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2026-09-08
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Ancestry and return
6 pathwaysReturn route — Dutch nationality lost after naturalisation
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Recorded route source ↗Return route — former Dutch citizen born abroad with special ties
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Recorded route source ↗Return route — former Dutch citizen born in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗Return route — pending Section 17 Dutch-citizenship determination
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Recorded route source ↗Return route — Repatriation Act returnee or qualifying family member
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Recorded route source ↗Culture, faith and volunteering
6 pathwaysSelf-employed artist — essential Dutch cultural interest
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — spiritual counsellor or minister
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — top-segment arts and culture employee
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Recorded route source ↗Cultural exchange residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — monk, nun or missionary
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Recorded route source ↗European Solidarity Corps volunteer residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Family
19 pathwaysResidence permit — internationally adopted child
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Recorded route source ↗Asylum family reunification — minor child
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Recorded route source ↗Asylum family reunification — partner
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law verification — dependent parent or direct ascendant of Union citizen
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law verification — unmarried durable partner of Union citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Article 8 ECHR residence permit — exceptional family life
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit — child born in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit — foreign foster child
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law family route — returning with a Dutch national from EU/EEA/Switzerland
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law verification — spouse or registered partner of Union citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Chavez residence document — minor sibling of minor Dutch child
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Recorded route source ↗Partner residence permit — unmarried partner
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Recorded route source ↗Partner residence permit — registered partner
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Recorded route source ↗Asylum family reunification — parent of unaccompanied minor status holder
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law verification — child or direct descendant of Union citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Partner residence permit — spouse
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Recorded route source ↗EU-law verification — other dependent or household family member
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Recorded route source ↗Chavez residence document — caring parent of minor Dutch child
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Recorded route source ↗Minor child residence permit — stay with parent
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Recorded route source ↗Free movement
6 pathwaysWithdrawal Agreement — frontier worker document
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA/Swiss free movement — employee
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA/Swiss free movement — student
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Recorded route source ↗EU/EEA/Swiss free movement — self-employed person
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Recorded route source ↗Withdrawal Agreement — temporary residence document
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Recorded route source ↗IND registration — previously terminated EU/EEA/Swiss residence
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Recorded route source ↗Humanitarian protection
15 pathwaysHumanitarian residence — Hague Child Protection Convention placement
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — family of westernised Afghan minor girl
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Recorded route source ↗Non-temporary humanitarian permit — Article 8 ECHR private life
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Recorded route source ↗Non-temporary humanitarian permit — child after termination of parental authority
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — domestic violence
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — westernised Afghan minor girl
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Recorded route source ↗Asylum application — refugee or subsidiary protection
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Recorded route source ↗Second or following asylum application
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Recorded route source ↗EU Temporary Protection Directive — Ukraine
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — victim of human trafficking or reporting witness
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — honour-based violence
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — terminal illness
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary humanitarian permit — unable to leave through no fault
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Recorded route source ↗Non-temporary humanitarian permit — after qualifying prior residence
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Recorded route source ↗Section 64 suspension of departure on medical grounds
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Recorded route source ↗Investment
1 pathwaysLiving from your own income
2 pathwaysLong-term residence
5 pathwaysPermanent regular residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent EU residence document — Union citizen or family member
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — (ex-)privileged person or family member
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Recorded route source ↗Long-term EU resident status in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗Medical treatment
3 pathwaysShort stays and visits
6 pathwaysSchengen short-stay visa — medical reasons
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Recorded route source ↗Visa-exempt Schengen short stay — eligible nationality
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Recorded route source ↗Schengen short-stay visa — visit family or friends
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Recorded route source ↗Schengen short-stay visa — business or official visit
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Recorded route source ↗Schengen short-stay visa — study or training
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Recorded route source ↗Schengen short-stay visa — tourism
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Recorded route source ↗Special cases
4 pathwaysNATO civilian employee residence permit — employed in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗NATO family-member residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗NATO employee residence permit — stationed abroad but living in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗Privileged diplomat, consular or international-organisation status — no residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Sport
2 pathwaysStarting a business
5 pathwaysStart-up residence permit — innovative entrepreneur
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Recorded route source ↗EU–UK Trade Agreement — British independent professional
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Recorded route source ↗Self-employed residence permit — Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
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Recorded route source ↗Self-employed residence permit — Dutch-Japanese Trade Treaty
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Recorded route source ↗Self-employed residence permit — essential economic interest points route
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Recorded route source ↗Study
4 pathwaysStudent residence permit — university or higher professional education
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Recorded route source ↗Student residence permit — secondary or vocational education
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Recorded route source ↗Pilot incoming mobility mbo-4 — final year
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-EU mobility student — Directive 2016/801
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Recorded route source ↗Talent and merit
9 pathwaysResearcher residence permit — Directive (EU) 2016/801
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Recorded route source ↗European Blue Card — standard salary criterion
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Recorded route source ↗Highly skilled migrant — age 30 or older
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Recorded route source ↗Orientation year — designated foreign top-200 institution
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Recorded route source ↗European Blue Card — reduced salary criterion
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Recorded route source ↗Highly skilled migrant — under age 30
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Recorded route source ↗Highly skilled migrant — reduced salary criterion
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Recorded route source ↗Orientation year — Dutch higher education, doctorate or research
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Recorded route source ↗Essential start-up personnel residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Transit
2 pathwaysWork
25 pathwaysGVVA internship — secondary vocational (MBO) level
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — international non-profit organisation manager or specialist
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit — seafaring crew member on a seagoing vessel
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-corporate transferee — specialist (Directive 2014/66/EU)
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — intra-company trainer or specialist outside Directive 2014/66/EU
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — supply of goods by a foreign company
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit — cross-border service provider posted from EU/EEA/Switzerland
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Recorded route source ↗Cross-border worker — live abroad and work in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗Residence permit — work experience under EU action programme
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Recorded route source ↗Paid employment residence permit — free-to-work status after 5 years
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-corporate transferee — manager (Directive 2014/66/EU)
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-corporate transferee — trainee (Directive 2014/66/EU)
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Recorded route source ↗Long-term EU resident from another Member State — paid employment in the Netherlands
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Recorded route source ↗International Trade Regulation — approved international trade project
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — intra-company trainee outside Directive 2014/66/EU
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA seasonal work — agriculture or horticulture
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Recorded route source ↗Single Permit (GVVA) — general paid employment
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA apprentice on work placement
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — intra-company manager or specialist outside Directive 2014/66/EU
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-corporate transferee — short-term EU mobility notification
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Recorded route source ↗Paid employment residence permit only — GVVA unavailable or not required
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA internship — HBO or university level
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Recorded route source ↗EU–UK Trade Agreement — British contractual service supplier
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Recorded route source ↗GVVA — supply of goods to a foreign company
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Recorded route source ↗Researcher short-term intra-EU mobility — Directive 2016/801
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Recorded route source ↗Youth mobility
11 pathwaysWorking Holiday residence permit — Hong Kong
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Canada
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Recorded route source ↗Au pair residence permit
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Recorded route source ↗Young Workers Exchange Program — Canadian intern
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Taiwan
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Argentina
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Uruguay
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — South Korea
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — New Zealand
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Australia
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Recorded route source ↗Working Holiday residence permit — Japan
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