 10 5 10 0 0
Canadian 2022* 0 0 0 1,565 330 190 115 25 620 320
Chilean 2022* 0 0 0 350 125 65 45 15 105 75
Chinese 2022* 165 105 60 6,705 1,140 500 570 65 3,065 2,370
Colombian 2022* 90 60 30 915 285 175 55 60 235 225
Congolese 2022* 5 0 5 35 25 5 5 10 5 0
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 2022* 200 195 10 50 45 10 15 15 5 0
Costa Rican 2022* 0 0 0 145 60 35 20 5 20 60
Cuban 2022* 15 15 5 55 40 25 5 15 5 0
Dominican (from Republic) 2022* 0 0 0 150 120 30 25 65 5 0
Ecuadorian 2022* 0 0 0 175 55 30 10 20 45 40
Egyptian 2022* 150 95 55 1,300 640 285 290 70 170 415
Eritrean 2022* 1,110 550 560 1,300 1,290 120 525 645 10 0
Ethiopian 2022* 160 125 35 210 110 30 40 40 50 40
Philippine 2022* 5 0 5 1,820 730 405 220 100 80 360
Gambian 2022* 20 20 5 110 95 50 30 20 5 5
Georgian 2022* 10 5 5 200 55 30 15 15 75 45
Ghanaian 2022* 0 0 0 675 475 195 160 115 75 75
Guinean 2022* 40 40 5 95 80 15 35 30 0 0
Haitian 2022* 0 0 0 10 10 0 5 5 5 0
Indian 2022* 0 0 0 16,150 6,955 3,640 3,285 30 1,925 7,140
Indonesian 2022* 5 0 0 2,490 665 375 235 55 1,330 390
Iraqi 2022* 695 520 175 495 430 160 55 215 5 25
Iranian 2022* 995 620 375 2,940 1,235 805 390 40 650 1,030
Israeli 2022* 0 0 0 515 205 80 115 10 85 140
Ivorian 2022* 15 10 5 45 20 0 5 15 5 5
Japanese 2022* 0 0 0 1,795 705 325 375 5 330 580
Yemeni 2022* 1,735 1,350 390 245 190 25 100 65 35 20
Jordanian 2022* 50 20 35 190 55 30 15 10 60 65
Cape Verdean 2022* 0 0 0 85 45 15 10 20 0 0
Cameroonian 2022* 15 15 0 135 60 15 30 15 40 25
Kazakh 2022* 15 5 10 330 105 55 45 5 120 90
Kenyan 2022* 5 5 0 305 130 55 50 25 70 75
Kuwaiti 2022* 0 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 5 0
Kosovar 2022* 0 0 0 90 50 25 5 20 15 15
Croatian 2022* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 2022* 55 25 30 440 155 70 45 40 80 175
Liberian 2022* 10 5 5 55 25 5 10 10 25 5
Libyan 2022* 20 15 10 45 25 10 10 10 10 0
Macedonian 2022* 0 0 0 280 100 50 40 10 40 60
Maldivian 2022* 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malaysian 2022* 0 0 0 365 110 65 40 5 115 120
Moroccan 2022* 30 25 10 2,325 1,820 1,065 260 495 90 125
Mexican 2022* 0 0 0 1,220 340 215 95 30 430 310
Moldavian 2022* 5 0 5 90 15 5 5 5 20 0
Mongolian 2022* 0 0 0 40 20 5 10 5 15 0
Myanmarese 2022* 45 25 20 55 25 10 10 0 20 10
Nepalese 2022* 5 0 0 245 85 50 30 5 45 70
New Zealand 2022* 0 0 0 430 85 60 15 10 40 120
Nigerian 2022* 160 130 35 1,210 560 165 245 150 350 230
Ukrainian 2022* 15 5 5 2,365 980 525 420 35 395 805
Uzbek 2022* 5 5 0 70 40 20 20 0 25 0
Omani 2022* 0 0 0 25 15 5 10 0 10 0
Pakistani 2022* 475 290 185 1,360 715 365 310 40 150 435
Peruvian 2022* 0 0 0 455 135 85 25 20 175 100
Russian 2022* 150 100 50 6,300 2,980 1,820 1,090 75 580 2,535
Rwandan 2022* 10 5 5 60 20 5 10 10 30 10
Salvadorean 2022* 20 15 5 30 15 10 0 5 10 0
Saudi Arabian 2022* 25 20 5 180 105 35 65 0 30 50
Citizen of Serbia 2022* 0 0 0 610 205 110 75 20 70 265
Sierra Leonan 2022* 45 35 10 125 90 10 25 55 15 0
Singaporean 2022* 0 0 0 645 70 45 20 5 475 85
Sudanese 2022* 90 60 30 195 135 40 40 55 30 30
Somali 2022* 660 510 150 215 190 25 50 115 15 0
Sri Lankan 2022* 20 5 10 485 240 145 90 5 60 175
Surinamese 2022* 0 0 0 1,620 1,120 515 295 310 340 135
Syrian 2022* 14,835 7,505 7,330 3,460 3,365 390 830 2,145 30 50
Tajik 2022* 10 10 0 15 5 5 5 0 5 5
Taiwanese 2022* 0 0 0 1,075 170 90 75 10 555 245
Tanzanian 2022* 5 5 5 70 35 15 5 10 35 0
Thai 2022* 0 0 0 750 335 210 80 45 170 120
Togolese 2022* 0 0 0 25 15 0 5 5 0 0
Tunisian 2022* 15 10 5 390 155 95 30 30 25 190
Turkish 2022* 3,140 1,650 1,490 9,400 4,185 2,380 1,545 255 1,430 3,275
Turkmenian 2022* 10 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 0
Ugandan 2022* 135 60 75 190 90 25 25 35 45 25
Venezuelan 2022* 60 45 15 240 135 60 30 50 10 0
Vietnamese 2022* 0 0 0 955 185 105 60 20 600 145
Belorussian 2022* 30 25 5 620 285 165 110 5 50 260
Zambian 2022* 0 0 0 75 20 10 10 5 35 15
Zimbabwean 2022* 15 5 5 235 95 40 50 5 65 65
South African 2022* 0 0 0 4,805 2,095 1,055 935 105 180 1,990
South Korean 2022* 0 0 0 1,535 265 130 125 10 950 240
Swiss 2022* 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 5 0
Stateless 2022* 565 180 385 195 185 5 155 25 5 0
Source: CBS.
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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 2021 are final. The 2022 figures are provisional.

