Appointment return visa

You can pay the costs immediately in full at the IND Desk.  Payments can only be made in cash or by debit card. No payments can be made by credit card.

A return visa costs € 161. 

Turkish nationals and their family members pay € 47.

You are not required to pay for a return visa if:

• You entered the Netherlands with a valid mvv, but your residence permit has not yet been issued.
• You have been given an extension of your residence permit, but the new permit is valid for less than 1 month. You will be given an official decision instead of a residence document.
• You have submitted an application. The statutory period has passed and the IND did not make a decision yet.
• You have a valid diplomatic passport.
• You are a family member of an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen.
• You have been exempted from the required fees by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• You are subject to the application of the Act relating to the position of the Moluccans.

​If you have a return visa as well as a valid passport (or other travel document), you can return to the Netherlands.
Are you passing through another country on your way to your destination abroad or back to the Netherlands? The return visa allows you to transit freely through all Schengen countries on both the outbound and inbound trip. You do not need an additional visa or permission. The return visa does not allow you to stay (e.g. for a holiday) in another Schengen country.

​A return visa is valid for up to 3 months, but no longer than 1 month before the expiry date of your passport.

In some cases a return visa is valid for more than 3 months:

• You have a residence permit based on study and you are awaiting a decision on your application for extension. You are required to go abroad for a longer period of time as part of your study. The return visa is valid for a maximum of 6 months.
• You have applied for a new permanent residence permit. Your current permanent residence permit is no longer valid. A return visa is valid for a maximum of 12 months.
• You are a Moluccan. The return visa can be valid for 12 months or more.

A return visa is placed as a sticker in your valid passport on the day of your appointment. This day is also the date of entry of the return visa 

The sticker has the following information:

• Your V-number
• The date on which the visa was issued.
• Whether you can travel back to the Netherlands with the valid visa once (single entry) or multiple times (multiple entry).
• The expiry date of the visa. You must have returned to the Netherlands before that date.
• Your passport number.

​Are you already abroad when your residence permit expires, is lost or stolen? Report this to the Dutch representative  in the country where you are staying. They can, if necessary, provide you with a visa for traveling back to the Netherlands.

​Are you not a subject to a visa requirement? Then you can travel back to the Netherlands from abroad during your permit-exempted term. You do not require a return visa.
However, other authorities or organisations (e.g. an airline company or customs authorities) may not accept that and may require you to have a return visa. Please contact the other authorities or organisations prior to your journey to verify this. Are you not subject to a visa requirement, but still wish to apply for a return visa? Then normal costs apply.