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You need a residence permit to stay in the Netherlands. The residence permit that you apply for is depends on your situation.
Your partner needs a residence permit to live with you in the Netherlands.
To live with you in the Netherlands, your child who is a minor needs a residence permit.
Your child was born in the Netherlands and does not have a residence permit yet. You have a different nationality than Dutch.
To be able to live with you in the Netherlands, your foreign adopted child needs a residence permit.
To be able to live with you in the Netherlands, your foreign foster child needs a residence permit.
If you are a non-EU parent, you need a residence document to live with your minor Dutch child. You will need to submit an application to the IND under the Chavez judgment.
You are a family member of a national of a EU or EEA country or Switzerland. Your own nationality is not that of one of those countries. In the Netherlands you will be living together with your partner or another family member.
You would like to apply for recognition as a sponsor. A recognised sponsor is a company, school or organisation that has an interest in the arrival of a third-country national.
If you want to look for work in the Netherlands after your graduation, doctorate or research, then you need a residence permit.
An intra-corporate transferee (ICT) residence permit enables an employee to be transferred within a company. This residence permit is for managers, specialists and trainees who come to work for a Dutch branch of the company.
You need a residence permit to work in the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant. Only an employer recognised by the IND can apply for a residence permit for you.
A European blue card residence permit allows a highly skilled employee to live and work in the Netherlands.
A residence permit for a researcher under Directive (EU) 2016/801 allows a researcher to work as such and live in the Netherlands.
If a researcher holds a residence permit in another EU Member State pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/801, he or she may conduct research in the Netherlands for a period of up to 180 days (short-term mobility).
You want to apply for a residence payment for paid employment under the International Regulation. Via this Regulation you can come to the Netherlands and work temporarily without a work permit.
In order to be a trainee or apprentice in the Netherlands, you need a single permit (GVVA).
A residence permit to gain work experience under a programme of the European Union (EU) allows you to live in the Netherlands for a company work placement or a vocational work placement.
A residence permit for seasonal work allows someone to work in the agricultural sector in the Netherlands for a maximum of 6 months.
You want a residence permit for your foreign employee who is essential to your start-up. If your employee wants to live and work in the Netherlands, your employee needs a residence permit.
If you want to work in paid employment in the Netherlands, you need a single permit (GVVA). The single permit combines the residence permit and the work permit (TWV).
You need a residence permit for paid employment in the Netherlands. You often have to apply for a single permit (GVVA), but if this is not possible, you can apply for a residence permit for paid employment.
A cross-border service provider residence permit allows an employee of a European company to work and live in the Netherlands temporarily.
You are going to work in the Netherlands, but you live in another EU Member State, such as Belgium or Germany. You are a cross-border worker.
You want to start working on a self-employed basis in the Netherlands.
You want to apply for a residence permit as a start-up. With this residence permit, you have 1 year to start an innovative company in the Netherlands. You do this together with a mentor: a facilitator.
You want to employ a foreign national. Find out what you need to do and which residence permits there are.
You want a student residence permit to study in the Netherlands at a university or institute of higher professional education (HBO). Only an educational institution that the IND has recognised as a sponsor can apply for you.
You want a student residence permit to study at a secondary school or vocational education (MBO) in the Netherlands. Only an educational institution that is recognised as a sponsor by the IND can apply for you.
Does a student have a residence permit for study purposes in another EU Member State? They can carry out part of their studies in the Netherlands, for a maximum of 360 days (intra-EU mobility).
If you want to look for work in the Netherlands after your graduation, doctorate or research, you need a residence permit.
You want a residence permit to complete the last year of your fulltime programme at vocational education level 4 (MBO4) in the Netherlands. Only an educational institution recognised by the IND can apply for a residence permit for you.
You need a residence permit to live in the Netherlands as an au pair. Only an au pair agency recognised by the IND can apply for you.
You need a residence permit for a cultural exchange to the Netherlands. Only an exchange organisation recognised by the IND can apply for you.
A working holiday is a cultural exchange programme or scheme (WHP or WHS) for young people aged 18 to 30 from certain countries. The main purpose is to get to know Dutch society and culture.
You would like to apply for recognition as a sponsor. A recognised sponsor is a company, school or organisation that has an interest in the arrival of a third-country national. Find out what the requirements are and how to apply for recognition.
You are a national of a EU or EEA country or Switzerland. Read the conditions to live in the Netherlands and when you should register with the IND.
You are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or a family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen. You have been living in the Netherlands for some time.
You want to apply for a frontier worker’s document and you fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. As a British frontier worker, you need this document to keep working in the Netherlands.
You want to apply for a residence document for permanent residency and you fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
Are you a national of a EU or EEA country or Switzerland? In that case you do not need a residence permit to live in the Netherlands. But you can register as a Union citizen with the IND.
You want to apply for a residence permit in the Netherlands under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK. You are a British independent professional or contractual service supplier.
You want to apply for a temporary residence document because you fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
Are you a long-term EU resident in another country within the EU? In that case, you can apply for a Dutch residence permit.
A residence permit for an economically inactive long-term EU resident entitles you to live in the Netherlands.
A residence permit long-term resident EU entitles you to live in the Netherlands for an indefinite period. That means you can continue to live in the Netherlands for as long as you like.
You used to have the Dutch nationality (former Dutch citizen) or you lived in the Netherlands with a residence permit. You may be able to return to the Netherlands.
You need a residence permit for medical treatment in the Netherlands. This is also the case if you want to stay in the Netherlands on medical grounds after postponement of your departure for 1 year (Section 64 of the Dutch Aliens Act, in Dutch: Vreemdelingenwet).
You have a residence permit with your partner or a family member. Or you do not have a residence permit yet. You are the victim of, or have been threatened with honour-based violence or domestic violence. As a result the relationship or family bond has ended.
You want to apply for a residence permit for humanitarian reasons.
You want to apply for an asylum residence permit because you need protection.
You want to apply for asylum again in the Netherlands. This is called repeat asylum application (HASA). For example, because something has changed in your country of origin or personal situation.
ou have an asylum residence permit and you want to bring your family to the Netherlands. You then apply for a provisional residence permit (MVV) for your family member.
You want to extend your temporary asylum residence permit because it has almost expired.
You want to apply for a permanent asylum residence permit. This is possible, if you have had an asylum residence permit for 5 years.
You want to extend your regular temporary residence permit (Type I), because it is almost expired.
You want to change the residence purpose of your residence permit. For example, because your situation has changed, or because you want a stronger right of residence.
You want to apply for a residence permit humanitarian non-temporary.
Do you or will you no longer live with a family member who is an EU, EEA or Swiss national? This page tells you whether you can continue living in the Netherlands.
You want to apply for a permanent residence permit. Find out what the requirements are and how you can apply for permanent residency.
You want to renew the residence document of your residence permit for permanent residency.
You are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or a family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen. You have been living in the Netherlands for some time. You may want to apply for a permanent residence document (indefinite period).
In order to live permanently in the Netherlands as an privileged person, you need a residence permit.
