asylum

Legislation in the area of refugee law has become increasingly strict, which has resulted in a sharp decrease in the number of refugees seeking asylum in the Netherlands. Most refugees are denied asylum within 48 hours of their application, usually because they have no or inadequate identity documents, or because the IND simply does not believe the refugee's statement. Due to the rapidity with which the IND takes their decisions, mistakes are inevitable, and many people are denied protection unjustly. Once asylum has been refused it is very hard to reverse the decision. Specialized legal assistance from the moment of application is therefore of crucial importance.

BFKW is represented at the 'Aanmeldcentrum' at Schiphol airport.

BFKW can also help with repeated or second asylum requests. We can inform you about the options available and your chances of success in such further asylum applications.

BFKW has particular expertise in Kurdish, Afghan and Somali cases. We also specialize in cases involving complicated trauma and so called '1F-cases', in which asylum is denied because there are serious grounds for believing that the applicant has committed war crimes or crimes against humanity in their country of origin.

• Asylum
• Regular immigration law
• 'Alien detention'

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