Changes as of August 2023:
For the country of origin, a new classification has been created which is based on continents and a few countries with a specific migration history. This will replace the concepts of western/non-western migration background.
Simultaneously with this adjustment, nine countries have been moved from Europe to Asia. These countries are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey

When will new figures be published?
The new figures for 2023 will be available in June 2024.

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.

Ordinary permit by purpose of stay
Individuals whose request for a regular permit has been granted receive an ordinary permit. They did not come here for asylum, but for example to work, to study, for family reunification or for family formation. Non-Dutch persons who want to stay in the Netherlands for more three months and are not EU, EER or Swiss nationals, need a residence permit.
Total ordinary residence permit
Family reunification / formation
Residence permit which is granted in connection with family reunion.

Family reunification:
One or more family members are settling in the Netherlands to be reunited and live with their families who have emigrated in the past.

Family formation:
This may concern marriage, relationship and children under 18. It is for people who come to the Netherlands for marriage, registered partnership or live with a partner already in the Netherlands (with whom this person has never lived before).

Total family reunification / formation
Residence permit which is granted in connection with family reunion.

Family reunification:
This means that one or more family members are settling in the Netherlands to be reunited and live with their families who have emigrated in the past.

Family formation:
People who come to the Netherlands for marriage, registered partnership or live with a partner already in the Netherlands (with whom this person has never lived before).
Husband / wife
Husband or wife, registered partner or unmarried partner.
Child under 18
Child under 18
Other family reunification
Other not previously mentioned relatives such as parents or adult children.
Study
Residence permit granted for study. The residence permit must be requested at the school where the person wishes to study.
Labour: employee or self-employed person
Total labour