Expert Pool Reorientation Asylum

Expert Pool Integration

Project

Client

Ministry of Justice and Security

Duration

2023

Partners

ABDTOPConsult

Product

Expert pool, reporting

Project description

The Ministry of Justice asked ABDTOPConsult for a reorientation of the current asylum policy and the design of the asylum system. OpenEmbassy was engaged for input from asylum seekers and status holders.

Establishment, structure and support of asylum system

The central question is how to achieve a more robust design of asylum policy and the asylum system, how to structure it and increase support. With the help of an expert pool, OpenEmbassy collected experiential knowledge from newcomers. In order to form a picture of the asylum policy, the asylum system and its functioning, including experienced bottlenecks and possible opportunities. These findings were incorporated into the report "Asylum in the Netherlands from the Perspective of Newcomers."

" Newcomers have a great need to be able to participate in Dutch society from day one, including with work. To facilitate this, it is important to review currently applicable laws and regulations around working in the asylum procedure."

Results & insights

The Asylum Reorientation Expert Pool was used to gather knowledge from the experiences of 60 newcomers. Four overarching insights were distilled which are explained and elaborated on the basis of 7 themes: preconditions humanity, information provision, work, waiting time, COA and IND, Reception locations and facilities and social relations.

How do newcomers experience Dutch asylum policy?

To answer this question, we looked not only at the asylum procedure, but also at how other areas of life, such as health, work and housing, are affected by Dutch asylum policy. In this report we name the experiences and insights of experts, and the opportunities they mentioned for improving the asylum system.

Report Expert Pool Reorientation Asylum

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