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Apply online for permanent residency after Brexit
You can submit this application online. You can apply at the same time for your spouse or (registered) partner and your children under 18.
NB Dutch nationals cannot apply for their British spouse, partner or children. You can of course help your British family member(s) to complete the form online. Your British family member may need to provide information about your income to support their application.
Use the apply button below to start the online application.
Important tips regarding your application
- What if you do not not have a V-number as requested in the application form? You still can submit the application. The IND will create a V-number afterwards. This number will be in the letter (acknowledgment of receipt) you receive after submitting your application.
- Completing the online application form and looking for United Kingdom in the country drop-down list? Please select Great Britain.
- The country of birth drop-down list in the online application form is based on country names at the time of your birth. This has been agreed internationally.
Apply online
Visit Government.nl for information about getting help in applying for a residence document and more.
Written application
In these circumstances you may have to submit a written application:
- Your child will turn 5 or under in 2021. You can submit a written application for a temporary residence document for your child.
- You cannot submit an online application.
Find out more under Application forms and costs below.
Conditions
Visit our Brexit page about conditions (legal requirements) for permanent residency after Brexit.
NB Do you meet the conditions for permanent residency under the Withdrawal Agreement? Then, apply for a permanent residence document right away. You do not need to wait for expiry of your temporary permit first.
What you need to submit your application
Before starting your online application, make sure that you have all the following. You can submit an application at the same time for other family members. Make sure you also have their documents.
- DigiD with sms code or DigiD app. If you do not yet have a DigiD, apply for it on
www.digid.nl/en. If you have a DigiD, but have not yet set up the identity check with sms, you can activate this on
MijnDigiD. For help with DigiD, visit this
website (available in several different languages (Dutch, English, French and Arabic). Read the
explanation about the DigiD app for more information (in Dutch and English).
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iDEAL (online payment method) to pay for your application. You need a Dutch bank account to set this up.
- Scanned copy of the pages of your passport showing your personal details and period of validity saved on your computer or phone (any format).
- Scanned copy of any other documents you need to upload (see below).
- Citizen Service Number (BSN).
Documents for online application
The online application explains which documents you need to upload. Which documents you need to present depends on your purpose of residence in the Netherlands:
- Paid employment
- Self-employed
- Cross-border worker in another EU country
- You are not working but have sufficient resources to support yourself
- You took early retirement
- You are not working because you are unemployed
- You are the spouse or partner or family member of a UK national.
Documents checklist
To assess your application, the IND can look up a lot of information about for example your income. If this is not possible, we will contact you to ask you for documents so we can assess your application.
The following documents must be uploaded for everyone for whom an application is submitted:
- Pages of passport showing personal details and document validity.
- If you or the person for whom you are submitting an application is
not registered in the
Personal Records Database (BRP) at their town hall: documents showing residence in the Netherlands for 5 years consecutively (or shorter in exceptional cases). For example: rental contract, bank statements, statements showing rent, mortgage, electricity and water payments.
Additional documents are required depending on the reason for your residency in the Netherlands, such as:
- Self-employed entrepreneur: extract (uittreksel) from the Chamber of Commerce and final tax returns; or financial statements for 2015 or earlier that have been officially drawn up by an accountant.
- cross-border worker in another EU country: documents showing that you are working in another EU Member State, live in the Netherlands and travel to the Netherlands at least once a week.
- You are not working and have sufficient resources (also for students): documents showing sufficient resources for the last 5 years. For example:
- overviews of your savings, pension, shares portfolio, inheritance, maintenance or rental income from property. NB With a credit card you can not show sufficient resources; or
- financial details of the person you maintain or income details of your spouse or partner. NB With a credit card you can not show sufficient resources.
The online application explains which documents to upload in each case.
UK documents
- Documents drafted by diplomatic or consular officials do not have to be legalised. You can use these documents directly in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- From 1 January 2021, all other documents from the UK need to be legalised with an apostille. This applies to:
- documents issued on or after 1 January 2021; and
- documents issued before 1 January 2021 received by the IND after this date.
An apostille is a sort of stamp or sticker placed on your document. Legalised documents can be used in the Netherlands. Contact the British authorities to have your documents legalised. On netherlandsworldwide.nl you can find out more about legalising documents from the UK.
Official foreign documents
All official foreign documents must be legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German. Visit netherlandswordwide.nl for more information about legalisation requirements for documents by country Or call the Public Information Service on 1400.
Costs
This application costs € 69.
The cost for children under 18 is € 37.