Netherlands

Status for a person whose main residence remains outside the Netherlands but who works for a Dutch employer and returns home across the border.

Temporary work route for a British employee of a UK service supplier directly fulfilling a covered service contract for a Dutch client.

Management or specialist employee of a qualifying international non-profit organisation under the dedicated GVVA branch.

GVVA branch for an intra-company manager or specialist whose transfer falls outside the ICT Directive route.

GVVA branch for an intra-company trainee whose transfer falls outside the ICT Directive route.

GVVA branch for an intra-company trainer or specialist transferring knowledge whose transfer falls outside the ICT Directive route.

Employee assembling, repairing or training on goods/software supplied by the foreign company under the dedicated GVVA branch.

Employee inspecting delivered goods or transferring special knowledge for a foreign customer under the dedicated GVVA branch.

Single-permit route for an employee of a foreign employer undertaking a structured Dutch work placement to gain experience for the home-country job.

Single-permit route for an HBO/university internship by a current foreign student or recent graduate.

Single-permit route for a compulsory MBO-level internship by a student enrolled abroad and nearing completion.

Combined residence and work permit for non-EU seasonal work in Dutch agriculture or horticulture for no more than 24 weeks.

Residence route for a foreign worker participating in a project admitted under the International Trade Regulation.

Directive 2014/66/EU route for a non-EU group employee transferred to a Dutch branch as a manager.

Notification mechanism for a person holding an ICT permit from another participating EU state and working in the Netherlands for less than 90 days in 180.

Directive 2014/66/EU route for a non-EU group employee transferred to a Dutch branch as a specialist.

Directive 2014/66/EU route for a non-EU group employee transferred to a Dutch branch as a trainee.

Purpose-specific Dutch work residence route for a third-country national holding long-term EU resident status in another participating EU state.

Residence route for a worker who no longer needs a TWV after five consecutive years of qualifying work in the Netherlands.

Residence-only route for paid employment situations where a GVVA cannot be used or a separate/dispensed TWV arrangement applies.

Notification-based research mobility for a third-country researcher holding a Directive 2016/801 permit in another EU state for up to 180 days in 360.

Temporary route for a non-EU employee lawfully employed by a service provider established in another EU/EEA state or Switzerland and posted to a Dutch client.

Temporary residence route for a qualifying seagoing-vessel crew member serving from the Netherlands for more than 90 days.

Up-to-one-year route for a non-EU participant gaining work experience or a traineeship under an EU action programme such as Erasmus+.

Combined residence and work permit for non-EU paid employment where the GVVA rules apply.

Former wealthy-foreign-investor route retained only as a closed historical product; new applications have not been possible since 17 April 2024.

Temporary route for a British independent professional directly supplying covered services to a Dutch client under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Treaty-based self-employment route for eligible United States nationals developing or leading Dutch business operations.

Treaty-based self-employment route for eligible Japanese nationals developing or leading Dutch business operations.

Residence route for a self-employed business whose activity is of essential interest to the Dutch economy under the RVO assessment.

One-year route for an active founder of an innovative Dutch start-up working with a reliable facilitator.

Work route for an employee who is essential to an innovative Dutch start-up and receives the applicable reduced 2026 salary.

European Blue Card route for highly qualified non-EU employment in the Netherlands at the applicable 2026 salary threshold.

European Blue Card route for highly qualified non-EU employment in the Netherlands at the applicable 2026 salary threshold.

Highly skilled migrant route through an IND-recognised employer at the applicable 2026 salary threshold.

Highly skilled migrant route through an IND-recognised employer at the applicable 2026 salary threshold.

Highly skilled migrant route through an IND-recognised employer at the applicable 2026 salary threshold.

One-year open-work route after a qualifying master's, doctorate or post-master programme at a designated foreign institution completed within three years.

One-year open-work route after qualifying Dutch study, doctorate or scientific research completed within the previous three years.

Work-and-residence route for a paid researcher, grant-funded researcher or doctoral candidate at an IND-recognised Dutch research institution.

Notification-based study mobility for a third-country student holding a Directive 2016/801 study permit in another EU state for up to 360 days in the Netherlands.

Pilot residence route to complete the last year of a full-time Dutch mbo-4 vocational programme through a participating recognised sponsor.

