IDCDCiranians.global

Your country is not known yet Sign in Join

NetworkIranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council50 country sites · 84 city pagesOpen
CountryNetherlands3 city pages · 25 public bodies listed · Chapter not yet recognisedISO 3166-1 NLD · UN M49 528Open
Newcomers · this pageNewcomers25 public bodies25 public bodiesOpen
YouYour country is not known yetChoose your country, or let this page find the nearest city page. Your position is used once and never stored.

newcomers · Netherlands

Newcomers in Netherlands

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

Go to Netherlands

NLDNewcomers

Netherlands · newcomers

Newcomers in Netherlands

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

Go to Netherlands

All countriesNetherlands

To send a request from the form here you need to be signed in. Sign in or create an account first. You come back to this page.

आता

Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet

Public bodies

First steps

This guide for Netherlands is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.

First steps

6 topics

01
Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
02
Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
03
Language
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
04
Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
05
Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
06
Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.

Information and referrals only, never legal or medical advice. We do not record who uses this page.

Public bodies for newcomers in Netherlands

25 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).

Asylum and refugee protection

4 bodies

Asylum in the Netherlands
How the asylum procedure works.
verified
Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA)
Reception and housing for people seeking asylum.
verified
VluchtelingenWerk Nederland
Advice and support for refugees during and after the asylum procedure.
verified
UNHCR Netherlands
The UN Refugee Agency office in the Netherlands.
secondary

Health and mental health

3 bodies

Health insurance
Basic health insurance is compulsory for residents.
verified
113 Suicide Prevention
Free, anonymous support. Phone 113.
verified
ARQ Centrum'45
Specialist care for people with trauma from war, persecution and violence.
verified

Legal help and discrimination

3 bodies

Juridisch Loket
Free legal advice for people on a low income, and referral to a lawyer.
verified
Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
Rules on discrimination complaints at work, in education and in services.
verified
Discriminatie.nl
Report discrimination to the local anti-discrimination service.
to verify

Settlement and integration

3 bodies

Civic integration (Inburgeren)
The civic integration duty, exams and courses.
secondary
IN Amsterdam
Registration and practical help for international newcomers in Amsterdam.
verified
City of Rotterdam
The city's official portal for local services.
verified

Work and business

2 bodies

UWV
Employment services and unemployment benefits.
verified
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
Register and start a business.
verified

Study and research centres

1 body

Persian Studies
Teaching and research on Persian language, literature and Iran.
verified

Arrival and status

1 body

Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
The national service for residence permits, asylum and naturalisation.
verified

Citizenship

1 body

Dutch citizenship
How to become a Dutch citizen by naturalisation or option.
verified

Schools and education

1 body

Primary education
How primary school works in the Netherlands.
verified

Older people

1 body

State pension (AOW)
The state pension and other national insurance benefits.
verified

Emergency numbers

1 body

112
Call 112 for police, fire or ambulance in an emergency.
verified

Family and women

1 body

Veilig Thuis
Advice and reporting centre for domestic violence and child abuse. Phone 0800 2000.
verified

Housing

1 body

Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie)
Resolves disputes between tenants and landlords about rent and maintenance.
verified

Recognition of qualifications

1 body

IDW: international diploma evaluation
Evaluation of diplomas obtained abroad.
verified

Young people

1 body

De Kindertelefoon
Free, anonymous support for children and young people.
verified

Add something you know

1. What are you adding? An eventA meeting, class, festival or remembrance, with its date and place.A jobA role from the employer's own posting.A scholarship or grantA scholarship, grant, fellowship or call from its provider.An association or serviceA school, association or service, with its official site.A news itemA headline from its publisher, with the date.A public bodyAn office that serves people here, from its official page.A sourceA book, paper or data set for the library.An accountYour own account of a place or an event.A correctionSomething on a page that is wrong, and what is right.

2. The details

Title (required)

As the source writes it.

Starts

Ends

Time zone

Your own time zone is chosen. Change it if the event is elsewhere.

Kind of event

Organiser or provider

The organisation, never a person.

Employer

The employer's official name.

प्रदाता

The foundation, university or body.

प्रकार

Who can apply

As the provider states it.

Closing date

Place of work

प्रकार

विषय

प्रकाशक

The outlet or body that published it.

Date published

स्तर

What it deals with

What it does for a person

One sentence.

Author

वर्ष

प्रकाशक

परवाना

As the source states it. Not stated if it says nothing.

Why it belongs here

Address of the page (required)

What the page says

What is right (required)

Your account (required)

A place or an event as you know it. Do not name a living person who could be put at risk.

I agree that it can be published. I can withdraw it later. (required)

Link to the source (required)

The official or original page. It starts with https://, or it is a DOI such as 10.1234/abcd. We link to it. We do not copy it.

Link to a source for what is right

Starts with https://, or a DOI.

City

The city only. Never a street or a home address.

देश

What happens next. A steward checks the source. Nothing shows on a page before that. You are never named on a page.

नाव	Purpose	Duration	Party
`wordpress_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	Until you sign out	First party
`wordpress_logged_in_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	Until you sign out, or 14 days	First party
`wordpress_sec_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	Until you sign out, or 14 days	First party
`wordpress_test_cookie`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	Session	First party
`wp-settings-*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	1 year	First party
`wp-postpass_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	10 days	First party
`comment_author_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryThis site	About 347 days	First party
`wpEmojiSettingsSupports`browser storage	Strictly necessaryThis site	Session	First party
`nexus_consent`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent_id`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent_reset`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	Session	First party
`wp_consent_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent`browser storage	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nx_theme`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.theme.default`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`bx-color-mode`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`bx-color-mode-against`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.embed.theme`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`buddyx_dark_mode`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`buddyx_color_mode_against`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.a11y`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.dock`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`bp-activity`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-groups`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-members`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-blogs`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-messages`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories	As the provider sets it	First party