Student residence permit for university or higher professional education

Conditions you must meet

• Meet the general requirements that apply to everyoneIND links a separate general-requirements page, which is not a registered source, so its contents are not reproduced here.

  You meet the general requirements that apply to everyone.

• The study programme must be accredited by NVAO or listed in EQAR

  Your study programme is accredited: this means that it has been recognised by Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders or NVAO (in the Netherlands) or the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education or EQAR (Europe).

• The educational institution must be an IND-recognised sponsorConsequential rather than administrative: only a recognised sponsor can lodge this application at all. See institution_applies_on_your_behalf.

  Your educational institution is a sponsor recognised by the IND.

• Enrol on a full-time study programme

  You will enrol on a full-time study programme.

• Meet the income requirementsNo amount recorded. IND links a separate income-requirements page that is not a registered source, and the figure changes periodically. Inventing or recalling one would be a fabricated threshold.

  You meet the income requirements.

• Obtain at least 50% of the credits for each study yearA condition of KEEPING the permit rather than obtaining it. The institution assesses it and must report insufficient progress to the IND.

  Every year you make enough progress in your studies. This means that you obtain at least 50% of the credits for each study year.

• A valid provisional residence permit (mvv) is needed

  A valid provisional residence permit (MVV) is needed for this application

• Foreign documents must be legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German

  Have official foreign documents legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German.

• The document list comes from your educational institutionIND does not publish the document list on this page; the recognised sponsor holds it. A fact about the process rather than a document the applicant obtains.

  The educational institution has a list of documents you need. Collect all documents before your educational institution submits the application.

• Passport valid at least 6 more months when the mvv sticker is placed

  Your passport must be valid for at least another 6 months when the Dutch representation places the MVV visa sticker in the passport. The MVV is valid for 90 days.

Official forms

• Application for the purpose of residence 'study' (recognised sponsor), higher education (7504)Submitted by the recognised sponsor, not by the applicant.

  Application for the purpose of residence 'study' (recognised sponsor) Higher education 7504

Documents you must provide

• Proof, or temporary proof, of registration as a student

  You have proof of registration or temporary proof of registration as a student at a university or institute of higher professional education

Steps in the process

• Your educational institution submits the applicationUnusual and worth surfacing: the applicant does not lodge this application themselves.

  Your educational institution submits the application and applies for your MVV and student residence permit at the same time.

• Make an appointment at the Dutch representation within 3 months of the decision

  You have to make the appointment within 3 months after the IND has taken a decision on your application.

• Collect the residence permit in person at an IND desk

  When your student residence permit is ready at the IND desk, your educational institution will receive a letter. You must make an appointment to collect it.

Government fees

• Application feeEUR 254

  The application costs € 254,00. For all fees and exceptions, visit our web page Fees: application costs. The costs are paid through the educational institution.

Also stated by the authority

Not requirements in themselves. These are alternatives, exemptions, rights and warnings the authority publishes alongside the requirements — quoted here because they can change what applies to you.

• The IND decides within 60 daysA service commitment, not an applicant obligation, and IND states it may be extended.

  The IND must take a decision within 60 days. This is called the decision period. We can extend the decision period if it takes longer to decide.