Important information for British people living in The Netherlands

Both articles I copied from the governmental website of the IND. Make sure however that you are registered at your local Gemeentehuis and at the IND because to give you leave to remain the Dutch government has to know you were here before the UK left the EU.

Right of residence transition scheme for British citizens in the Netherlands January 8, 2019

​The Dutch government has decided that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, British citizens and their families who are lawfully resident in the Netherlands prior to 29 March will be entitled to live, work and study in the Netherlands for at least another 15 months.

This transition scheme will also apply to family members of British citizens who do not hold EU citizenship themselves.
During this 15-month period, the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will invite the roughly 45,000 British citizens who are lawfully resident in the Netherlands to apply for a permanent residence permit, which will be required after the transition period. The IND will stagger the invitations across the transition period, allowing all those affected to properly organise their future stay in the Netherlands. British citizens will be eligible for the permit if they meet the same residence conditions that apply to EU citizens.
Minister for Migration Harbers: "Even after Brexit, British citizens will still be most welcome to live, work and study in the Netherlands. It is therefore important for the EU and the UK to reach solid right of residence agreements. Because there is still no certainty regarding this, the IND has made adequate preparations in anticipation of a no-deal scenario. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, British citizens who are lawfully resident in the Netherlands will be allowed to continue living there for a period of 15 months. Although this takes away their most pressing concern in the short term, they will require a permanent residence permit after the transition period."
British citizens who decide to come to the Netherlands to live, work or study after Brexit have the option to apply for a residence permit as a third-country national. However, these applicants will be allowed to apply for a residence permit in the Netherlands and will be exempted from the authorisation for temporary stay (MVV) requirement, just like Americans, Canadians, Japanese and South Koreans.​

 https://ind.nl/en/news/Pages/Right-of-residence-transition-scheme-for-British-citizens-in-the-Netherlands.aspx

IND sends information letter to British nationals in the Netherlands January 14, 2019

​This week, IND is sending an information letter to the roughly 45,000 British nationals living in the Netherlands on how a potential no-deal Brexit would affect their right of residence.

On 7 January, the Dutch government decided that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, British citizens who are lawfully* resident in the Netherlands prior to 29 March will be entitled to live, work and study in the Netherlands for at least another 15 months. This transition scheme is important information for British nationals living in the Netherlands who are concerned about their right of residence in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The information letter advises that during a transition period of 15 months, IND will invite British citizens lawfully resident in the Netherlands to submit an application for a permanent resident permit that will be required after this transition period. British citizens will be eligible for such a permit if they meet the same residence requirements that apply to EU citizens.

The letter is being sent to all British nationals and their family members who are registered in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen or BRP).

The IND drafted the information letter in collaboration with other ministries. There are two versions of the letter. Both are available on ind.nl/Brexit.

Do you have any questions about the information letter?
More information, including Q & As, is available on ind.nl/Brexit.
In the news
 The Netherlands' transitional arrangements have been in the news over the past week. Among others, The Guardian and NOS (in Dutch) reported on the transition scheme in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

 https://ind.nl/en/news/Pages/IND-sends-information-letter-to-all-British-nationals-in-the-Netherlands.aspx





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Why it is wise to register as a non-EU partner of a foreign EU-resident living in The Netherlands (And British due to BREXIT)

Big tears slowly dropped down. She had come to The Netherlands with her EU boyfriend and he had said she did not need a residence permit. She was not having a job but kept the household spot and span. All finances were taking care of by her boyfriend. But then after many years the relationship ended and she applied for her own residence permit. "Can you prove you have been living in the Netherlands as a common law wife of an EU resident for at least 5 years?" asked the Dutch Immigration Service IND. And with a boyfriend who had done all the paperwork, who had not seen the need to register at the municipality or at the IND that turned out to be bloody difficult.

Do you need to register at the IND to be legal in The Netherlands when you are a wife, husband, boyfriend or girlfriend of someone from another EU country?

