You came to live in the Netherlands before 1 January 2021. Now you have been living in the Netherlands for over 5 years consecutively. You are a United Kingdom (UK) national or the family member of a UK national. Apply for permanent residency after Brexit under the Withdrawal Agreement as soon as possible below. You can apply on 30 June 2021 at the latest. The sooner you submit your application, the sooner you will receive a residence document. You can use your residence document to easily show that you have a right of residence in the Netherlands from 1 January 2021.
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You can submit this application online. The main applicant must be a UK national. You can apply at the same time for your spouse or (registered) partner and your children under 18.
N.B. 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.
Read information about getting help in applying for a residence document and more on Government.nl
In these circumstances you may have to submit a written application:
Find out more under Application forms and costs below.
Conditions are legal requirements. Check the conditions by clicking this link:
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.
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:
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:
Additional documents are required depending on the reason for your residency in the Netherlands, such as:
The online application explains which documents to upload in each case.
All official foreign documents must be legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German. For more information about legalisation requirements for documents by country visit www.netherlandsworldwide.nl. Or you can call the Public Information Service on 1400.
This application costs € 64.
The cost for children under 18 is € 33.
Call our Brexit line if you have any questions (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00)
More information
Nowadays you can arrange many things yourself on government websites. With DigiD you log in to your personal account on government websites. Your DigiD consists of a username and password that you both choose yourself. Don't have a DigiD yet? Request this on www.digid.nl.
To apply for a residence permit online you need to have a DigiD with SMS code. After logging in with your DigiD you will receive an SMS with a code. You will have to fill out this code as well to get access to the online application forms.
Do you have a DigiD but no SMS code verification? Please go to Mijn DigiD and log in. Choose 'Extra sms-controle aanvragen' and enter your mobile phone number. Within 5 days you receive a letter with an activation code. Activate the sms control functionality on the website of DigiD with this activation code.
A TWV is a work permit. The employer applies for a TWV with UWV (Netherlands Employees Insurance Agency). UWV examines among other things if there is no employee with the Dutch, EU/EEA or Swiss nationality that is qualified for the job.