Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

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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 Study (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Labour: employee or self-employed person Total labour (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Labour: employee or self-employed person Highly skilled migrant /Blue Card holder (Number) Ordinary permit by purpose of stay Labour: employee or self-employed person Researcher (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) Single permit (GVVA) (Number)
Total 2022* 29,635 17,530 12,110 107,805 21,870 32,370 24,705 3,490 4,170 100 7,595 1,850
Afghan 2022* 2,815 2,605 210 575 20 10 5 5 0 0 15
Albanian 2022* 5 0 5 440 100 120 100 5 15 0 105
Algerian 2022* 15 10 5 150 10 40 30 5 5 0 15
American 2022* 10 0 10 6,780 2,190 2,020 1,235 135 650 0 300
Angolan 2022* 5 5 0 50 5 0 5 0 0 0 10
Argentinian 2022* 0 0 0 645 70 190 130 25 35 0 230
Armenian 2022* 10 5 5 215 30 40 35 0 5 0 40
Australian 2022* 0 0 0 1,550 445 310 270 15 25 0 465
Azerbaijani 2022* 20 10 10 325 85 130 95 5 25 0 10
Bengali 2022* 5 5 0 900 490 95 45 15 35 0 15
Bhutanese 2022* 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 2022* 0 0 0 55 15 15 5 5 5 0 10
Bosnian 2022* 5 0 5 160 15 40 25 5 10 0 30
Brazilian 2022* 0 0 0 3,185 275 1,080 870 155 55 10 630
Burundian 2022* 10 0 10 30 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Canadian 2022* 0 0 0 1,565 620 320 230 45 50 0 295
Chilean 2022* 0 0 0 350 105 75 45 30 5 0 50
Chinese 2022* 165 105 60 6,705 3,065 2,370 730 1,250 385 5 130
Colombian 2022* 90 60 30 915 235 225 145 60 20 5 165
Congolese 2022* 5 0 5 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 2022* 200 195 10 50 5 0 5 0 5 0 0
Costa Rican 2022* 0 0 0 145 20 60 55 5 0 0 5
Cuban 2022* 15 15 5 55 5 0 10 5 0 0 10
Dominican (from Republic) 2022* 0 0 0 150 5 0 10 0 5 0 30
Ecuadorian 2022* 0 0 0 175 45 40 20 10 15 0 30
Egyptian 2022* 150 95 55 1,300 170 415 340 30 40 0 75
Eritrean 2022* 1,110 550 560 1,300 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ethiopian 2022* 160 125 35 210 50 40 15 20 5 0 15
Philippine 2022* 5 0 5 1,820 80 360 260 20 80 0 650
Gambian 2022* 20 20 5 110 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
Georgian 2022* 10 5 5 200 75 45 35 0 5 0 25
Ghanaian 2022* 0 0 0 675 75 75 25 15 30 0 55
Guinean 2022* 40 40 5 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Haitian 2022* 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indian 2022* 0 0 0 16,150 1,925 7,140 6,415 260 470 5 125
Indonesian 2022* 5 0 0 2,490 1,330 390 115 140 140 0 100
Iraqi 2022* 695 520 175 495 5 25 10 5 10 0 40
Iranian 2022* 995 620 375 2,940 650 1,030 650 265 115 0 25
Israeli 2022* 0 0 0 515 85 140 95 20 20 0 85
Ivorian 2022* 15 10 5 45 5 5 0 0 0 0 10
Japanese 2022* 0 0 0 1,795 330 580 345 35 200 0 180
Yemeni 2022* 1,735 1,350 390 245 35 20 5 5 10 0 0
Jordanian 2022* 50 20 35 190 60 65 50 5 10 0 5
Cape Verdean 2022* 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Cameroonian 2022* 15 15 0 135 40 25 10 5 10 0 10
Kazakh 2022* 15 5 10 330 120 90 75 10 5 0 10
Kenyan 2022* 5 5 0 305 70 75 50 20 10 0 30
Kuwaiti 2022* 0 0 0 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
Kosovar 2022* 0 0 0 90 15 15 10 0 5 0 10
Croatian 2022* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 2022* 55 25 30 440 80 175 140 15 20 0 25