 No you do not. Under Regulation 2004/38/eu a foreign spouse, husband or registered partner has a direct right to stay in the EU country his or her EU lover has moved to to work. The Dutch government decided that people who were living together could fall under this regime as well as long as they are in an exclusive long time relationship (for instance having a child together or have been living together for at least 6 months).

Why should you nevertheless register as a third country national?

* When you apply for a job you can show you have a legal right to stay. Employers get fined for hiring someone who is not having a residence permit or a right to stay;
* When you are ever arrested or have to show your legal status to the police an IND pasje is very handy;
* After 5 years of staying in The Netherlands you can apply for your own residence permit in case your relationship ends in a split or divorce;
* After 5 years of legal stay in The Netherlands and having completed a Dutch integration and language test you can apply for a Dutch passport;
* For the old-age pension that everybody living in The Netherlands receives the years of residence in The Netherlands count for the height of the amount you will receive;
* Having your name on the rent contract of your house and the bank account as well give you a negotiation position when you would split up or divorce. Being an official named partner will also give you a right for a part of your partners pension in case he dies or you guys divorce.

So what to do?

* Make an appointment with the IND to do the EU check;
* When you have gotten your IND pasje go to the cityhall (gemeentehuis) and ask to be registered as someone living in that village or town;
* Inform your lover's health and liability insurance that you are now living with him or her and need to have insurance;
* Inform your lover's pension organisation that you are now living with him or her so they can register you as a beneficiary as well.
* It is quite normal here for a couple to have a shared bank account and be both on the rental contract of a house.
* There is no obligation for you to learn Dutch but it is a smart thing to do. People cannot as easily fool you, you can get a job more easily and it will help you get local friends.




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Resettlement in the Netherlands as an invited refugee

Resettlement

Every year the Netherlands invites about five hundred refugees to settle in our country. Most of these refugees come from refugee camps. COA makes the preparations for their arrival in the Netherlands. COA also maintains contacts with the municipalities that will house them.

Refugees

Many refugees flee to a refugee camp or a city in the region where they come from, usually in a neighbouring country. Eritrean refugees, for example, flee to a Kenyan refugee camp and Iraqi refugees to Beirut, in Lebanon. After a while some refugees can return to their country of birth or become integrated in their new country, although this is far from always the case.

Resettlement programme

The UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has implemented a programme for refugees who cannot return to their homes and are not safe in the region where they fled. This programme offers the refugees an opportunity to settle in another country. The Netherlands is affiliated with this resettlement programme. Our government has agreed to resettle a total of two thousand refugees between 2012 and 2015.

Selection missions

Selection missions assess whether refugees come into consideration for resettlement in the Netherlands. Four of these missions are organised each year. Representatives from COA, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take part in these missions. The destinations are chosen in consultation with the UNHCR and the countries supporting the programme. The UNHCR proposes the refugees for resettlement, and the Immigration and Naturalisation Service makes the selection on the basis of the Dutch asylum policy.
The selection mission’s COA staff hold social interviews with the refugees. They assess whether the refugees will be able to integrate in the Netherlands and whether their expectations are realistic.

Before arrival in the Netherlands: exploratory cultural course

Before the selected refugees come to the Netherlands COA offers them three exploratory cultural courses of six half-days. These prepare the refugees for their arrival in the Netherlands and their settlement in a Dutch municipality. They also learn the basics of the Dutch language.

After arrival in the Netherlands

About six months after the selection mission the refugees selected for resettlement in the Netherlands come to our country. COA counsels them for the first 48 hours. They then move to their new home.

Individual invitations

In addition to these selection missions, the Netherlands sometimes invites individual refugees to resettle in the country. Refugees can, for example, be invited because they need urgent medical treatment.
 Hier gevonden: https://www.coa.nl/en/asylum-seekers/resettlement



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Life in limbo (Nederlandse asielprocedure gezien door buitenlandse journalist) WAT EEN ROTSTUK!

