Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

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Nationality Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Total ordinary residence permit (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Study (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Family reunification / formation Other family reunification (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Labour: employee or self-employed person Other labour (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Other regular permits Victim of human trade (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Other regular permits Other ordinary (Number)
Total 94,300 20,810 10,810 7,370 170 9,625
Afghan 740 85 195 0 0 20
Albanian 280 55 25 10 0 80
Algerian 195 10 40 5 0 20
American 7,340 2,110 160 1,425 0 375
Angolan 65 5 30 0 0 15
Argentinian 360 50 15 20 0 180
Armenian 110 20 10 20 0 20
Australian 1,830 490 30 30 0 805
Azerbaijani 420 100 15 175 0 10
Bengali 1,490 775 205 100 5 25
Bhutanese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 35 15 5 0 0 10
Bosnian 140 10 25 25 0 30
Brazilian 2,310 280 220 45 5 670
British 3,100 620 95 300 0 170
Burundian 15 0 0 0 0 0
Canadian 1,400 580 30 50 0 280
Chilean 300 100 20 5 0 40
Chinese 6,160 2,425 110 515 0 160
Colombian 775 165 105 30 10 170
Congolese 25 5 10 0 0 5
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 80 5 25 0 0 5
Costa Rican 95 20 5 0 0 20
Cuban 70 0 10 0 0 20
Dominican (from Republic) 150 10 80 0 0 20
Ecuadorian 185 45 20 15 0 30
Egyptian 865 105 125 40 0 60
Eritrean 885 0 490 0 0 5
Ethiopian 230 25 50 25 0 10
Philippine 2,310 65 130 280 20 980
Gambian 150 10 40 5 0 20
Georgian 245 105 5 35 0 20
Ghanaian 970 70 240 35 0 75
Guinean 100 0 45 0 5 10
Haitian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Indian 9,815 2,035 60 765 5 125
Indonesian 2,070 895 85 115 0 210
Iraqi 590 10 325 5 0 40
Iranian 2,415 750 50 165 0 40
Israeli 505 65 80 15 0 135
Ivorian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,060 335 20 235 0 270
Yemeni 585 10 265 5 0 10
Jordanian 165 45 15 5 0 10
Cape Verdean 90 0 40 0 0 30
Cameroonian 90 30 10 5 0 5
Kazakh 310 130 5 65 0 15
Kenyan 370 85 25 25 0 80
Kuwaiti 15 5 0 0 0 0
Kosovar 90 25 20 5 0 5
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 220 30 30 10 0 15
Liberian 35 5 10 0 0 5
Libyan 30 5 5 0 0 5
Macedonian 175 25 20 0 0 55
Maldivian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysian 300 80 5 10 0 20
Moroccan 2,480 85 740 20 0 265
Mexican 840 305 45 30 0 135
Moldavian 150 10 5 65 0 50
Mongolian 45 10 10 5 0 5
Myanmarese 75 30 5 0 0 0
Namibian 55 5 0 0 0 35
Nepalese 395 165 5 10 0 120
New Zealand 570 70 10 25 0 305
Nigerian 965 195 180 55 20 80
Ukrainian 2,385 465 35 775 5 170
Uzbek 160 45 5 60 0 5
Omani 15 10 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 1,580 220 85 275 5 65
Peruvian 395 125 25 5 0 55
Russian 1,810 400 60 50 0 190
Rwandan 70 20 5 5 0 0
Salvadorean 25 0 5 0 0 5
Saudi Arabian 105 20 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 60 5 20 0 0 5
Citizen of Serbia 450 50 35 120 0 65
Sierra Leonan 130 5 35 0 25 20
Singaporean 620 485 10 5 0 15
Sudanese 150 15 60 10 0 0
Somali 610 0 520 5 0 15
Sri Lankan 220 75 10 10 0 10
Surinamese 2,860 280 665 255 0 365
Syrian 5,275 25 3,420 15 5 30
Tajik 15 5 0 10 0 0
Taiwanese 1,090 575 10 45 0 110
Tanzanian 100 20 20 25 0 5
Thai 805 120 60 130 0 110
Togolese 10 0 5 0 0 0
Tunisian 325 30 45 15 0 25
Turkish 7,075 1,785 485 340 5 645
Turkmenian 25 5 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 230 50 55 15 30 15
Uruguayan 90 10 0 0 0 75
Venezuelan 190 15 55 0 0 65
Vietnamese 1,175 750 55 35 0 35
Belorussian 365 55 10 175 0 20
Zambian 30 15 5 0 0 5
Zimbabwean 170 40 10 10 0 25
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

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).

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
Other labour
Other regular permits
Permits issued in connection with other purposes. Such authorisation was granted until 2013 to unaccompanied minors.
Victim of human trade
Other ordinary
Until 2010 including human trade victims.