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EU Temporary Protection Directive — Ukraine

NetherlandsHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Temporary protection under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (Council Directive 2001/55/EC; Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022). The application is formally an asylum application (form M35H) but is not a regular asylum application: the IND does not decide on it while the directive applies. The directive currently applies until 4 March 2028.

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Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Ukrainian nationals who fled Ukraine after 26 November 2021, or travelled to the EU between 27 November 2021 and 23 February 2022 for work or a holiday, or can prove they were already staying in the Netherlands before 27 November 2021. Non-Ukrainians who held a valid permanent Ukrainian residence permit on 23 February 2022, left Ukraine after 26 November 2021 and have not been in their country of origin after 23 February 2022. Family members (spouse, long-term unmarried partner, unmarried child under 18, dependent household member) of a covered person, where the family life existed in Ukraine on 23 February 2022 and still exists. All must not be a danger to public order or national security and must not have been granted temporary protection in another EU country. Non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit are no longer covered since 4 September 2025.

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  • https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine
    You have Ukrainian nationality You meet one of the following requirements: You fled Ukraine after 26 November 2021, or; You travelled to the EU between 27 November 2021 and 23 February 2022 for work or a holiday, or; You can prove that you were already staying in the Netherlands before 27 November 2021, for example because you had applied for asylum. You are not a danger to public order or national security. You have not been granted temporary protection in another EU country.
  • https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine
    On 23 February 2022, you held a valid permanent Ukrainian residence permit. This may, but does not have to, be an asylum permit. You must also have left Ukraine after 26 November 2021 and must not have been in your country of origin after 23 February 2022.
  • https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine
    This family life already existed on 23 February 2022 in Ukraine. And it still exists. By family life we mean any of the following situations: You are married. You are a partner (unmarried) and you have a long-term relationship. You are a child under the age of 18 and you are not married. You are a family member and you were living with your family. You are (largely) dependent on this family.
  • https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine
    Do you belong to this group? And have you not (applied for) a residence permit in the Netherlands? Then you are no longer allowed to live and work in the Netherlands since 4 September 2025.
  • https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine
    Until 4 September 2025, non-Ukrainians with a temporary Ukrainian residence permit (third-country nationals) were also entitled to the rights under the directive.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

In-country: the person registers at the local town hall in the Personal Records Database (BRP), which officially starts the application, and then signs the M35H application form at the IND when collecting proof of residency, or at Schiphol when arriving by plane (where the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee checks documents and the IND may interview the person). The application cannot be made in Ter Apel. It is free of charge.

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What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

The application is formally an asylum application (form M35H), but the IND does not decide on it while the directive applies. The official source does not state registration, family handling, support or rights during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The competent bodies named are the local council (town hall) for BRP registration, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) for the application and proof of residency, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar) at the airport, the Ukrainian embassy in The Hague for proof of Ukrainian nationality, and the Repatriation and Departure Service (DTenV) for help with return.

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Limits of the record
  • page gives no fraud/scam warning and names no UN body

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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