“Taliban kill us by bullets, the Dutch authorities kill us by waiting in the camps. It’s like death in installments”

This is what Gulnar, 23 and a mother of three year old daughter named Malala told me in a refugee camp in the Netherlands. At three months pregnant, she set out on her journey from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in the first week of August 2013. She told me her story in broken English in the camp at TerApel and later in the camp at Arnhem. She only speaks Dari, a language spoken in Afghanistan along with Pashto, even though her father is a Pashtun from Jalalabad. Her mother belongs to the Herat province.
She went from Kabul to Herat by car with her daughter by way of a human smuggler locally called an ‘agent’. They walked for four hours to enter Iran. She said her husband paid 10,000 Euro to the agent to take her to Europe. She stayed in Turkey for a week, along with 11 more people belonging to different nationalities like Syrians, Egyptians and Iranians, and was then taken in a mini-bus to a forest on the Greece border. They walked three nights in the forest with no food or water. “In one hand I had my bag and in the other I was holding my daughter. We would walk for four hours and then rest for five minutes. I and the other ladies, especially an elderly Syrian lady, could not walk anymore. We complained to the agent that it is not possible for us to walk anymore and they should have some food and water and rest for some time. The agent said he cannot wait for them and even if we die, he does not care. Our legs were swollen from walking and we had no idea when we would reach the Greek border”. Food and water was limited leading to dehydration and hunger. Gul Nar felt like dying. She regretted making the trip feeling like a certain death was waiting for her. “In the forest I thought I would die along with my daughter. My worst fear was that the group would leave me behind and nobody would be able to find our bodies”, Gul Nar said choking back tears. Her small daughter was scared and kept crying, agitating the agent. He warned her to shut her up or he would abandon her and her daughter in the forest. Luckily they made it to Greece but Gul Nar had no idea the name of city or town where they had arrived. They were locked in a small room with no blankets and no furniture in the freezing cold. The agent would come to give them food in a plastic bag and then lock the door again. They were taken to the Netherlands in a freezer truck used for transporting fruits, vegetables and meat. She said she felt suffocated and could feel the movement of her baby inside her belly. Once they reached the Netherlands she went to a police station where she was interviewed and instructed to go to TerApel to file her asylum request. The only identification papers she had on her was her marriage certificate.
Like most of the refugees who are waiting for the decision, she said she developed sleep problems. “First I cannot sleep and when I sleep I have nightmares. So many times I thought that it’s better to die than having my life in the camp. Then I think about my daughter and my unborn baby and their father so I keep on going. I have dreams for my children to have a safe life and a proper education,” Gul Nar said, adding that she does not want her baby to born in the camp.
She is not happy with the asylum procedure and believes that her case is not treated swiftly or justly by the IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst), The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service. “We have already suffered so much and when the IND tortures us more by making us wait it hurts beyond imagination. I told the IND official who was interviewing me to put himself in my situation. How would it make him feel if I asked him the same twisted questions, how would he respond? I get no news from my family so I listened to news on TV. It hurts when my country burns at the hands of the Taliban and their handlers. That’s why I stopped watching the news,” Gul Nar said.
Gul Nar is not the only one who thought she would be given asylum in Europe the moment she arrived; there were hundreds of others I met in different camps from different nationalities who felt disillusioned with Europe’s asylum procedure and now their fate is up in the air. I met several Afghan citizens who have been waiting for decisions on their cases for the last 10 years and in some cases even 20 years. “The Dutch government has stolen a major portion of my life from me as in the last 10 years. I could not visit my family as I am still waiting for the decision on my case,” said Hashim Khan, an Afghan refugee. He also said that the Dutch government inadvertently encourages refugees to work illegally. They neither have any desire to be in the camps nor can they afford to stay there for extended periods of time.
