The Advisory Council on Migration is an independent council that advises the Dutch Government and Parliament on migration issues. The council reports on migration policy and legal issues.
The Government is legally obliged to inform Parliament of its point of view on the advisory reports within three months. The Advisory Council on Migration reports also on proposals to amend the Dutch migration laws. Reports are presented to the Government and to Parliament and are made public on the Councils website.
English publications
The advisory council published the following reports (or summaries) also in English
2026
2025
- From vulnerabilities to opportunities: A bright future for Ukrainian children and young people
- Factsheet: Tapping into Talent. The Untapped Labour Potential of Migrants
- Investing in living together. How migrant workers can be better embedded in Dutch society (Summary of the Advisory report)
2024
2023
2022
- A carefully considered labour migration policy. How long-term care can benefit from skilled migrants
- EU borders are common borders
2021
- Towards a well-being approach in labour migration policy
- Working on return together
- From asylum seeker to healthcare provider
2020
- Detriment of the doubt. Age assessment and age determination in EU member states of previous stay
- Information and Assessment. Advice on the use of country of origin information in the asylum procedure
- Blog: Give knowledge migrants and international talent more security of residence during the corona crisis
2019
- Increasing onward migration of asylum seekers in the EU
- Legal channels for migrant workers
- The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the International Protection of (Asylum) Migrants
- Changing Parenthood and Migration
2018
- Peaks and Troughs
- Research design: Secondary Migration
- Search for safe(r) countries
- Balancing public order policy
- Onwards to 2030. Migration: futures study
2016
2015
2014
- Reunited after the flight
- No country of one’s own
- Traces of the past