Other conditions apply to persons with the nationality of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and their family members.
These procedure and conditions also apply to exchange students.
You must have a (provisional) proof of registration at an educational institution for secondary or vocational education for a full-time course (not a correspondence course). This educational institution is a recognised sponsor with the IND. Recognised educational institutions are listed in the Public Register of Recognised Sponsors.
You have an independent sufficient and sustainable income.
Other conditions may apply for Turkish nationals and their family members.
This application costs € 171.
The educational institution has a list of documents that you need.
You have to have official foreign documents legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German.
A country of continuous residence is a country (other than the country of origin) where you may lawfully live for more than 3 months. This means you have a valid residence permit for that country. Or that you are waiting for your application for a residence permit to be approved.
Are you in a country in your free term? Of with a visa for short stay (maximum of 3 months)? This is not continuous residence.
A sponsor is a person, employer or organisation that has an interest in the arrival of the foreign national in the Netherlands. An organisation is obliged to get recognition as a sponsor if they wish to apply for a residence permit for au pair, exchange, study, highly skilled migrant and scientific researcher (Directive 2005/71/EG).
The provisional residence permit (mvv) is a visa you need if you wish to stay in the Netherlands for more than 90 days. For more information, check Regular provisional residence permit (mvv).
A TWV is a work permit. The employer applies for a TWV with UWV (Netherlands Employees Insurance Agency). UWV examines among other things if there is no employee with the Dutch, EU/EEA or Swiss nationality that is qualified for the job.