“After my first interview with the IND I managed to stay hopeful, in spite of the long wait and the boredom. It’s been nine months and I am becoming restless and I have no peace of mind. I also lost 20 kg because of stress. I used to be very laid back, nothing ever bothered me, but now I am very easily irritated and angry. Depression keeps me from getting good sleep, sometimes for weeks. My life was at risk in Pakistan and I thought life would treat me better here in Netherlands but I was so wrong. My fate is up in the air. I can’t go back to my country and no one will give me an answer whether I can stay here. Even if I am granted my asylum from the government, it will take me months to return to being the person I was before,” Said YasirAhmed, who worked in a bank in Pakistan now waiting for his decision in the refugee camp. Yasir is Ahmadi, a sect which is the most persecuted in Pakistan and was declared non-Muslim in 1974.
When I asked Yasir why he does not seek the help of a psychiatrist, which he is entitled to, he said that the camp authorities had arranged an appointment once but he felt disappointed after the session. “The Psychiatrist’s attitude was very impersonal and appeared to be truly unconcerned about my anxiety and depression. He never asked me how the situation was taking a toll on my mental health and claimed I look fine. The session barely lasted 10 minutes,” Yasir said.
The Dutch authorities do not use the word “camp” but instead call it POL, or reception centres, because of its reference to Nazi camps. These camps are relatively better than the camps in Eastern European countries but still there are restrictions and what affects refugees the most is boredom. They have access to Dutch language and integration lessons but only when they receive the asylum, no matter how long it takes. I requested the officials of Dutch Refugee Council to look into this matter but they said they cannot do much about it.
I spoke to a human rights lawyer, who knows the asylum process very well who has been pleading the cases of refugees for more than 15 years. I wanted to get his perspective on the asylum procedure. “Europe is the worst place for refugees and I would advise that no one come here. I believe that the Dutch authorities are relatively good to refugees but in most cases making refugees wait for extended periods of time actually pushes them to a breaking point forcing them to leave the country on their own out of desperation,” he said wishing to remain anonymous.
The Aliens Act 2000 (effective April 2001) has made the process more efficient requiring that the IND make a decision on refugee cases within six months. However, most of the time the IND fails to meet the set deadline. “According to the act, IND has to compensate the aggrieved party if it fails to come up with a decision within the stipulated period but since most of the refugees are not educated and are fearful of expulsion, they choose not to pursue the IND in the court of law,” the lawyer said.
Refugees are generally skeptical about the lawyers assigned by the government. They believe the lawyers side with the government instead of the refugees and that is the reason they are hesitant about sharing their concerns and frustrations. The lawyers in the asylum procedure do nothing more than oversee paperwork making application corrections after the interviews. The lawyers instruct clients to be direct in their answers to the questions asked by the IND officials.
The lawyer agreed that delays in the asylum procedure not only encourage illegal work in the Netherlands but also encourages refugees, mostly from Iran and Afghanistan, to convert to Christianity. The common perception is that Christian converts and homosexuals get decisions expedited averting the long waits for months and years. The IND stance on the delays in the decisions is that it is overwhelmed by the arrivals of large number of refugees from Syria and Eritrea. “The IND believes that cases of Syrians and Eritreans are their priority to accelerate the family’s reunion because the political situation in these countries is worse than most. Delays in cases of refugees from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, etc. is normal but it does not mean they are not taken seriously. The IND works very hard to make sure the decisions are made within the given timeframe,” said a lawyer who closely works with the IND, adding that in most cases the delays happen when the refugees challenge the IND decision in court and refuse to leave the country.

