I am seriously annoyed with the Dutch for this. I've been through a lot of pain having to apply for visas, and only when I don't require going to the Netherlands do they suddenly relax the requirements. It's the story of my life...
Cafe,
It sucks that you had to go through all that. But if you look at the bigger picture, isn't it so much better that asylees who have RTD's don't need a visa to go there? If anything it shows an increasing trend that more and more Schengen countries are coming to their senses when it come to visa rules, etc. I hear Amsterdam is a GOOD time.