Travelling with a residence permit and a return visa
Documents for a trip abroad
You are going on a trip abroad. You need the following documents:
- A valid travel document.
For example, a passport or an identity card. This can also be an foreign nationals passport or refugees passport. The residence permit is not a travel document. - A valid residence permit.
You need the residence permit to travel back to the Netherlands. Using the residence permit, you can show that you are allowed to be in the Netherlands. - A visa.
There are a few countries that require a visa. Always find out if you need a visa before you leave. You must apply for a visa to the embassy or consulate of the country you want to visit.
Travelling within the Schengen Area
Do you have a valid Dutch residence permit and a valid travel document? Then you do not need a visa for travelling within the Schengen Area.
Passport necessary to travel
Do you not have a (valid) passport? You can apply for a (new) passport at the embassy or consulate of the country of your nationality. You need a passport or travel document if you are travelling abroad.
Foreign nationals passport or refugees passport
Does the country of your nationality not give you a passport? Then in some cases you can get a foreign nationals passport or a refugees passport. You can apply for these passports at your municipality. You can also contact them for more information. The passports are valid for all countries, except for the country of your nationality.
Temporary asylum residence permit: do not travel to country of origin
Do you have a temporary asylum residence permit and are you travelling to your country of origin? That is the country of your nationality. By travelling, you show that you are no longer in any danger there. The IND can revoke your residence permit.
Return visa (TKV)
Are you going on a trip abroad, but your residence permit is temporarily no longer valid? Or does your residence permit expire during your trip? Then you need a return visa to travel back to the Netherlands. With the return visa, you show that you are allowed to be in the Netherlands. Find out more about the return visa.
List of Travellers for school trips
Is a primary or secondary school, or a vocational education institution going on a school trip or excursion within the European Union (EU)? In that situation, a teacher at the school can apply for a List of Travellers for this trip. This is a visa replacement document for pupils from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland who are staying legally in the Netherlands and need a visa because of their nationality. With the List of Travellers, these pupils can travel through the EU without a visa. They do have to meet though any national entry requirements of the country they will visit during the school trip. The List of Travellers also replaces the passport if a pupil does not have one.
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Apply for a List of Travellers
open minusThe List of Travellers can only be issued to a school teacher at the IND Desk. The school teacher certifies the List of Travellers at the IND desk and pays the fees. Then the IND stamps the List of Travellers.
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Documents that are required
open minusThe following documents are required at the appointment for the List of Travellers:
- A mandate from the director of the school concerned. This should state the name of the teacher who will visit the IND Desk and accompany the pupils on the trip.
- Copy of the school director's identity card.
- Detailed description of the school trip. The way you describe it is form free.
- The names of the pupils that should be on the List of Travellers. And the names of the teachers who are going on the trip.
- A colour photocopy of the front and back of the valid residence permit and/or passport for each pupil on the list.
- Recent colour passport photo (only for the pupils that do not have a valid passport or valid identity card with photo).
- Stamp of the school.
- Valid identity card of the teacher coming to the appointment.
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Costs List of Travellers
open minusThe List of Travellers costs and for each child on the list.
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Brexit and the List of Travellers
open minusThe United Kingdom is not a member state of the EU. That is why you cannot use the List of Travellers in the UK. Please contact the British embassy in The Hague for information on travelling to the United Kingdom.