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Our privacy policy has recently been updated. The new version includes revised retention periods for personal data and is more closely aligned with the legal requirements under the GDPR. The updated privacy statement is available at https://www.everaert.nl/en/privacy-policy.

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The temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine will end on 4 March 2027. After that date, they will most likely receive a so-called ‘transition document’, a temporary residence permit that will be valid for three years. Those who had temporary protection before a certain date are eligible. The exact date will be announced later. […]

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Today, the new salary thresholds for highly skilled migrants, intra-company transfers, Blue Card holders, and recent graduates in the Netherlands were published. The following salary thresholds will apply per January 1st, 2026: The above presents the minimum gross salary per month, excluding 8% holiday allowance. All applications received by the IND after 31 December 2025 […]

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From 1 January 2026, the administrative duty of recognised sponsors will be expanded. They will be required to include additional information in their records. This concerns proof that highly skilled migrants or EU Blue Card holders actually received their salary. For example, a statement from the business bank account or an overview of a batch […]

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Two years ago, the South African High Court ruled that the provision stating that South African nationality is automatically lost when you acquire another nationality is unconstitutional. At that time, we wrote that this did not change anything yet, because the South African Constitutional Court still had to look into it. On 6 May 2025, […]

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In its ruling of 22 October 2025, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division announced the revised assessment framework. The revised assessment framework contains a number of changes compared to the assessment framework set out in the Division’s ruling of 4 May 2022. The changes comprise the following five points. 1. Clarification of the concept of ‘further evidence’ […]

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Application fees for Dutch citizenship requests, by naturalization or option, are revised annually. As of 1 January 2026, the IND charges the following amounts: Category Application fees in 2025 Application fees in 2026 Single option request € 231 € 241 Option request with partner € 395 € 412 Child < 18 joining option request € 26 € 27 Single naturalization request € 1.091 € 1.139 Naturalization […]

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The Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) has once again set up an independent committee of academics and lawyers to assess election programs in terms of their constitutionality. The committee cites migration as the most worrying issue: a halt to asylum, austerity measures in reception facilities, and the abolition of priority for status holders in social housing. […]

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There are scammers posing as our lawyer, Muhyadin Mohamud. They are contacting people through Facebook groups, using a mobile number and a Gmail address. They often request payments via Tikkie. This is not how our office operates. We do not use mobile numbers or Gmail addresses, and we never request payments via Tikkie. Have you […]

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“If foreigners are only allowed to naturalise after ten years, this will only slow down their integration.” This is the response of Danielle Snaathorst, Leonie Haenen and Elles Besselsen to the outgoing cabinet’s bill to extend the naturalisation period from five to ten years. Their opinion piece was published last week in Het Parool. The […]

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