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Requirements for passport photos

Having your photo taken for a new passport, ID card, or driver’s license? Read about the requirements your photo must meet.

Immigration to the Netherlands

Learn more about what you need to arrange when you want to live in the Netherlands.

Applying for housing benefit

If you are renting your home, you may be eligible to receive housing benefit (huurtoeslag). This is a contribution towards the payment of your rent.

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The government embraces European proposal to facilitate application of ‘safe third country’ concept

30-07-2025 | 15:00

If it is up to the European Commission, the options open to member states when it comes to deciding not to consider the substance ...

Extension of the Temporary Protection Directive until 4 March 2027 for refugees from Ukraine and Recommendations for an exit-strategy

04-07-2025 | 17:00

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not over yet. That is why the European Commission submitted a proposal to extend the Temporary ...

New Justice and Security laws as of 1 July 2025

30-06-2025 | 15:22

The maximum penalty for participating in a terrorist organisation is to be increased from 15 to 20 years, child support debts are ...

Government acknowledges additional suffering of children placed in care

30-06-2025 | 14:00

The government recognises the additional distress that children experienced due to both the benefits scandal and subsequent care ...

Additional funding for legal aid as early as 2026

26-06-2025 | 13:00

More investment in legal aid is also planned for 2026. It was previously announced in the Spring Memorandum that an additional ...

NATO Summit in The Hague concludes with joint decisions and a focus on the future

26-06-2025 | 09:59

The second and final day of the NATO Summit in The Hague focused on the new NATO standard: spending 3.5 percent of gross domestic ...