Residence route for a non-EU student admitted to qualifying full-time secondary or vocational education where the Netherlands is the most appropriate country for the study.

Residence route for a non-EU student admitted to full-time accredited higher education through an IND-recognised educational sponsor.

Rare and discretionary residence route where Article 8 ECHR family-life protection outweighs Dutch public interests and no ordinary permit applies.

Derivative-asylum family-reunification route for a qualifying close family member of a person granted asylum in the Netherlands.

Derivative-asylum family-reunification route for a qualifying close family member of a person granted asylum in the Netherlands.

Derivative-asylum family-reunification route for a qualifying close family member of a person granted asylum in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence document for a non-EU caring parent or equivalent parental figure on whom a minor Dutch child is heavily dependent.

EU-law residence document for a qualifying minor half-sibling or sibling joining a minor Dutch child and caring parent.

EU-law family route for a non-EU family member returning to the Netherlands with a Dutch national after genuine residence under EU law in another EU/EEA country or Switzerland.

EU-law residence-document route for a non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising lawful residence in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence-document route for a non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising lawful residence in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence-document route for a non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising lawful residence in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence-document route for a non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising lawful residence in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence-document route for a non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen exercising lawful residence in the Netherlands.

Family-reunification route for a child under 18 joining a Dutch parent or eligible Dutch residence-permit holder.

Family-reunification route for a foreign partner joining a Dutch national or eligible Dutch residence-permit holder.

Family-reunification route for a foreign partner joining a Dutch national or eligible Dutch residence-permit holder.

Family-reunification route for a foreign partner joining a Dutch national or eligible Dutch residence-permit holder.

Residence route for a child born in the Netherlands who requires a Dutch residence permit linked to the parent.

Family route for a minor foreign foster child who was already part of the sponsor's family and meets the care and consent requirements.

Family route for a foreign adopted child joining a qualifying adoptive parent in the Netherlands.

Residence route for a third-country national holding long-term EU resident status in another participating EU Member State who will be economically inactive in the Netherlands.

EU-law residence for an economically inactive EU, EEA or Swiss citizen with sufficient resources and health insurance.

Indefinite long-term EU status after qualifying residence in the Netherlands, with facilitated mobility to other participating EU states.

Permanent EU-law residence after five years of continuous qualifying residence, with limited early-acquisition exceptions.

Indefinite regular residence for a person with at least five consecutive years of qualifying Dutch residence and a current non-temporary purpose.

Permanent residence route for qualifying current or former privileged diplomatic, consular or international-organisation personnel and their family members.

Permanent Withdrawal Agreement status for an eligible UK national or family member after normally five years of qualifying residence.

Residence under EU free-movement law for an EU, EEA or Swiss national carrying out genuine and effective employed work in the Netherlands.

Residence under EU free-movement law for an EU, EEA or Swiss national carrying out genuine and effective self-employment in the Netherlands.

Residence under EU free-movement law for an EU, EEA or Swiss student enrolled in the Netherlands with health insurance and sufficient resources.

Administrative EU registration process required only where a prior EU-law residence was ended and the BRP shows code 41.

Withdrawal Agreement document for an eligible UK national who worked in the Netherlands as a frontier worker before the end of the transition period and continues to qualify.

Temporary Withdrawal Agreement residence status for eligible UK nationals and family members protected by Brexit arrangements.

Up-to-one-year au pair cultural-exchange route through an IND-recognised au pair agency and qualifying host family.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Argentina national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Australia national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Canada national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Hong Kong national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Japan national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young New Zealand national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young South Korea national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Taiwan national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

One-year cultural-exchange route for an eligible young Uruguay national, with work allowed only to support the stay.

GVVA internship branch for a Canadian student or recent graduate aged 19–30 under the Young Workers Exchange Program.

Up-to-one-year cultural exchange route through an IND-recognised exchange organisation and host family.

Volunteer residence route under the European Solidarity Corps through a recognised exchange organisation.

Single-permit route for qualifying religious service as a monk, nun or missionary.

Single-permit route for paid work as a spiritual counsellor, religious-education teacher or minister.

Single-permit route for specified top-segment occupations in dance, classical music, opera, musical, theatre or stage.

