Residence permit damaged or change of personal details

Check which requirements apply to you in each situation.

Damaged residence permit

Your residence permit is so damaged that it can no longer be used as a valid proof of identity. Enclose a copy of the front and back of the damaged residence permit with your application for a replacement.

Wrong personal details on residence permit

Contact your local council. They will check whether your personal details are correct in the Personal Records Database (in Dutch: Basisregistratie Personen or BRP). If your personal details in the BRP are incorrect, then the council must first change them. Once they have been changed, you can ask the IND to replace your residence permit.

Changing employment rights on residence permit

You have accrued employment rights and you may now work without a work permit. (In Dutch a work permit is called a tewerkstellingsvergunning or TWV). You can apply for a new residence document on which the following employment rights are written in Dutch: Arbeid vrij toegestaan, TWV niet vereist (Free to work. Work permit not required). This application is free of charge.

Is your residence permit valid for less than 1 month? 

Use the following form to apply to extend your residence permit:

Application for extension of residence permit for work related purposes of residence (foreign national) 7535 (PDF, 656.39 KB)

Write on the form that you want to have the employment status arbeid vrij toegestaan (free to work) on your new residence permit. You must pay a fee to apply to have your permit extended.

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• 1. Check requirements open minus

  A valid provisional residence permit (MVV) is needed for this application

  Make sure you meet the requirements.
   

• 1. Check requirements open minus

  Make sure you meet the requirements.

• 2. Collect documents open minus

  The written application form lists which documents you need. Collect all documents before you apply. You can upload the documents in the online application.

• 3. Apply open minus

  You can submit this application online or in writing by post.

• 4. Pay for application open minus

  There is a fee for this application. See the web page Fees: costs of an application.

  When you apply online, you pay the fee immediately with iDEAL internet banking. Are you submitting a written application? Then you will pay when you collect the residence permit.

• 5. Wait for decision on application open minus

  The IND must take a decision within a period of 8 weeks. This is called the decision period.

  We can extend the decision period if it takes longer to decide. For example, because the application is not complete. In that case, the IND will send a message.

  Replacement of an asylum residence permit

  Is your residence permit in the process of being replaced and because of this you no longer have a valid proof of identity? In this case, you can apply for a Foreign National's Identity Document. 

  Follow the application in My IND. 

• 6. Decision on application open minus

  The decision is written in a letter. The decision will be positive or negative.

  • Positive decision: you will receive a new residence permit.
  • Negative decision: you will not receive a new residence permit. You can object against this decision. 
     
• 7. Collect residence permit open minus

  When the residence permit is ready at an IND desk, you will receive a letter. You must make an appointment to collect your residence document. 

  The new residence permit usually has the same end date as the permit you replaced. Was the permit you replaced only still valid for less than 1 month? Then you will not receive a new residence permit, but a letter. This letter states until when you have a right of residence in the Netherlands.

• Residence permit lost or stolen