Permanent residency Brexit
Requirements
- You meet the general requirements that apply to everyone.
- You are a UK citizen or family member of a UK citizen and you have a different nationality yourself. You are one of these family members.
- Married or registered partner.
- Unmarried partner in a real, long-term relationship. This means that you must have been living together with your British family member in a row for at least 6 months or you have a child together.
- Parent or parent-in-law, grandparent, child, grandchild, or great-grandchild.
- You fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
- You were living legally in the Netherlands before 1 January 2021; or
- You already have a temporary Brexit residence document; or
- You came to the Netherlands after 1 January 2021 for family reunification with a UK national. And the UK national in the Netherlands has a residence document based on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
- When you apply, you have been living in the Netherlands for 5 years or more according to the EU rules or the Withdrawal Agreement. Sometimes you can apply for permanent residency if you have been living in the Netherlands for less than 5 years. Do you already have a temporary Brexit residence document and do you meet the requirements for permanent residency? Then you can apply for permanent residency even if your residence document has not yet expired.
- You have carried out genuine and effective work as an employee or self-employed person for at least 5 years. This is certainly the case in one of these situations.
- Your income is at least 50% of the social welfare level. On the Government of the Dutch website, you can find out the level of Social welfare benefits in the Netherlands (in Dutch only).
- You work at least 40% of the full working week.
- If you do not work;
- you have healthcare insurance;
- your income is enough to provide for you (and your family). It does not matter where your income comes from. The IND checks whether you have enough income in your situation. This is certainly the case if the level of your income is as high as the Dutch minimum wage with holiday pay. On the Government of the Netherlands’ website, you can read the amounts of the minimum wage.
- You do not pose a risk to public order.
- Do you have no Brexit residence document yet? Submit your application in time.
Process and costs
These are the steps in the application process for the residence document.
These are the steps in the application process for the residence document.
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Application forms
You can submit this application online. To do so, you need DigiD with SMS verification and internet banking (iDEAL).
You can submit this application online. To do so, you need DigiD with SMS verification and internet banking (iDEAL).
Online form
Online application form permanent residence document WA
Written application forms
Download the form if you prefer to fill in the application in writing and send it by post.