Second or following asylum application

You want to apply for asylum again in the Netherlands. For example, because something has changed in your country of origin or personal situation. Find out how to apply for a repeat asylum application (in Dutch: herhaalde asielaanvraag).

You receive a positive decision from the IND. You will get an asylum residence permit.

You are in the Netherlands.

You applied for asylum in the Netherlands before. The IND rejected this application, or the IND withdrew your asylum residence permit.

There are new elements relevant to your situation that clearly increase the likelihood of you being granted a residence permit. This is information that you were unable to present during the previous asylum application. For example, events have changed your personal situation or the situation in your country of origin. The new information can also be a policy change or a court judgment.

Complete the application form (model M35-O) for your second or following application. Do this in Dutch.

Report in person at the application centre in Ter Apel. Reporting is possible from Monday to Friday from 08.00 to 15.00.

After checking your identity, a staff member sends you on to the HASA desk at the application centre. This is where you hand in the application form with all your documents.

In the following situations no application form is needed and you can report immediately to the application centre in Ter Apel:

The IND did not consider your previous application. This means that we did not examine the content of your application.

The IND rejected your previous asylum application. Afterwards, you returned to your country of origin, and you can prove this. For example, with stamps in your passport.

A second asylum application is free of charge.

The IND uses your documents and your fingerprints to check your identity.

After applying, you will also have a right to reception. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) arranges this.

Do you have family members aged 15 or over? Then they must always fill in their own application form.

Are you also applying for your children under 18 years? Then they also have to go to the application centre in Ter Apel.

The IND checks whether you handed in the application in person and if it is complete.

The IND will give you a provisional decision (intended decision). You will be given 1 week to report to the application centre in Ter Apel.

The IND decides whether you will have an interview or not.

During the interview, the IND staff member will only ask questions about new relevant elements.

You receive a positive decision from the IND. You will get an asylum residence permit.

You receive a negative decision from the IND. The decision states that you must leave the Netherlands and an entry ban will be imposed on you. You can appeal this decision in court.

A lawyer can help you with this. If you want a lawyer, you have to arrange this yourself before the start of the application process. Do you not have a lawyer and are you submitting a second asylum application? Then you are entitled to free legal counseling. These are IND employees who provide you with a general explanation of the asylum procedure. They do not provide personal advice and cannot view the details of your application.