Netherlands

Contacts in Netherlands:

Amsterdam:

For counselling, contact to lawyers etc.:

Dutch Council for Refugees
Surinameplein 122
Postbus 2894, 1000 CW Amsterdam
T +31 (020) 346 7266
F +31 (020) 617 81 55
asielprocedure(at)vluchtelingenwerk.nl
www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl

The Wereldhuis (worldhouse) is a meeting place for migrant organizations in Amsterdam.
Many of the people who meet here are undocumented. There is also counselling and referral to medical services if needed.

Wereldhuis - Worldhouse
Nieuwe Herengracht 20 (near Waterloo-plein)
1018 DP Amsterdam
+31.6.22821472
www.wereldhuis.org

Netherlands > Dublin II

Early October 2010 the Dutch minister of Justice announced that the Netherlands would definitely not send asylum seekers back to Greece. Beginning of February 2011 the minister for Immigration and Asylum decided that “Greek Dublin-II cases” will be dealt with in the Netherlands, so no suspension of the asylum procedures any more. Besides this, the Dutch Supreme Court decided to temporally stop the expulsion of Dublin-II cases to Italy.

Netherlands > Asylum

Asylumrequests are accepted only in the Airport and the Reception Centre in Ter Apel. Most people who ask asylum at the airport are kept in aliens detention during their asylumprocedure. After an asylumrequest at the Reception Centre Ter Apel however, you get shelter in an open asylum centre, and your fingerprints will be taken.

Legal Aid in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands private lawyers are providing legal aid to the asylum seeker after arrival and during the determination procedure. In general this legal aid is free.

Medical Assistance for Migrants without health insurance

Medical care is considered a human rights. All normal health care is accessible for undocumented migrants. The costs are covered by the CVZ (www.cvz.nl) if the client cannot pay by himself. You can go to any family doctor for this, but for pharmacies and hospitals the family doctor has to refer you to registered ones that are on the list of the CVZ. Only for urgent health care you can go to the nearby hospital. Dental care for people of 22 or above is unfortunately excluded from this system.

In Amsterdam the Worldhouse (Wereldhuis) provides Health Consultations for undocumented migrants. Appointments with doctors elsewhere in Amsterdam are made, and the CVZ-system is explained to doctors and clients. No medical treatments itself.
every tuesday 6 - 8 p.m.
Nieuwe Herengracht 20 (near Waterloo-plein)
1018 DP Amsterdam

for more information:http://www.wereldhuis.org/health_consultation.pdf

Kruispost offers medical treatment to homeless and to undocumented migrants:

Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129
1012 EP Amsterdam
t (+31) 020 - 624 90 31
f (+31) 020 - 428 83 30
kruispost(at)oudezijds100.nl

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