Other residence permits

You can apply for a residence permit if you are a victim of human trafficking. Or if you witnessed human trafficking and reported it to the police.

Police report by a witness or victim

Did you report human trafficking to the police? The police will let the IND know. Then the IND will decide whether you get a residence permit.

No police report filed by the victim

Are you a victim of human trafficking and have you not reported it? But did you cooperate in another way in the criminal investigation and prosecution of the human trafficker? The police will report this to the IND. The IND will then decide whether you will receive a residence permit.

Are you a victim of human trafficking and have you not reported it to the police? And, because you are underage, ill or being threatened, not able to cooperate in the criminal investigation and prosecution of the human trafficker? Then you can apply for a residence permit yourself.

Children can apply for a residence permit when a judge has put them under supervision of a family guardian. If a child has been put under supervision, the parents receive mandatory help in raising the child. In case the child receives the residence permit, the parents and brothers and sisters younger than 18 are also able to apply for a residence permit.

Did the child already have a residence permit before the supervision? The child may usually keep this permit.

Based on the Hague Child Protection Convention (in Dutch: Haags Kinderbeschermingsverdrag) a country can ask the Netherlands to temporarily place a child in a foster home or institution. Do the Dutch authorities agree? Then the child receives a residence permit. The central authorities of the Netherlands and the country of origin must have given permission for this placement beforehand. The authorities of the country of origin must also have arranged custody of the child. The Dutch Central Authority (CA) will give this information to the IND.

Is the placement non-temporary, but continues until the child turns 18? See Non-temporary humanitarian, Placement until age 18 in a foster home or institution based on the Hague Child Protection Convention.

You can apply for a residence permit if you, through no fault of your own, cannot leave the Netherlands. These are some of the requirements for this residence permit:

• There is no doubt about your identity and nationality.
• You have tried to leave the Netherlands yourself.
• You have asked for help from the Repatriation and Departure Service (in Dutch: Dienst Terugkeer en Vertrek or DTenV).
• DTenV gave an advice which states that you cannot leave the Netherlands through no fault of your own.

Would you like to know more about this residence permit? Then contact your departure supervisor at the DT&V, or visit DTenV’s English website.

Afghan minor girls who attend school can apply for a residence permit. These are girls who have become so westernised that they cannot return to Afghanistan anymore. Once they have received the residence permit, family members of these girls can also apply for a residence permit.

You can apply for a residence permit if you are in the Netherlands and you are terminally ill. Terminally ill means you can no longer get better and will pass away. You are no longer receiving medical treatment, except for palliative care. Palliative care is care for people who will not recover.

You can apply for a residence permit for the protection of your private life based on Article 8 ECHR. ECHR is the abbreviation for the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 

Protection of family life

Apart from the protection of your private life, article 8 ECHR also applies to the protection of family life. For this permit there are other application forms. Would you like to apply for a residence permit on the grounds of 8 ECHR for the protection of your family life? Then use one of these forms:

Based on the Hague Child Protection Convention (in Dutch: Haags Kinderbeschermingsverdrag) a country can ask the Netherlands to temporarily place a child in a foster home or institution. This residence permit is for children that have been placed in a foster home or institution until they turn 18. The central authorities of the Netherlands and the country of origin must have given permission for this placement beforehand. The authorities of the country of origin must also have arranged custody of the child. The Dutch Central Authority (CA) will give this information to the IND.

Sometimes a judge terminates the parental authority over a child. The child will get a guardian. The judge appoints the guardian. Does the child not have a residence permit? Or does the child have a residence permit to stay with the parents? The guardian must apply for a non-temporary humanitarian residence permit for the child.