Aliens policy

ii. Aliens policy in relation to women

The UN Women's Convention in relation to the position of female foreign nationals in Dutch aliens law and aliens policy.

The Aliens Act 2000 and aliens policy

On the contrary, the Dutch pride themselves on their openness and hospitality to foreigners.

Article 9 nationality law and aliens law This section is mainly concerned with aliens policy in relation to women.

In recent years, several points of Dutch aliens policy in relation to women have been adjusted.

General Security covers areas related to foreigners, passports and borders, in addition to politically based security issues.

They were poor village children whose lives had been significantly affected by civil war and whose encounters with foreigners prior to the arrival of MONUC in their land had been limited.

On 25 April 2000 a policy memorandum was published on the position of women in the Netherlands' aliens policy, and under current aliens law.

The Committee commends the establishment of an Advisory Commission on Human Rights, a Complaints Office within the Permanent Special Commission against Racial Discrimination, advisory commissions for foreigners in the communes, and the appointment of an ombudsman.

Appendix 2 The UN Women's Convention in relation to the position of female foreign nationals in Dutch aliens law and the aliens policy by Advisory Committee on Alien Affairs1.

Appendix 2 Thematic section of the Second National Report on emancipation policy Summary

Recently in October 2003, the first Center for Assistance in Marriage with foreigners has been established in Ho Chi Minh City in order to protect the rights of Vietnamese citizens, particularly women, and prevent marriage brokers for economic gains.

In this advisory report, the Advisory Committee on Aliens Affairs (ACVZ) has examined the position of female foreign nationals under Dutch aliens law and policy, in the light of the CEDAW Convention.

In coordination with the Secretariat for Immigration of the Catalan Government, UNESCOCAT produced a bilingual information brochure entitled Migrant Women The New Regulations of the Legislation on Foreigners , with versions in Catalan and Spanish and the main migrant languages spoken in Barcelona.

(h) The creation of a new Office of Minority Ombudsman in 2001 to replace the Ombudsman for Aliens, with wider powers under the Minority Ombudsman Act and Aliens Act, including the ability to act for asylum seekers and deportees

The Dutch case is the most surprising, because, unlike Belgium, the Netherlands has no significant tradition of right wing populism. Nor does it share Switzerland s insularity.

The traditional view was that expulsion concerned aliens whose entry or residence had initially been permitted, while non admission concerned those whose entry into the State had been prevented, but that categorization left in legal limbo the status of those who had entered a territory without authorization.

When giving notice of an intended marriage, or when registering a marriage that took place in another country less than 10 years ago, the person concerned must submit a statement (this must be signed by the head of the aliens police under current regulations, in future by the IND), containing information about his or her residence status.