 Bron: http://project-pakistan.com/life-in-limbo/


Tuurlijk: 10 jaar wachten op een beslissing op hun asielverzoek? Ja als ze het 4 keer achter elkaar proberen en steeds worden afgewezen. Advocaten en dokters geen kwaliteit? Ja daar heb je kijk  Te lang moeten wachten en nog naar je asielrelaas worden gevraagd ook? Zullen we maar gelijk huizen en uitkeringen gaan uitdelen zonder te kijken of iemand wel vluchteling is? Tuurlijk worden Christenen en homo's voorgetrokken. Wat een enorm rotartikel!!!!!!!!!!!  Dankbaarheid is ver te zoeken. je vraagt je af wat ze hier willen bereiken en waarom ze zich niet tot een land als Saoedie Arabie hebben gewend ---  Het geeft misschien de reden weer waarom sommige asielzoekers als ze hier mogen blijven helemaal niet het gevoel hebben dat ze misschien dan hun best moeten doen om wat terug te doen voor Nederland.

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Immigration (asylum) and legal aid in The Netherlands - mr Raspe

(This is a work-in-progress document. It has been years since I had to bill at a lawfirm and had to look the amounts up online so if I wrote down things incorrectly please add a comment stating what has to be changed and I can take care of that)

When an asylum-seeker arrives in The Netherlands and declares he (or she) wants to seek asylum he will be moved to a special center where his case will be processed.
Every asylumseeker is given a lawyer without having to pay for that lawyer. This has been standing practice for many many years in The Netherlands predating the Proceduredirective. He will also be able to ask assistance from a charity that helps asylumseekers, called Vluchtelingenwerk, as that has an office in all the asylumcenters (http://www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl/english). And when he is informed that his request is rejected and his appeal (most of them will try till the last resort) there will be all kind of charities (funded by the government and private funds) willing to help the failed asylumseeker return home or political activist willing to house them in a squatted building.

Let us focus on the different aspects:

1) ASYLUMPROCEDURE

Before I will explain how the legal aid is organised let me first explain briefly about the procedure.

In The Netherlands as an asylumseeker you will be given legal aid by a free barrister / lawyer. The Immigration service will interview you once about your identity and travelroute and once about your asylumstory. Your lawyer can suggest alterations in the report or send in additional info and then the Immigration Service (IND) will weigh your story. If they think it is clear you are a refugee they will give you a permit but there is also the possibility they will inform you they plan to deny the refugee status and will give you one final opportunity to explain why that would be wrong. Maybe that will result in a permit or maybe in a decision you have to leave. The asylumseeker can appeal against the decision to refuse him a asylumstatus or can leave the country. Appeals are heard by a judge from a regional court. Against that judge's decision the asylumseeker or the IND can appeal at the highest administrative court called the Raad van State. Remains the answer NO then the asylumseeker will be illegal in the Netherlands and have to leave.

2) LEGAL AID DURING THE ASYLUM PROCEDURE

2.1 THE LAWYER

The asylumseeker does not have to pay the lawyer during his first asylumrequest. That does not mean the lawyer works for free, because he or she will be paid by money provided by the government. The organisation that is in charge of that is called the Raad voor de Rechtsbijstand (Raad voor Rechtsbijstand www.rvr.org).

So for the client the lawyer seems to be a pro deo lawyer but will still generate income.

The amounts are now like as follows:
1. point is 102 euro. Bear in mind that a commercial lawyer will ask 200-350 euro pro hour

* Asylum request till end of second interview - 4 points - 408 euro
* Till "voornemen" so adjustements and corrections- 4 points - 408 euro
* Zienswijze - 4 points - 408 euro
* Appeal: 8 points - 816 euro
* Hoger beroep (Appeal at the highest administrative court) 5 points - 510 euro

But when it is the second try for the asylumseeker the lawyer will be paid a lot less:
* If the request is again denied only 2 points for the whole procedure - 204 euro
* When he wins 7 points - 714 euro

This is fairly recent regulations alterations to make the whole system less costly. And to prevent lawyers to start hopeless procedures just for the money.

Because that was a problem in the past: lawyers pretending to work for the benefit of mankind but in fact more working for a big house for themselves :). Who got filthy rich working as a pro bono / pro deo lawyer just because they took on tons of cases and spend only the minimum amount of time on each.

First the Bar Association and the government tried to halt that by allowing only a maximum amount of "Toevoegingen" as this kind of payment is called. But even with only 250 of those (250 times say 800 as it was then it would still amount to a yearly income of 200.000 euro and if people wanted they could also take on clients that paid for themselves on the side.

Nowadays they make the threshold to be able to work as an asylum pro bono lawyer more and more higher by adding requirements that lawyer has to fulfill like a minimum of studypoints he has to get by taking part in courses, to have to do a minimum amount of cases each year to gain enough experience to be called a specialist, to have the Bar coming at the office and check at random if he is doing his work as he should do and by punishing severely when client complain at the Bar. Same for lawyers who work for people placed in alien detention.

