Applications for status long-term resident EC

​You apply for the residence permit to the IND yourself. Use the application form. You can find the form at the bottom of this page. You send the application form together with the required documents to the IND by post. After the application has been received, the IND sends a letter stating how the fees are to be paid.

You have to submit the application when your temporary residence permit is still valid. You can do this 3 months before your residence permit expires.

Have you been continuously in the Netherlands for more than 5 years with a valid residence permit? Do you meet the conditions for a permanent residence permit? Then you can submit an application at any time. You do not have to wait until your current residence permit expires.

After your application has been received, the IND sends you a confirmation letter. The confirmation letter indicates the date on which the IND received your application. It also states the period within which the IND has to assess your application. This is the called the decision period.

Once you have received the confirmation letter, you can provide your biometric information at an IND desk. Please make an appointment online.

The IND will first check to see if your application is complete and that you have paid the fees. Are any documents missing, or is something incorrect? If so, the IND will send you a letter with a request to rectify the omission. This letter lists the documents that still need to be sent. Send the documents requested to the IND before the date specified.

My IND en Message Box (Berichtenbox)

Follow your application in My IND. Did you register with the Message Box (Berichtenbox) for mail from IND? And did you enter you e-mail address? Than you will receive an e-mail from the Berichtenbox when you have new mail from IND.

​The IND checks to see whether you meet all the conditions. The IND has to make a decision within a period of 6 months.

1. The IND will first check if you meet the conditions for a residence permit as long-term resident EC (type V).
2. If this is not the case, the IND will automatically check if you meet the conditions for a permanent residence permit (type II). You do not have to submit a separate application for this.
3. If this is not the case, the IND will automatically check if you meet the conditions to extend your current residence permit. You do not have to submit a separate application for an extension.

You will receive a decision on your application following this assessment.

• Negative decision
  If you do not meet the conditions of all 3 options listed above, you will not get a residence permit. This decision is given in the formal decision. You can apply for a review of this decision.

• Positive decision
  If you meet all the conditions, you will get a residence permit (as long-term resident EC, permanent stay or for an extension). The IND will send you a letter to inform you when you can collect the residence permit.