Het recht op zorg voor de gezondheid van onrechtmatig verblijvende vreemdelingen in Nederland

Migrants without a valid residence permit (‘undocumented/irregular migrants’), yet staying in the Netherlands, like all other residents, have the right to the greatest possible degree of health and access to health care. The right to health, recognized in several human rights instruments, applies regardless of a person’s legal status. The right to health care for irregular migrants, however, may be at odds with the immigration policy. The immigration policy aims at preventing illegal residence and therefore will not provide full health care as an incentive for immigration. Irregular migrants a... Mehr ...