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6. (A) CONVENTION REFUCEES MAY SE JOINED BY THEIR DIRECT FAMILY, IE WIVES AND MINOR CHILDREN, AND THE DUTCH COVERNMENT
WILL PAY TRAVEL COSTS.
(2) AT DISCRETION OF AUTHORITIES DIRECT FAMILY OF 'B'
STATUS REFUGEES MAY JOIN AFTER ELAPSE OF A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. IN PRACTICE NEARLY ALWAYS GRANTED.
(C) APPLICANTS WHOSE CASE IS UNRESOLVED : NO RELATIVES
ADMITTED.
7. APPLICANTS MAY WORK ONLY IF THEY HOLD A WORK PERMIT, THEY ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO QUALIFY FOR THIS.
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AT PRESENT APPLICANTS ARE ENTITLED TO SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND TO STAY IN THE TOWN OF THEIR CHOICE. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO STAY IN CAMPS. TAMILS ARE AN EXCEPTION, BEING REQUIRED TO STAY IN DESIGNATED HOSTELS RECEIVING LIMITED POCKET MONEY. FROM JANUARY NEXT YEAR THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THOSE CURRENTLY APPLYING TO TAMILS: COUNCIL ACCOMMODATION, BUT ONLY IN DESIGNATED TOWNS, AND A COMBINATION OF LIMITED BENEFITS AND POCKET MONEY.
10. ASYLUM SEEKERS MUST WAIT ANYTHING FROM THREE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEIR CASE IS RESOLVED, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE FULL REVIEW AND APPEAL PROCESS IS. INVOLVED.
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