Move to the Netherlands

Netherlands student residence permit for university or higher professional education

This permit is for full-time study at a Dutch university or institute of higher professional education. Only the educational institution can apply for you. ([ind.nl](https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/study/student-residence-permit-for-university-or-higher-professional-education))

Fee

€254 per person

Decision

About 2 months

Netherlands orientation year residence permit

This permit lets eligible graduates and researchers spend one year in the Netherlands looking for work. Holders may work freely, including as employees or self-employed people; the permit cannot be extended.

Fee

€254 per person

Decision

About 3 months

Netherlands European Blue Card work and residence permit

This permit allows a highly educated employee from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland to work in the Netherlands. The employer does not have to be a recognised sponsor.

Fee

€423 per person

Decision

4 weeks to 3 months

Netherlands highly skilled migrant residence permit

This residence permit lets you work in the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant for an employer recognised by the IND. The employer, not the worker, applies for the permit.

Fee

€423 per person

Decision

About 3 months

Netherlands researcher residence permit

This permit allows researchers from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland to conduct research in the Netherlands for a recognised sponsor. It also covers eligible researchers moving to the Netherlands from another EU country for more than 180 days.

Fee

€254 per person

Decision

About 2 months

Netherlands self-employed residence permit

This permit is for people who want to run a business or work as self-employed artists in the Netherlands. It is valid for a maximum of two years and can be extended.

Fee

€423 per person

Decision

About 3 months

Netherlands Single Permit for residence and work

The GVVA combines a residence permit and a work permit for paid employment in the Netherlands. The IND also lists specific jobs for which this permit is used, with additional requirements for those jobs.

Fee

€423 per person

Decision

About 3 months

Netherlands start-up residence permit

This residence permit is for starting an innovative business in the Netherlands with a facilitator. It is valid for at most one year and cannot be extended as a start-up permit.

Fee

€423 per person

Decision

About 3 months

Netherlands permanent residence permit

This permit gives permanent residence in the Netherlands and allows you to work without a work permit. The permit has no end date, but the residence document must be renewed every five years.

Fee

€254 per person

Decision

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Netherlands residence permit for long-term EU residents

This route is for people who already live in the Netherlands with a residence permit; it is not an application route from abroad. The permit allows indefinite residence in the Netherlands and unrestricted work there.

Fee

€254 per person

Decision

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Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships

Fulbright Commission and Radboud University

€1,750 per month, a capped international travel reimbursement and insurance; tuition fees are not waived.

Radboud Scholarship Programme

Radboud University

Tuition is reduced to €2,771 for 2027–28, subject to confirmation; visa, residence-permit and specified insurance costs are covered, but living costs are not.

Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarship

Maastricht University and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Tuition fees and insurance are paid; living expenses are €20,150 for 13 months or €38,750 for 25 months.