Author
List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure
|
Stage of the procedure |
Competent authority (EN) |
Competent authority (NL) |
| Registration at the border |
Royal Military Police (KMar) |
Koninklijke Marechaussee (KMar) |
| Registration on the territory |
Aliens Police |
Vreemdelingenpolitie (AVIM) |
| Application at the border |
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) |
Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) |
| Application on the territory |
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) |
Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) |
| Dublin (responsibility assessment) |
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) |
Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) |
| Refugee status determination |
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) |
Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) |
| Appeal |
Regional Court |
Rechtbank |
| Onward appeal |
Council of State |
Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State (ABRvS) |
| Subsequent application (admissibility) |
Regional Court Council of State |
Rechtbank Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State (ABRvS) |
| Repatriation and return |
Service Return and Departure |
Dienst Terugkeer en Vertrek (DT&V)
|
Number of staff and nature of the determining authority
|
Name in English |
Number of staff |
Ministry responsible |
Is there any political interference possible by the responsible Minister with the decision making in individual cases by the determining authority? |
|
Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) |
Not available |
Ministry of Security and Justice |
Yes No |
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is responsible for examining applications for international protection and competent to take decisions at first instance. The work instructions applied by caseworkers are published in Dutch on the IND’s website. This includes procedural instructions inter alia on interviews, subsequent applications, age assessments, border procedures, the use of country of origin information, but also on how to work with an interpreter, how to handle medical advice, how to decide in cases in which sexual orientation and gender identity issues are brought up as grounds for asylum, or how to conduct child-friendly interviews.[1]
[1] IND, Work instructions, available in Dutch at: https://bit.ly/2MtP0f7.