Temporary and non-temporary purposes of residence

These purposes of residence are temporary:

• Residence as an adoptive or foster child. This residence purpose will be temporary if the family member with whom the child is living has a residence permit for a temporary purpose. Or if this family member has a temporary asylum residence permit.
• Waiting for an application under Section 17 of the Netherlands Nationality Act (in Dutch: Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap or RWN).
• Au pair.
• Cross-border services.
• Medical treatment.
• Intra-corporate transfer (Directive 2014/66/EU).
• Trainee, apprentice and YWEP (gaining work experience).
• Seasonal labour.
• Study.
• Temporary humanitarian grounds.
• Exchange (Working Holiday and cultural exchange).
• Residence with a family member or relative. The family member with whom you live has a residence permit for a temporary purpose. Or the family member has a temporary asylum residence permit.
• Orientation year for highly educated persons.
• Residence following a decision of the Minister for Migration, if the decision says that the right of residence is of a temporary nature.

These purposes of residence purposes are non-temporary:

• Residence as an adoptive or foster child. This residence purpose is non-temporary if the family member with whom the child is living has one of these nationalities or residence permits.
  • The family member is a Dutch national.
  • The family member is an EU/EEA national or a Swiss citizen.
  • The family member has a regular permanent residence permit or a permanent asylum residence permit.
  • The family member has a regular temporary residence permit for a non-temporary purpose.
• Paid employment as non-privileged military personnel or non-privileged civilian personnel.
• Paid employment.
• Work as a self-employed person.
• Foreign investor (wealthy foreign national).
• Economically inactive long-term EU resident.
• Long-term EU resident.
• Holder of a European Blue Card.
• Highly skilled migrant.
• Non-temporary humanitarian grounds.
• Permanent residence.
• Research under Directive 2005/71/EG.
• Research under Directive (EU) 2016/801.
• Residence with a family member or relative. The family member with whom you live has one of these nationalities or residence permits
  • The family member is a Dutch national.
  • The family member is an EU/EEA national or Swiss citizen.
  • The family member has a regular permanent residence permit or a permanent asylum residence
       permit.
  • The family member has a regular temporary residence permit for a non-temporary purpose.
• Residence following a decision of the Minister for Migration, if the decision says that the right of residence is of a non-temporary nature.
• Residence under the Withdrawal Agreement for British nationals and their family members.
• Residence with your minor Dutch child (Chavez-Vilchez).

The residence purpose of your regular residence permit determines whether you can apply for a more secure right of residence. Do you have a residence permit for staying with a family member? Then sometimes the residence purpose of your family member's residence determines whether you can apply for a more secure right of residence.

With a residence permit for a non-temporary residence purpose, you can apply for the following residence permits:

• Permanent residence permit
• Residence permit for long-term EU residents
• Residence permit humanitarian non-temporary

You cannot do this with a residence permit for a temporary purpose.

Becoming a Dutch national: temporary and non-temporary purposes of residence

Temporary residence purposes under the Civic Integration Act