What can I do if the IND decides too late?
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First check whether the statutory decision period, including any valid extension, has truly expired. You may then formally put the IND in default and give it two weeks to decide.
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1. Find the correct decision period
The period differs by Dutch residence application or objection. Check the receipt, My IND and the official decision-period page. Record procedure, start and end date.
2. Check extension or suspension
IND can extend the period in defined cases or missing information can affect it. IND must notify an extension. Collect that letter before calculating expiry.
3. Validly put IND in default
If the period has expired without a decision, use official form 9001. Send it by the post or secure-email route on the form; another channel may be invalid. Add any required authorisation.
4. Keep proof and wait two weeks
Keep sending and receipt proof and note when IND received the notice. IND then has two weeks to decide. Track the case and new correspondence.
5. Appeal to court if needed
If IND has not decided within two weeks after receiving a valid notice of default, you may bring an appeal for failure to decide before the competent court. The court can order IND to decide within a reasonable period. Since 16 October 2026, the amended Aliens Act rules exclude a judicial penalty in this procedure. Transitional rules apply if IND was already overdue before that date and you had already filed the failure-to-decide appeal before that date: the old rules continue for that appeal. An earlier application or notice of default alone is insufficient. Keep evidence of the appeal filing date and ask your lawyer to assess the applicable rules and any existing court order.
IND · De IND is te laat met beslissen ↗
Staatsblad 2026, 315 · Artikelen IA en IB: rechterlijke dwangsom en overgangsrecht ↗
6. Do not expect an automatic administrative penalty
For covered IND cases, a default notice dated 15 April 2025 or later no longer creates an administrative penalty. The notice remains required before this court appeal. Seek help if the period or route is unclear.
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IND · De IND is te laat met beslissen ↗IND · Beslistermijnen ↗IND · Formulier 9001 ingebrekestelling ↗Staatsblad 2026, 315 · Artikelen IA en IB: rechterlijke dwangsom en overgangsrecht ↗Staatsblad 2026, 320 · Inwerkingtreding 16 oktober 2026 ↗Sources may be in Dutch. General information about Dutch law, not individual legal advice.