CONDITIONS
There are a number of conditions that apply to everyone. In addition to these conditions, the following conditions apply to you:
- You have a passport issued by the authorities of Argentina, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Uruguay;
- You are coming to the Netherlands for cultural exchange. The main goal is to get acquainted with Dutch culture and society;
- You are aged 18 to 30 (inclusive) at the time of submitting the application for residence;
- You are not accompanied by dependent children;
- You have not previously had a residence permit for exchange in the Netherlands;
- You have a valid passport;
- You have a return ticket or you can demonstrate that you have sufficient financial resources to purchase a ticket;
- You have sufficient resources to support yourself financially during the initial period of residence in the Netherlands;
- You have health insurance with medical coverage in the Netherlands;
- You meet all other requirements, as stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the participating countries/territory. This includes that, at the time of submitting the application for residence, you must have your main residence in the country/territory that issued your passport.
COSTS
This application costs € 58. You can pay after submitting your application (see step 3 in the application process).
STEPS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Apply for a Regular Provisional Residence Permit (mvv)
You first have to apply for a Regular Provisional Residence Permit (mvv). This is a special visa that allows you to enter the Netherlands. You can apply for the mvv and residence permit by means of the Entrance and Residence procedure (TEV). Make an appointment with the Dutch representation in the country/territory that issued your passport:
Argentina: Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires
Hong Kong: Dutch Consulate General in Hong Kong
Taiwan: Netherlands Office Taipei in Taipei
Uruguay: Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires
Please note! The IND can grant a residence permit for a Working Holiday to up to 100 participants each year. This means that, in principle, the IND can only grant 100 mvv-tev applications. If you are awarded an mvv and you do not collect it in time or do not enter the Netherlands in time, your place will be given to another applicant.
2. Documents you need
During your appointment, the Dutch representation checks your application and takes your biometric data (fingerprints).
3. After your appointment
You will receive an information sheet from the Dutch representation. This explains how to pay for the fee. The information sheet also has the e-mail address (of the IND in the Netherlands) that you use to send the following additional information:
- A signed antecedents certificate (Annex 1 to the document).
- Passport: copy/scan of the page with your personal details.
- A return ticket or reservation, or a bank statement that shows that you have enough money to book a ticket back to your country of origin. The bank statement or reservation must be in English or Spanish and be in your name.
- Entry date: in the information sheet, you must indicate on which date you will travel in the Netherlands. The one-year residence permit starts from that date of entry. Your entry date may not be more than six months after your application date. You can adjust your entry date by notifying the IND about this before a decision has been made.
Please note! If you do not indicate the entry date, the IND will use the date that the mvv is placed in your passport + 1 day as the start date of your residence permit. - The IND desk in the Netherlands where you would like to collect your residence permit.
4. Decision
The IND checks if you meet all the conditions for a residence permit. The IND must make a decision within 90 days of receiving your application. This is called the decision period. It is also mentioned in the acknowledgement of receipt. Within these 90 days, you are requested not to contact the IND for information about the status of your application, unless the IND contacts you.
- Positive decision
If the decision is positive, you will get an mvv and residence permit. The IND informs the Dutch representation about the decision. The next step is to have the mvv sticker placed in your passport at the Dutch representation in your country or territory (see step 5).
- Negative decision
If you do not meet the conditions, you will not receive an mvv or residence permit. You will receive a letter (the decision) from the Dutch representation stating why your application was rejected. You can apply for review of this decision.
5. Collect mvv sticker
After a positive decision by the IND, you hand in your passport to the Dutch representation where you applied for the mvv, to have the mvv sticker placed in your passport. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months on the day the representation places the mvv in it. It takes up to 15 days to place the mvv in your passport.
The mvv is valid for 90 days after the date of issue. This gives you a maximum of 90 days to travel into the Netherlands and collect your residence permit from the IND. The mvv sticker states how long it is valid and shows 2 dates:
- Effective date: the mvv is valid from this date.
- Expiry date: the mvv is no longer valid from this date.
The mvv allows you to travel within the Schengen area.
Please note! What if you cannot travel to the Netherlands within the 90 days? This period cannot be extended. After 90 days, the mvv is no longer valid. You will then have to apply for another mvv from the Dutch representation (see step 1).
6. Collecting your residence permit in the Netherlands
You travel with the mvv to the Netherlands. After arriving in the Netherlands, you will receive a letter from the IND notifying you when you can come and collect the residence permit. Make an appointment online to visit the IND desk stated in the letter. This is the same desk that you indicated in your mvv application. Keep in mind that it is not always possible to visit an IND desk at short notice. So make an appointment as soon as possible.
Check to see if the information on your residence permit is correct while you are still at the IND desk. If anything is incorrect, please immediately tell the IND staff member.