Requirements that apply to everyone

You are applying for a regular residence permit in the Netherlands. You must meet these requirements:

• You have a valid passport or other travel document.
• You do not pose a danger to public order or national security. Everyone over the age of 12 must completely fill in an Appendix Antecedents Certificate and enclose it with the application. In this certificate you indicate whether you have ever committed an offence or crime: 
  Appendix Antecedents Certificate 7601 (PDF, 167.28 KB)
   
• After you arrive in the Netherlands, you must take a TB (tuberculosis) test. You do not need to take a TB test in these situations:
  • You have the nationality of a country listed in the
    Appendix Exemption from the obligation to undergo a tuberculosis (TB) test 7644 (PDF, 96.45 KB)
  • You already have a valid residence permit in the Netherlands and you are applying for a different residence permit.
  • You were born in the Netherlands and have always lived here.
  • You took a TB test in the Netherlands less than 6 months ago.

Different requirements apply to the asylum residence permit.