{"id":2578,"date":"2021-04-13T00:03:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/witscraft.roads-technology.com\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:57:02","slug":"news-from-the-dutch-immigration-office","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/witscraft.roads-technology.com\/?news=news-from-the-dutch-immigration-office","title":{"rendered":"News from the Dutch  Immigration office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coronavirus <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to the coronavirus measures in the Netherlands and other countries, the IND may temporarily adjust its policy or working methods. You can find out about the latest changes on the special\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Find.nl%2Fen%2FPages%2FCoronavirus.aspx&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691769685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9VqrhGIqiLYNUx%2BX7AYLdx%2BDhuR7iSKWUEQSARjUUiA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">web page about the effects of the coronavirus<\/a>. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Find.nl%2Fen%2FPages%2FCoronavirus.aspx%23IND_desks&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691779643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2B%2BqvvDmeH86amk09%2FzIs9GJym6j0oeLer9Z329NsfAo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">The IND is delivering many residence documents at home so it is not necessary to travel to the IND&#8217;s desks.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Find.nl%2Fen%2FPages%2FCoronavirus.aspx%23residence_permit&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691779643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=dKDGlXx7Dt6nopaCOcjXgHGIJl1ZVRkD95iufGG3XKg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Employees with a positive decision on a first application for a residence permit are not\u00a0allowed to\u00a0start\u00a0work without a residence document or residence sticker.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.government.nl%2Ftopics%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19%2Fvisiting-the-netherlands-from-abroad&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691779643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GhT7HBbKu3aQZcc%2FHFJXds8FEFd8tUZkLF2kqHtiIZA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">European entry ban and the no-fly zone for certain countries<\/a>\u00a0see Rijksoverheid.nl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biometric details: new passport photo for new residence document<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month, the IND changed its working methods for passport photos. From now on, the IND will ask clients for a new passport photo for every residence document. We announced this change last year. The client does not always have to have a passport photo taken at an IND desk. Find out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Find.nl%2Fen%2FPages%2FAppointment-biometric-information.aspx&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691789600%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=y7Vba9f%2FTl8V%2FApTlA3TMnBmiB9Vw9RzM%2FR3Y8j3kGA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">how providing passport photo, signature and fingerprints now works.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Find.nl%2FPaginas%2FNieuwsbrief-Zakelijk.aspx%23passport_photo&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csabrina.nazir%40witscraft.com%7C313b3668ba6f4cbe07cc08d8f9169675%7Cc9f1d56776794d668be095ecbcd66541%7C1%7C0%7C637533222691789600%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xcAhUp4dzRzY8buFSqAUKpbKPwgdbzQDidy%2FmP1NLW0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/ind.nl\/Paginas\/Nieuwsbrief-Zakelijk.aspx#passport_photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":0},"class_list":["post-2578","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>News from the Dutch Immigration office - Witscraft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/witscraft.roads-technology.com\/?news=news-from-the-dutch-immigration-office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News from the Dutch Immigration office - Witscraft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coronavirus Due to the coronavirus measures in the Netherlands and other countries, the IND may temporarily adjust its policy or working methods. 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