Apart from that they are giving less money to lawyers for their cases.

This has the effect that the gold-diggers quit. But it has also the side effect that the real committed lawyers who spend a lot of hours on a case are hardly able to prevent bankruptcy.

2.2 VLUCHTELINGENWERK

When we go to their own website www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl they will introduce themselves to you:

"With more than 6.000 volunteers and 600 paid employees we offer refugees practical support during their asylum procedure and their integration in the Dutch society. In addition, we provide members of the Parliament with information concerning refugee issues and policy and we carry an active lobby for refugee rights. Another important part of our work is to supply information and advice to asylum lawyers. We also develop various projects to promote the integration of refugees in the Netherlands. Furthermore, we are committed to increasing public support for refugees.
Our organisation

With one National Office, 12 regional offices, and 310 local branches we are active in 90% of all local council districts. The National Office supports the regional and local branches with advice, education, and information.

Our international activities


The Dutch Council for Refugees, wanting the best for refugees not only in the Netherlands but also in other countries, aims to share its knowledge and experience with NGOs in other countries, particularly the countries at the external borders of the EU.

Vluchtelingenwerk is a charity and is paid for by grants of the government, lottery funds, churches and private donors.

For lots of refugees they are the shoulder to cry on, to translate letters, to call their lawyers etc.

There is one risk involved: their volunteers and also their paid staff are not trained lawyers most of the time so very rarely a volunteer will give the wrong legal advice that will backfire for the refugee.

3 ) REJECTED ASYLUM SEEKERS

When someone's request is rejected he or she has to leave the country on his or her own. There is no paid legal aid to help with that! But there are many organisations (charities funded by donors and the government)who will offer help with that for free and there is the IOM.  

4) ILLEGALS

When someone refuses to leave after he has become illegal he runs the risk that he will get caught and put in alien detention.

Every illegal put in a "Habeas Corpus" procedure will be given free legal representation by a barrister. Even when the illegal aliens wants to he can have a lawyer sitting in at his interviews at the police station. That was not even possible for criminals.

That barrister (cannot be a solicitor) will receive the full 816 euro for the first appeal. But if the alien looses he can appeal again and again to make sure the government will keep his procedure on track and is working hard to get him deported. In the past that was a lawyers goldmine as the whole appeal would involve a short letter and most cases were not even having a courthearing. Nowadays that letter will only grant a fee of 102 euro. And a lot less people are placed in alien detention anyways. So lawyers who specialised in these kind of cases are facing bad weather.

5) REGULAR IMMIGRATION CASES

When someone for instance asks for a permit to come and study in The Netherlands or be reunited with a spouse all legal costs have to be paid by that person themselves.

If the request is denied the alien can appeal. In case that person and his Dutch connection earn not enough money they can have a subsidised lawyer. It means they have to pay a part themselves of his fee and the rest is free. But that is when you only have very low income. Everyone else just has to pay and pay and those legal fees can be quite steep. But it is not an obligation to have a lawyer so many people will try their own luck.

6) KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

When a lawyer does not have to look things up because he already knows them by head he will work a lot more efficient. So it is for his own benefit too to be an educated lawyer. And of course for his clients.

Universities and institutes offer all kind of courses in which lawyers take part also partly because they need to get that certain amount of study-points each year.

The Raad voor Rechtsbijstand also orders them to be a member of a Werkgroep and have a subscription to certain magazines. In these days of internet there are all kind of services available online like databanks. However all those can be quite pricy.

But some also offer knowledge on internet for free. And all the court-rulings that matter according to the judges themselves are published online.

Hier te vinden op Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/asylum-netherlands-legal-aid-wytzia-raspe





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Nieuw weblog:Houden van Holland - aan nieuwe inwoners van NL over je eigen land vertellen

 "Wat betekent dat?" "Wat vieren jullie Christenen nou precies met Pasen?" "Waarom beginnen de meeste Nederlanders gezamelijk met eten?" "Hoe ziet het er in de rest van Nederland (buiten de stad) uit?"

