Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

Temporary residence permits; purpose of stay and nationality

Nationality Periods 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)
Total 2022* 45,870 21,845 17,040 6,990
Afghan 2022* 530 250 150 130
Albanian 2022* 115 55 35 25
Algerian 2022* 85 45 15 25
American 2022* 2,275 1,200 940 135
Angolan 2022* 40 5 15 20
Argentinian 2022* 155 90 45 20
Armenian 2022* 105 50 30 25
Australian 2022* 325 210 90 25
Azerbaijani 2022* 105 50 45 10
Bengali 2022* 305 185 115 5
Bhutanese 2022* 0 0 0 0
Bolivian 2022* 15 10 5 5
Bosnian 2022* 80 45 10 25
Brazilian 2022* 1,190 695 350 145
Burundian 2022* 25 10 5 10
Canadian 2022* 330 190 115 25
Chilean 2022* 125 65 45 15
Chinese 2022* 1,140 500 570 65
Colombian 2022* 285 175 55 60
Congolese 2022* 25 5 5 10
Congolese (Democratic Republic) 2022* 45 10 15 15
Costa Rican 2022* 60 35 20 5
Cuban 2022* 40 25 5 15
Dominican (from Republic) 2022* 120 30 25 65
Ecuadorian 2022* 55 30 10 20
Egyptian 2022* 640 285 290 70
Eritrean 2022* 1,290 120 525 645
Ethiopian 2022* 110 30 40 40
Philippine 2022* 730 405 220 100
Gambian 2022* 95 50 30 20
Georgian 2022* 55 30 15 15
Ghanaian 2022* 475 195 160 115
Guinean 2022* 80 15 35 30
Haitian 2022* 10 0 5 5
Indian 2022* 6,955 3,640 3,285 30
Indonesian 2022* 665 375 235 55
Iraqi 2022* 430 160 55 215
Iranian 2022* 1,235 805 390 40
Israeli 2022* 205 80 115 10
Ivorian 2022* 20 0 5 15
Japanese 2022* 705 325 375 5
Yemeni 2022* 190 25 100 65
Jordanian 2022* 55 30 15 10
Cape Verdean 2022* 45 15 10 20
Cameroonian 2022* 60 15 30 15
Kazakh 2022* 105 55 45 5
Kenyan 2022* 130 55 50 25
Kuwaiti 2022* 10 5 5 0
Kosovar 2022* 50 25 5 20
Croatian 2022* 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 2022* 155 70 45 40
Liberian 2022* 25 5 10 10
Libyan 2022* 25 10 10 10
Macedonian 2022* 100 50 40 10
Maldivian 2022* 0 0 0 0
Malaysian 2022* 110 65 40 5
Moroccan 2022* 1,820 1,065 260 495
Mexican 2022* 340 215 95 30
Moldavian 2022* 15 5 5 5
Mongolian 2022* 20 5 10 5
Myanmarese 2022* 25 10 10 0
Nepalese 2022* 85 50 30 5
New Zealand 2022* 85 60 15 10
Nigerian 2022* 560 165 245 150
Ukrainian 2022* 980 525 420 35
Uzbek 2022* 40 20 20 0
Omani 2022* 15 5 10 0
Pakistani 2022* 715 365 310 40
Peruvian 2022* 135 85 25 20
Russian 2022* 2,980 1,820 1,090 75
Rwandan 2022* 20 5 10 10
Salvadorean 2022* 15 10 0 5
Saudi Arabian 2022* 105 35 65 0
Citizen of Serbia 2022* 205 110 75 20
Sierra Leonan 2022* 90 10 25 55
Singaporean 2022* 70 45 20 5
Sudanese 2022* 135 40 40 55
Somali 2022* 190 25 50 115
Sri Lankan 2022* 240 145 90 5
Surinamese 2022* 1,120 515 295 310
Syrian 2022* 3,365 390 830 2,145
Tajik 2022* 5 5 5 0
Taiwanese 2022* 170 90 75 10
Tanzanian 2022* 35 15 5 10
Thai 2022* 335 210 80 45
Togolese 2022* 15 0 5 5
Tunisian 2022* 155 95 30 30
Turkish 2022* 4,185 2,380 1,545 255
Turkmenian 2022* 5 5 0 0
Ugandan 2022* 90 25 25 35
Venezuelan 2022* 135 60 30 50
Vietnamese 2022* 185 105 60 20
Belorussian 2022* 285 165 110 5
Zambian 2022* 20 10 10 5
Zimbabwean 2022* 95 40 50 5
South African 2022* 2,095 1,055 935 105
South Korean 2022* 265 130 125 10
Swiss 2022* 0 0 0 0
Stateless 2022* 185 5 155 25
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

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.
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.