Some 10% of the asylum seekers granted refugee status in the Netherlands between 1998 and 2008 have moved on to a third country, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. The research covers 38,000 people. Of them, some 4,000 have left the country. Britain was the most popular destination, attracting one in three refugees. Six out of 10 Somalian refugees went to Britain, as did half of the Afghans. Yugoslavian and Iraqi refugees are most likely to return home, the CBS figures show. =================================================== Readers' comments
If the government give passports to the 27000 refuges, who were given amnesty in 2007. They can not get/apply for a passport till June 2012, besides fulfilling all the requirements. If they remove the time bar, then we will see majority of them moving out at once from our country.
By Jerry | March 29, 2010 3:22 PM
Here, the word Allochton and Nederlands als Tweede taal puts you direct into the side of the economy w ether you are high-skilled. Mos t of my friends whom were together at Univers ity are doing exactly w hat theys tudied from their countries in Britain.A univeristy graduates made to learn alphabet. It is strange and frustration.
By dema | March 29, 2010 5:03 PM
Excellent news; only 90% to go. Getting them all to Britain will allow them to exploit their talents to the full & maximize the EU's benefit from their presence.
By Vogon Poet | March 29, 2010 6:50 PM
I wish the Dutch government will do a study and find out why these people left. If someone thinks another country in Europe is better than Netherlands shouldn't that be a matter of concern for the Dutch ? Dont the Dutch want their country to be known as the best in Europe ?