Allemaal vragen die mijn buurvrouw aan me stelt boven een kopje thee. En ook mijn oud cliente loopt zich soms dat soort dingen af te vragen. Ook al heb je nog zo je best gedaan op een inburgercursus precies weten wat nou het "Waarom, waar en wat" in een nieuw land is duurt gewoon langer.

Vandaar dit blog. Met dingen die ikzelf opmerkelijk vind aan Nederland en waar de buurvrouw en ik over zouden praten onder de thee.

Bijdragen van jullie zijn van harte welkom op webmaster @ vreemdelingenrecht.com.

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Inburgering: Bezoek eens de tentoonstelling over Hollands Landschap

Het Dordrechts Museum treft voorbereidingen voor de tentoonstelling Holland op z’n mooist – Het voorjaar van de Haagse School. Deze tentoonstelling laat bezoekers kennismaken met de Haagse School en toont de wortels en invloeden van de succesvolle kunststroming.


Tijdens deze expositie zijn onder meer topstukken te zien van Jozef Israëls, Willem Roelofs, de gebroeders Maris en Anton Mauve, die zelden worden getoond. Het grote schilderij ‘Dromen’ van Jozef Israëls, dat lange tijd als verloren werd beschouwd, is een van de iconen van de tentoonstelling. Het schilderij werd in 1860 verkocht naar Amerika en pas in 2013 weer herontdekt op een veiling in New York.

Lees meer hier: http://historiek.net/tentoonstelling-over-schilders-hollands-landschap/48656/

De tentoonstelling ‘Holland op z’n mooist. Het voorjaar van de Haagse School’ loopt van 5 april 2015 t/m 6 september 2015


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Geen kans om naar het museum te gaan? En toch eens watover Nederlandse schilderkunst willen leren. Wellicht is dan dit boek dat over de schilderkunst in de Gouden Eeuw gaat wat voor u (dus paar eeuwen ouder):

Samenvatting

Auteur: B. Haak

• Nederlands
• 536 pagina's
• Uitgeverij WBOOKS
• juni 2003

De Hollandse schilderkunst van de Gouden Eeuw is een uitzonderlijk gebeuren in de kunstgeschiedenis geweest, dat blijvende bewondering in de wereld afdwingt. Hollandse schilders in de Gouden Eeuw is een moderne en gevarieerde geschiedschrijving en beantwoordt niet alleen aan de nieuwste wetenschappelijke inzichten, maar is boeiend om te lezen voor allen die thuis willen raken in deze artistiek uiterst interessante periode. Op heldere wijze worden meer dan vierhonderd schilders besproken. Van elk van hen wordt representatief werk afgebeeld. In niet minder dan 1117 reproducties, waarvan 74 in kleur, ontplooit zich voor de lezer de Hollandse samenleving in heel haar verrassende verscheidenheid: schutters en regenten, rijke kooplieden en hun echtgenotes, eenvoudige burgers op hun paasbest, in hun dagelijkse bezigheden of zich vermakend met sport en spel, de drukte van de handelssteden en de havens en het leven op het boerenland, het spelevaren zowel als de scheepvaart naar verre streken.
Hollandse Schilders in de Gouden Eeuw is hét standaardwerk voor iedereen die geïnteresserd is in de kunst en de kunstenaars van de zeventiende eeuw.

Recensie(s)

Er bestaat tegenwoordig door het betrekken van economische en sociale factoren een genuanceerder beeld van de "Gouden Eeuw". In dit overzicht van de zeventiende-eeuwse Nederlandse schilderkunst zijn alle wetenschappelijke inzichten op een voor ieder begrijpelijke manier verwerkt. Na een algemeen historische inleiding volgen hoofdstukjes over de opdrachtgevers en de verschillende onderwerpen (landschappen, portretten etc.); daarna volgen in drie delen (tot 1625, tot 1650 en tot 1680) de schilders, min of meer geordend per stad. Het boek is vlot geschreven en overvloedig in zwart-wit en kleur geillustreerd. Een voorbeeld van een door een autoriteit geschreven boek dat toch voor een breed publiek toegankelijk is.


