After months of negotiation, 4 political parties in the Netherlands have reached a coalition agreement. They presented a policy proposal comprising 10 key chapters, including with focus on strict asylum reforms and integration requirements, and instigation of a temporary 'Asylum Crisis Law' allowing for far-reaching actions on migration.

The key points from the coalition agreement are as follows:

• the indefinite asylum permit will be abolished, and requirements for the temporary residence permit will be tightened
• asylum seekers whose claims have been rejected are to be deported as often as possible, including through forced measures
• those with refugee status will no longer receive priority in allocation of social rental housing
• automatic family reunification will no longer be possible
• the 'asylum seeker dispersal law' will be repealed; the law aimed to distribute asylum seekers and refugees more evenly across the country, preventing certain municipalities or regions from disproportionately accommodating asylum seekers

Additional obligations on integration include:

• extension of the standard naturalisation period to 10 years, regardless of the type of residence permit
• foreigners seeking Dutch nationality must, if possible, renounce their original nationality
• the language requirement for naturalisation is raised to level B1
• 'integration' includes knowledge about the Holocaust and its victims

Further, additional requirements will be introduced for non-European Union labour migrants, and student migration will also be restricted. This includes limiting the use of English in universities, setting a maximum number of foreign students, and increasing tuition fees for non-EU students.

Read more in Dutch about the measures outlined in the coalition agreement.