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Netherlands

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13
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Last checked
23 October 2026

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02Official bodies by topic

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  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    Government.nl

    government.nl

    Government of the Netherlands

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  • ParliamentNationalGovernment

    Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal

    tweedekamer.nl

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  • ElectionsNationalPublic body

    Kiesraad

    kiesraad.nl

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  • OmbudsmanNationalPublic body

    Nationale ombudsman

    nationaleombudsman.nl

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  • Human rights and equalityNationalPublic body

    College voor de Rechten van de Mens

    mensenrechten.nl

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  • Consultations and petitionsNationalGovernment

    Internetconsultatie

    internetconsultatie.nl

    Rijksoverheid

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Arrival and statusNationalGovernment

    Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)

    ind.nl

    IND

    The national service for residence permits, asylum and naturalisation.

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  • CitizenshipNationalGovernment

    Dutch citizenship

    ind.nl

    IND

    How to become a Dutch citizen by naturalisation or option.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalGovernment

    Asylum in the Netherlands

    ind.nl

    IND

    How the asylum procedure works.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalGovernment

    Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA)

    coa.nl

    COA

    Reception and housing for people seeking asylum.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalNon-profit

    VluchtelingenWerk Nederland

    vluchtelingenwerk.nl

    Advice and support for refugees during and after the asylum procedure.

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  • Asylum and refugee protectionNationalInternational body

    UNHCR Netherlands

    unhcr.org

    UNHCR

    The UN Refugee Agency office in the Netherlands.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalPublic body

    Juridisch Loket

    juridischloket.nl

    Free legal advice for people on a low income, and referral to a lawyer.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalGovernment

    Netherlands Institute for Human Rights

    mensenrechten.nl

    College voor de Rechten van de Mens

    Rules on discrimination complaints at work, in education and in services.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalPublic body

    Discriminatie.nl

    discriminatie.nl

    Report discrimination to the local anti-discrimination service.

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Netherlands. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/directory/netherlands/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Netherlands.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/civic/directory/netherlands/.

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	url = {https://kurds.global/civic/directory/netherlands/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/civic/directory/netherlands/},
}

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