Self-employment residence route for an artist whose work is of essential interest to Dutch culture.

Short-stay Schengen visa for a business trip or official visit to the Netherlands.

Short-stay Schengen visa for medical treatment in the Netherlands within the 90/180-day limit.

Short-stay Schengen visa for study, education or professional training lasting within the 90/180-day limit.

Short-stay Schengen visa for tourism in the Netherlands, subject to nationality and application-country rules.

Short-stay Schengen visa to visit family or friends in the Netherlands.

Visa-exempt short stay for a traveller whose nationality and document are exempt, limited to 90 days in any 180-day Schengen period.

Protection route for a person who needs asylum in the Netherlands because of persecution or serious harm.

Temporary protection status in the Netherlands for persons from Ukraine who fall within the EU Temporary Protection Directive.

Residence route for a child temporarily placed in a Dutch foster home or institution under the Hague Child Protection Convention.

Conversion route to non-temporary humanitarian residence after specified family, child-protection, trafficking, violence, no-fault departure or medical statuses.

Rare residence route protecting exceptional private life under Article 8 ECHR where Dutch-law requirements are not otherwise met.

Residence route for a child whose parental authority was terminated and for whom a court-appointed guardian must apply.

Repeat-protection route where a person applies for asylum again, for example because the country situation or personal circumstances changed.

Protective residence route for a person without another permit whose relationship ended because of domestic violence that would continue in the country of origin.

Derivative temporary humanitarian route for qualifying family members after the Afghan minor girl receives the permit.

Protective residence route for a person without another permit who faces serious honour-based violence in the Netherlands and country of origin.

Temporary humanitarian residence route for a person in the Netherlands who is terminally ill and receiving only palliative care.

Temporary humanitarian route for a person whose identity is clear, who has tried to depart and whom DT&V confirms cannot leave through no fault of their own.

Temporary humanitarian residence route for a victim of human trafficking or a witness who reported it to the police.

Temporary humanitarian route for a qualifying Afghan minor girl already in the Netherlands whose westernisation makes return unsafe.

For a former Dutch citizen whose Dutch nationality was withdrawn or given up because another nationality was not relinquished, who had lived in the Netherlands for at least three consecutive years when the Dutch nationality was obtained.

For a former Dutch citizen aged 18 or over who was born outside the Netherlands and has special ties to the country through education, upbringing, work or social status.

For a former Dutch citizen born in the Netherlands who lived there while holding Dutch nationality and completed at least primary school in the Netherlands.

For a person under 18 who lived in the Netherlands for about ten consecutive years with Dutch nationality or lawful residence, or five recent years in a case-specific assessment, and whose reception and legal representation there is arranged.

For a person who has asked the District Court of The Hague under Section 17 of the Netherlands Nationality Act to establish that they are Dutch, where the IND accepts the decision may be awaited in the Netherlands.

For a returnee under the Repatriation Act, or the partner or qualifying child of such a returnee, generally returning to the Netherlands within one year of departure.

Medical residence conversion route after at least one year of suspended departure under Section 64 where necessary treatment continues and is unavailable or inaccessible in the country of origin.

Residence route where the Netherlands is the most appropriate country for necessary treatment and a healthcare institution, insurance and funding are available.

Medical residence route for a Surinamese national whose treatment remains necessary after six months on a medical visa and whose payment is properly arranged.

Temporary suspension-of-departure mechanism for a person without residence rights who cannot safely leave because of health, pregnancy, TB or inpatient treatment.

Employer-sponsored work route for a non-EU top athlete, professional footballer, coach or trainer meeting strict UWV requirements.

Short-stay Schengen visa for participation in a sporting event in the Netherlands.

Airport transit visa for nationals/documents requiring authorisation to pass through the international transit area of a Dutch airport without entering Schengen.

Exemption from the Dutch airport-transit-visa requirement for a traveller covered by an official nationality, document, residence-permit or family-status exception.

Special residence route for the specified NATO employee or family-member situation.

Special residence route for the specified NATO employee or family-member situation.

Special residence route for the specified NATO employee or family-member situation.

Institutional status for a privileged diplomat, consular staff member or international-organisation employee, or their qualifying family member; no Dutch residence permit is required.