This page only explains the recognition as a sponsor for study. The conditions for a residence permit for study and the application forms for study can be found on pages Study at a university or university of applied sciences and Attend secondary or vocational education. However, you can find here the notification form for study and separate appendices of the application forms for study.
Recognition as sponsor compulsory
To have internationals students study at your educational institution, your educational institution must be recognised by the IND. In order to be recognised as a sponsor, your educational institution must be a reliable partner for the IND. After your organisation has been recognised, it will be entered in the Public Register for Recognised Sponsors.
Conditions
There are certain conditions that apply to all recognised sponsors. In addition, the following conditions apply to educational institutions:
Schools higher education
- Your educational institution offers accredited (NVAO quality mark) higher education (higher professional education or university education) as referred to in the Higher Education and Research Act.
- One of the following situations apply:
- Your educational institution has signed the Code of Conduct for international students in Higher Education.
- Your educational institution provides educational programmes in relation to the development cooperation policy of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Your educational institution provides educational programmes in relation to the Cultural Policy Act.
Schools secondary education
- Your educational institution offers secondary education as set out in the Secondary Education Act.
Schools senior secondary vocational education
- Your educational institution offers vocational education as set out in the Education and Vocational Act.
Schools secondary education that offer the international baccalaureate programme
- Your educational institution is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organisation;
- Your educational institution is funded according to the Secondary Education Act;
- Your educational institution is part of an international organisation that exchanges pupils worldwide. National committees of this international organisation decide the country of placement. Or, your educational institution places pupils in a boarding school.
Has the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science not recognised your educational institution? Please indicate this in your application.
Costs
This application costs € 4212.
- The application recognition as sponsor due to change in business entity costs € 2105.
Checklist documents
The application form lists the documents that you need for your application.
You have to have official foreign documents legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German.