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Moeder en dochter raakten elkaar kwijt in Libisch vluchtelingenkamp: nu moeder in Canada herenigd met dochter uit Holland

 Refugee family, daughter to be reunited after 4-year separation

An Eritrean family that's been torn apart since a daughter went missing four years ago will finally be reunited in St. John's, as the federal government has granted the daughter a temporary resident visa.
Genet Abraham, a refugee from Eritrea, managed to get to Canada with her two younger daughters.
But her oldest daughter, Selam, now 20, went missing four years ago when she was abducted from a Libyan refugee camp.
On Friday, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne told the family over the phone that they'll finally be back together.
"Minister Chris Alexander, the minister for citizenship and immigration in Canada, has agreed in principle to issue a temporary resident visa to you, Selam," he said.
"And I think...as soon as the final documentation is complete, you should be planning to purchase a one-way plane ticket to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada."

Cutting the red tape

Abraham had no idea what happened to her oldest daughter when she went missing four years ago, while Selam had no knowledge that her father had also gone missing.
She also didn't have any way of knowing that two years ago, her mother and two younger sisters had made it to Canada as refugees.
Selam was last seen by her mother when she was a teenager, after going to sell bread at a local market — but Selam never came back.
It was only last year that friends and supporters helped Abraham track her oldest daughter to Holland.
Byrne said the speed with which Selam's visa was rushed through is unprecedented.
He added that the final paperwork should only take about two weeks to complete.

Bron: CBC news: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/refugee-family-daughter-to-be-reunited-after-4-year-separation-1.2965619

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What makes the Dutch Dutch?” Workshop 30 October 2014 (Leuk voor clienten!!!)

For Whom? For newly arrived expats (and expat partners) to give them a head start when settling into Dutch society. Aimed at people who want to make the best of their stay in the Netherlands and who want to get to grips with the Dutch quickly.

What do I get? Participants will receive an introduction to the Dutch language, as well as practical information on the Dutch labour market and Dutch culture. This workshop provides the participants with all they need to know to make their stay in the Netherlands a success.

How Much? This full day workshop costs 185 Euros ex VAT (224.95 Euros incl. VAT) per person, including lunch and drinks.

Where? The workshop takes place at our lovely office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Questions? Feel free to contact Nannette Ripmeester via n.ripmeester[at]labourmobility.com or ring us at the office (+31 (0)104 776 816).

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More highly-skilled migrants came to Holland last year

Some 5,800 people came to the Netherlands to work under the highly-skilled migrant (kennismigrant) scheme last year, including a record 1,880 academics, the immigration service IND said in its annual report, published on Tuesday.
The total is up slightly on 2010, the IND said.
Most highly-skilled migrants came from India (2,020) followed by the US (780), Japan (360) and China (230), the IND said. People from outside the EU can come to the Netherlands as a 'knowledge migrant' to work for an established company if they earn more than €51,000 a year.
Last year, the IND carried out 46 checks to make sure knowledge migrant wages were not being inflated in order to give people easier access to the Netherlands. In 25 cases, permits were not granted.
The list of companies which fall under the scheme has also been cut from 6,000 to 1,500 by weeding out firms which have not participated for some time.


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Farmers threaten minister with court over Romanian visa stop

Market gardeners in the south of the country say they will take social affairs minister Henk Kamp to court if he does not change his mind over work permits for Romanians by 17.00 hours on Monday, news agency ANP reports.

The growers – largely orchard owners and strawberry farmers – rely on some 2,000 Romanian seasonal workers to bring in the harvest.

Kamp said in March he will not agree to any more permits for people from Romania from July 1. The growers should use local unemployed workers instead, news agency ANP quotes him as saying.

The growers’ organisation ZLTO says the minister is wrong to change policy in the middle of the season and that his action threatens their contracts with the retail sector.

Bron: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2011/04/farmers_threaten_minister_with.php



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