Fees and required amounts for 2026 known
From 1 January 2026, new fees will apply. Fees are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. The IND adjusts these fees every year as prices and wages rise . This year, the fees will increase by 4.4 percent.
This adjustment or indexation is made using the index of the collective labour agreement (CAO) wages as calculated by Statistics Netherlands. From 1 January 2026, all new fees will be available on the page Fees: costs of an application.
Required amounts also adjusted
A required amount is the minimum amount you must earn for the residence permit you are applying for. These required amounts are adjusted on 1 January and 1 July each year by the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the context of the Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act (in Dutch: Wet minimumloon en minimumvakantiebijslag or WML), and published in the Government Gazette (of: National Gazette).
The tables below show the required amounts that will apply from 1 January 2026.
Required amounts under Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act as applicable from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
| Gross SV-wage* without holiday allowance | Gross SV-wage with holiday allowance | |
| Married couples or cohabiting unmarried couples | € 2294.40 | € 2477,95 |
| Singles or single parents | € 1606.08 | € 1734,57 |
*SV-wage: Sociaal verzekeringsloon, Dutch for social insurance wage - the wage on which you pay tax and social insurance contributions
Required amounts Study, as applicable throughout 2026
| Type of education | Required amount per month |
| Secondary vocational education (MBO) | € 928.58 |
| University of applied sciences (HBO) and university | € 1130.77 |
Required amounts Highly skilled migrant and European Blue Card as applicable throughout 2026
| Type of highly skilled migrant/ European Blue Card | Gross required amount per month without holiday pay |
| Highly skilled migrant aged 30 and over | € 5942 |
| Highly skilled migrant younger than 30 years old | € 4357 |
| Reduced salary criterion Highly skilled migrant | € 3122 |
| European Blue Card | € 5942 |
| Reduced salary criterion European Blue Card | € 4754 |
From 1 January 2026, all new required amounts will be available in the Required amounts income requirements overview.
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