Residence permit for partner Last update: 20 May 2025 You would like your foreign partner to live with you in the Netherlands. Your partner needs a residence permit. Watch the video, find out what the requirements are and how to apply for the residence …

Permanent residency based on Withdrawal Agreement Last update: 20 May 2025 You want to apply for permanent residency and you fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Find out what the requirements are and how you can apply for the residence document. …

Paid employment: residence permit only Last update: 19 May 2025 You need a residence permit for paid employment in the Netherlands. You often have to apply for a single permit (in Dutch: Gecombineerde vergunning verblijf en arbeid or GVVA), but this is …

Residence permit lost or stolen Last update: 15 May 2025 Your valid residence permit, residence document, statelessness document or Foreign Nationals Identity Document has been lost or stolen. Find out how you can apply for a new residence permit. …

Becoming a Dutch national abroad Last update: 15 May 2025 You want to become a Dutch citizen. You live outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom consists of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Read …

Single Permit: GVVA Last update: 15 May 2025 If you want to work in paid employment in the Netherlands, you need a single permit (in Dutch: gecombineerde vergunning verblijf en arbeid or GVVA). The single permit combines the residence permit and the work …

Family reunification Last update: 13 May 2025 You have an asylum residence permit and you want to apply for family reunification. Read how you apply for a residence permit and visa (MVV) for family reunification. Requirements For family reunification …

Becoming a Dutch national in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom Last update: 13 May 2025 You want to become a Dutch national. You live in Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba. Read the requirements and how to apply for Dutch …

Residence permit self-employed person Last update: 7 May 2025 You want to start a business in the Netherlands. Or you want to work as a self-employed artist in the Netherlands. Find out what the requirements are and how to apply for the residence permit …

Residence permit researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801) Last update: 7 May 2025 Under Directive (EU) 2016/801 you are allowed to work as a researcher in the Netherlands.  Find out what the requirements are and how your employer applies for the permit. What …