Report changes in situation

You want to report a change in your or a family member’s situation. You must notify the IND of a change within 4 weeks. Use the:

Online notification form for foreign national or sponsor

Is the change not listed on the online notification form? Or do you prefer to send the notification by post? Then choose one of the following written notification forms:

Report changes that can have an influence on the decision by the IND. For example:

• Your relationship or family ties have ended.
• Your income has become less than the required amount. 
• You have become jobless or unable to work.
• You will have a different employer.
• You or your family member has applied for a social assistance benefit.
• You and your family member no longer live together.
• Your family member has permanently left the Netherlands.
• You have moved house and did not inform the municipality in time.
• You no longer meet the requirements for the residence permit for which you have applied. 
• You want to collect your provisional residence permit (in Dutch: machtiging tot voorlopig verblijf or MVV) at a different Dutch embassy or consulate.

When you come to the Netherlands, you have an obligation to provide information. This means that you must inform the IND of changes in your situation. Do this within 4 weeks after the change takes place. If you are planning to have your family member come to the Netherlands, you are the sponsor. A sponsor has various obligations. Read more about the obligations of the foreign national and sponsor of family member.