Asylum SeekerAsylum seekers do not have a right to their own housing and settlement. Instead, the COA assigns them to different types of accommodation which include the following: Centrale Ontvangst ...

Thus far, four Universities in the Netherlands offer free courses to asylum seekers and refugees with an academic background. The courses are taught in English and offered in different fields and at ...

University of AmsterdamReLink: This program is open for refugees who have obtained a bachelor's degree and live in Amsterdam. The program aims to offer relevant work experience in a Dutch-speaking ...

DUO  Only refugees who have obtained permanent residence status have legal rights to DUO study financing. Up until the age of 30 refugees are eligible for both study financing which is a loan ...

UAF The UAF or foundation for refugee students not only provides guidance in regards to finding a study and job but provides financial support for refugees who are either not eligible for DUO or have ...

Housing There are a number of organizations tasked with assisting refugees with finding adequate housing within the municipality they have been placed in. The organization Take Care BNB facilitates ...

In order to better understand the legal rights of refugees in the Netherlands, all legal rights newcomers have from the moment they arrive to the Netherlands until the moment they are provided with ...

Education  There are a wide variety of organizations working with refugees to access various levels of education. On the vluchtelingenwerk website there is an abundance of information which links ...

Asylum Procedure During Procedure During the asylum-seeking process, there is a range of organizations which refugees will encounter. The main organization is the Immigratie-en Naturalisatiedienst ...

The Universities listed below offer Dutch language courses that prepare refugees to pass the State exam II (NT2-II). University of AmsterdamFor refugees who have not taken the State Exam yet, the UoA ...