Netherlands: IND is studying the effect of the EU Court’s Jilin ruling

CORRECTION 30.10.2026 The previous headline said IND changed the application procedure. The source only reports the EU Court ruling and that IND is studying its effect. [1, 3] WHAT CHANGED On 1 October 2026 the EU Court ruled in the Jilin case that processing of asylum applications cannot be automatically suspended while temporary protection is in force. [1, 2] IND says it needs time to work out what this means for its work. [3] WHO IS AFFECTED People with temporary protection in the Netherlands who have applied or want to apply for asylum. [2] WHAT TO DO This ruling does not change reception by municipalities. IND will publish further information on the same page. [4] VERBATIM FROM THE SOURCE (English) [1] “On 1 October 2026, the European Court ruled on an important asylum case (the Jilin case).” [2] “The Court has determined that the processing of asylum applications cannot be automatically suspended if temporary protection remains in force.” [3] “The IND needs time to investigate exactly what this means for our work.” [4] “It is worth noting that this ruling does not change anything regarding the reception of people by municipalities.” Source: IND (ind.nl) — https://ind.nl/en/ukraine/temporary-protection-directive-ukraine Quotes checked against the official source on 30.10.2026.