The below organizations offer legal aid and services to asylum seekers whose asylum application has been rejected:
ASKV Refugee Support
ASKV Refugee Support is an Amsterdam-based organization that provides legal assistance and social support to rejected asylum-seekers in the Netherlands.
ASKV supports undocumented asylum-seekers by providing shelter, legal and social assistance, daytime activities, and vocational training. ASKV also organizes Dutch language training, courses focused on entrepreneurial skills, and future orientation seminars to increase knowledge, competence, and confidence. In addition to direct assistance, ASKV advocates for refugee rights.
You can contact ASKV at +31 (0)20 627 2408, [email protected] or visit their office at Frederik Hendrikstraat 111-c 1052 HN Amsterdam. You can find more information about ASKV on their website.
INLIA Foundation (International Network of Local Initiatives with Asylum-seekers)
INLIA are located in Groningen (Jacobijnerstraat 5 9712 HZ Groningen) and they provide free legal advice, shelter and other assistance to asylum-seekers. You can contact them at 050 313 8181 or [email protected]. You can find more information about their visiting hours and their organization on their website.
Vluchtelingen in de Knel
Vluchtelingen in de Knel assists non-European asylum-seekers whose asylum application has been rejected. They aim to protect the basic rights of asylum-seekers, including by providing food, clothing, necessary health care, and access to the Dutch legal system, family life, freedom of movement and personal development.
If you are a non-European asylum-seeker whose application has been rejected, and are in need of shelter, you can find more information on the website of Vluchtelingen in de Knel. Vluchtelingen in de Knel is located in Eindhoven, on Hoogstraat 301B 5654 NB Eindhoven. The opening hours of their office are from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 14.00 to 16.00, from Monday to Thursday. You can also contact Vluchtelingen in de Knel on 040-2569517 and [email protected].
Related information
Browse the ‘Where to seek help?’ section to find information about other helpful services in the Netherlands
Asylum process in the Netherlands