Liberian 2022* 10 5 5 55 25 5 0 0 0 0 0
Libyan 2022* 20 15 10 45 10 0 5 0 0 0 5
Macedonian 2022* 0 0 0 280 40 60 55 0 5 0 75
Maldivian 2022* 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysian 2022* 0 0 0 365 115 120 100 10 10 0 15
Moroccan 2022* 30 25 10 2,325 90 125 95 10 25 0 285
Mexican 2022* 0 0 0 1,220 430 310 210 50 55 0 135
Moldavian 2022* 5 0 5 90 20 0 15 0 0 0 55
Mongolian 2022* 0 0 0 40 15 0 5 5 0 0 5
Myanmarese 2022* 45 25 20 55 20 10 5 5 5 0 0
Nepalese 2022* 5 0 0 245 45 70 20 5 45 0 40
New Zealand 2022* 0 0 0 430 40 120 95 0 20 0 185
Nigerian 2022* 160 130 35 1,210 350 230 175 20 35 15 55
Ukrainian 2022* 15 5 5 2,365 395 805 690 30 85 0 185
Uzbek 2022* 5 5 0 70 25 0 15 0 5 0 5
Omani 2022* 0 0 0 25 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Pakistani 2022* 475 290 185 1,360 150 435 270 70 95 5 50
Peruvian 2022* 0 0 0 455 175 100 80 5 10 0 45
Russian 2022* 150 100 50 6,300 580 2,535 2,335 95 105 0 205
Rwandan 2022* 10 5 5 60 30 10 5 5 5 0 0
Salvadorean 2022* 20 15 5 30 10 0 10 0 5 0 5
Saudi Arabian 2022* 25 20 5 180 30 50 40 10 0 0 0
Citizen of Serbia 2022* 0 0 0 610 70 265 125 10 130 0 75
Sierra Leonan 2022* 45 35 10 125 15 0 0 0 0 5 15
Singaporean 2022* 0 0 0 645 475 85 75 5 5 0 10
Sudanese 2022* 90 60 30 195 30 30 5 5 20 0 5
Somali 2022* 660 510 150 215 15 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sri Lankan 2022* 20 5 10 485 60 175 160 5 10 0 10
Surinamese 2022* 0 0 0 1,620 340 135 90 5 40 0 30
Syrian 2022* 14,835 7,505 7,330 3,460 30 50 40 5 5 0 10
Tajik 2022* 10 10 0 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2022* 0 0 0 1,075 555 245 180 30 35 0 100
Tanzanian 2022* 5 5 5 70 35 0 5 5 0 0 0
Thai 2022* 0 0 0 750 170 120 55 15 50 5 125
Togolese 2022* 0 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 10
Tunisian 2022* 15 10 5 390 25 190 150 10 30 0 20
Turkish 2022* 3,140 1,650 1,490 9,400 1,430 3,275 2,820 185 270 0 510
Turkmenian 2022* 10 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 2022* 135 60 75 190 45 25 10 5 10 25 5
Venezuelan 2022* 60 45 15 240 10 0 45 0 0 0 90
Vietnamese 2022* 0 0 0 955 600 145 50 20 75 0 25
Belorussian 2022* 30 25 5 620 50 260 250 5 10 0 20
Zambian 2022* 0 0 0 75 35 15 5 10 0 0 5
Zimbabwean 2022* 15 5 5 235 65 65 55 5 5 0 10
South African 2022* 0 0 0 4,805 180 1,990 1,900 40 50 0 540
South Korean 2022* 0 0 0 1,535 950 240 170 30 40 0 80
Swiss 2022* 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 20 0 5
Stateless 2022* 565 180 385 195 5 0 5 0 0 0 10
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
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
Highly skilled migrant /Blue Card holder
Highly skilled migrant
Migrant which performs highly skilled work. A wage threshold applies for admission as a highly skilled migrant

Blue Card holder
The EU Blue Card is a residence permit for workers who perform highly qualified work within the European Union. To be eligible for a European Blue Card workers must meet a wage and training requirement.

Researcher
Research scientist which receives a residence permit under the skilled migrant scheme.
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.
Single permit (GVVA)
This permit is available from April 1st, 2014. The Single Permit combines the residence permit and the work permit. The applicants request for both in one application.