Object decision on Schengen or transit visa Last update: 8 July 2025 You applied for a short-stay visa or transit visa. Your application has been rejected and u do not agree with that decision. Find out how you can object. Object in the right country You …

Registering with the IND as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen Last update: 8 July 2025 Do you have the nationality of a country of the EU, EEA or Switzerland? Then you do not need a residence permit to stay in the Netherlands. Sometimes you do have to register …

Apply for a residence permit for long-term EU residents Last update: 8 July 2025 You want to apply for a residence permit for long-term EU residents. Find out what the requirements are and how you can apply for the permit. For whom is the application for …

Residence permit au pair Last update: 7 July 2025 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 this residence permit for you. Find out what the requirements are and how an …

Losing Dutch nationality Last update: 7 July 2025 You can lose your Dutch nationality (Dutch citizenship). For example, if you recounce your nationality yourself or the government revokes it. Losing Dutch nationality as an adult You are an adult if you …

Student residence permit for university or higher professional education Last update: 3 July 2025 You want a residence permit to study in the Netherlands at a university or institute of higher professional education (in Dutch: hoger beroepsonderwijs or …

Student residence permit secondary or vocational education Last update: 3 July 2025 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 …

Start-up Last update: 26 June 2025 You want to apply for a residence permit as a start-up. Read what the requirements are and how to apply for the residence permit.  Requirements You meet the general requirements that apply to everyone . You work together …

Intern or apprentice in the Netherlands Last update: 26 June 2025 In order to be an intern or apprentice in the Netherlands, you need a single permit (in Dutch: gecombineerde vergunning verblijf en arbeid or GVVA ). The single permit is a combination of …

Paid employment: residence permit only Last update: 24 June 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 …