Ministerie van Justitie, Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

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Ministry of Justice
http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/jus  

Rijksoverheid.nl
Starting in 2010, the Dutch national government will communicate via a single website. The various ministries will be added to the website in stages. As of its launch on 31 March, 5 ministries are currently active on this website. During the course of the year, the other ministries will be added.
www.rijksoverheid.nl

Overheid.nl
The Overheid.nl website is the quickest route to government information. This website provides easy and reliable access to Dutch government information on the Internet.
www.overheid.nl

Government
www.regering.nl

Lower House of the States General
www.tweedekamer.nl

The National Ombudsman
The National Ombudsman is an independent High Institution of State that investigates citizens’ complaints about improper conduct on the part of government and police authorities and officers.
www.ombudsman.nl

Coming to the Netherlands

Expatcenter
The Expatcenter is an initiative by the Municipality of Amsterdam, the Municipality of Amstelveen and IND. Highly skilled migrants will be formally registered in the Municipal Administration (GBA) and issued with their residence documents from the IND during one point of contact (a 'one-stop shop').
www.expatloket.nl 

New to Holland
The official website on Immigration
www.newtoholland.nl

Digital Labour Migration Desk for Employers
Employers wishing to take on a foreign employee can now submit a combined application for a Provisional residence permit and a Work permit with the IND and UWV WERKbedrijf
www.arbeidsmigratie.nl

Integration Examination
Information about the integration examination: www.inburgeren.nl 

Het Juridisch Loket (Legal Aid)
Anyone in the Netherlands could be faced with a legal problem at some time or other, creating questions you may not always be able to answer yourself. 
www.hetjl.nl

Refugees 

Dutch Refugee Council 
The Dutch Refugee Council represents the rights of refugees and assists them in building a new life in the Netherlands.
www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl

Foundation for Refugee Students UAF
The Foundation for Refugee Students UAF supports refugees and asylum seekers during their studies and in finding a job by means of scholarships, contributions, advice and guidance.
www.uaf.nl 

Policy/legislation and regulations/dispensation of justice  

Judgements databank
This website allows you to search for a selection of judgements by the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, the District Courts and other judicial authorities.
www.rechtspraak.nl/Uitspraken

Dispensation of justice in the Netherlands
www.rechtspraak.nl

Wetten.nl
If you are looking for the complete text of a certain law or scheme you can look for it at this website.
wetten.overheid.nl

IND Chain partners and International Collaboration

Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers
The Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers is responsible for the reception of asylum seekers by order of the Ministry of Justice. 
www.coa.nl

Dienst Terugkeer & Vertrek, DT&V (Return & Departure Service)
This executive agency focuses on achieving the (independent) return of foreign nationals who are residing unlawfully in the Netherlands.
www.dienstterugkeerenvertrek.nl 

International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
The  IOM provides foreign nationals residing in the Netherlands with assistance in returning to their country of origin, migration to another country and family reunification.
www.iom-nederland.nl(the Netherlands)
www.iom.int(international)

Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary
The Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary is best characterised as a police organisation with military status. The Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary comes under the Ministry of Defence but also works for the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
www.marechaussee.nl

Association of Netherlands Municipalities
Organisation representing the interests of all municipalities with respect to other authorities.
www.vng.nl

Nuffic (studying in the Netherlands)
www.nuffic.nl

Informatie Beheer Groep
You can register for the integration examination with the Informatie Beheer Groep.  
General site: www.ib-groep.nl

Governor Aruba
Website containing information on becoming a Dutch national.
www.kabga.aw

Dutch Diplomatic Missions Abroad
This portal by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers information on both Dutch diplomatic missions abroad and foreign diplomatic missions in the Netherlands.
http://www.mfa.nl/en/

GDISC    
Network of European Immigration Services
www.gdisc.org

Identity documents
This combined site of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the IND Documents Bureau deals with the security features of Dutch travel and immigration documents.
www.identiteitsdocumenten.nl

Holland Gateway
Holland Gateway is the result of the shared vision of five government and semi-government partners. Its main objective is to increase the attractiveness of the Netherlands as the location of choice for establishments in Europe as well as increase the productivity of the ones already established in our country.
www.hollandgateway.nl