# Asylum arrivals in the Netherlands were about 910 in week 41

> Of the roughly 910 people who entered the Dutch asylum system in week 41, 590 filed a first application and 240 were family members joining a relative, the Ministry of Justice and Security reports.

Migration · published 2026-10-12 10:06 · https://nlnow.nl/a/asylum-inflow-in-the-netherlands-was-about-910-in-week-41/

The Netherlands registered about 910 asylum arrivals in week 41, according to the Ministry of Justice and Security. The total covers first applications, repeat applications, resettlement, relocation and arriving family members (nareizigers).

**First applications made up most of the week's asylum inflow** (people/applications; source: Ministry of Justice and Security)

- First applications: 590
- Arrived family members: 240
- Other applications: 80

The figure of 240 family members excludes 8 ECHR (EVRM) cases. The 80 other applications are repeat applications, resettlement and relocation.

The figures are rounded to the nearest ten and are provisional, so they may differ marginally. Final asylum figures and trends are published monthly on the website of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

Monthly totals from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show 1,965 asylum applications in August 2026, compared with 2,120 in August 2025.

**Monthly asylum requests fell from 3,085 in September 2024 to 1,965 in August 2026** (asylum requests per month; source: CBS)

- Sep 2024: 3085
- Oct 2024: 2890
- Nov 2024: 2460
- Dec 2024: 2255
- Jan 2025: 1785
- Feb 2025: 1670
- Mar 2025: 1445
- Apr 2025: 1670
- May 2025: 1925
- Jun 2025: 2115
- Jul 2025: 2235
- Aug 2025: 2120
- Sep 2025: 2865
- Oct 2025: 2615
- Nov 2025: 2650
- Dec 2025: 2745
- Jan 2026: 2230
- Feb 2026: 2125
- Mar 2026: 2115
- Apr 2026: 2275
- May 2026: 2305
- Jun 2026: 2005
- Jul 2026: 2025
- Aug 2026: 1965

## Background

- **IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst)**: The Immigration and Naturalisation Service, which decides on asylum applications, residence permits and Dutch citizenship.

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