Eva Bezem is specialized in immigration law with both private and corporate clients. She is an expert in the field of family reunification. Furthermore she assists foreign entrepreneurs, especially start-ups and artists, in applying for a permit as an independent entrepreneur. She also assists clients in nationality law, asylum cases, and matters concerning the integration exam and DUO.

Eva has many years of experience as an attorney and she has always kept her focus on immigration law. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked at The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights and she taught international and European law at Tilburg University. She was born in Belgium and speaks Dutch, English and French.

Jurisdictions

• Human rights
• Migration
• European law

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In the media

(In Dutch)

• Goliath (Humaan): 'Advocaat Eva Bezem over evacuaties uit Gaza' (podcast interview) (20 July 2026) (also available via Spotify)
• Sociaal advocatuur in beeld (Raad voor Rechtsbijstand): ‘Een goede sociaal advocaat is volhardend’ (interview), (2025)
• Lawyer Eva Bezem receives the Tomas Weterings Prize (12 november 2024)
• Advocatenblad: 'Kritisch over het asielbeleid en goedbewapend' (interview) (September 2024)
• NRC: 'Rechter in bodemprocedure: nareisbeperking van vluchtelingen is onwettig' (22 December 2022)
• NPO: 'Advocate Eva Bezem komt op voor Surinamers zonder papieren' (interview), (10 November 2022) 
• Parool: 'Geboren als Nederlander, maar geen papieren: ‘Kom met generaal pardon voor oudere Surinamers’, (7 November 2022)
• Volkskrant: 'Voormalig Guantánamogevangene Mohamedou Ould Slahi mag toch naar Nederland komen' (16 November 2021)