You want to study in the Netherlands, intern or work. Then you will need a residence permit. Read the requirements per study programme.
You want a residence permit to study in the Netherlands at a university or institute of higher professional education (in Dutch: hoger beroepsonderwijs or HBO). Only this educational institution can apply for a residence permit for you. Find out what the requirements are and how your educational institution can apply for a student residence permit.
Types of Netherlands Student Visas
Following are the types of student visas for the Netherlands:
Netherlands short-stay student visa
This short-stay student visa will be issued if your course or training program will take less than three months period.
Netherlands student visa for vocational and secondary courses.
Student visas for vocational and secondary courses are usually granted to candidates from Suriname, South Africa, or Indonesia but other candidates may be eligible also. But they must have family in the Netherlands and be able to write and speak in Dutch.
Netherlands long-stay student visa
A long-stay student visa is also known as a student residence permit and it allows candidates to complete their degrees in the Netherlands for almost five years.
How To Apply for a Netherlands Student Visa?
Candidates cannot apply for a Netherlands Student Visa themself. The educational university or institution where you will be studying will apply on your behalf.
To study in the Netherlands, a candidate must be issued a temporary Dutch Residence Permit but in some cases, the candidate also has to apply for an MVV which is known as a long-stay visa. This allows the visa holder to stay in the Netherlands while they must wait for their Dutch permit of residence.
Requirements for a Netherlands Student Visa
As the candidate’s sponsor will be applying on their behalf, so they will also give you the full list of documents required. Multiple universities have different conditions and requirements. So, some of the standard requirements and conditions for a Netherlands Students visa include:
- Candidate must have academic transcripts or certificates.
- Candidate must have an official letter from the educational university you will be studying.
- Candidates must write a complete study plan which explains the reason why they want to study that particular area of the field and how it is relevant to their previous studies.
- Candidates must show proof that they can financially support themselves during their education. Candidate must need to have around €870 every month.
- Candidate must have travel and health insurance for the duration of stay.
- Candidate must pay the Netherlands Student visa application fee.
- Candidate must take a Tuberculosis test within three months of arrival in the Netherlands otherwise visa or residence permit will be taken away.
- Candidates must be registered at the university or college want to study in.
- Candidate must be registered for a full-time daytime degree course.
- Candidate must show Proof of income.
- Keep in mind that the candidate must have the original copies of all mentioned documents as well as photocopies for each of them which includes valid passports and previous visas.
- All your official documents need to be authenticated or legalized by the authority of the government in your home country. While in some cases, an apostille stamp serves as enough authentication. Candidate’s documents also need to be legalized by the Dutch embassy or consulate in your home country.
- Candidate documents must be either in Dutch, French, English, or German. If not, then they have to be translated by a certified Dutch translator and must be submitted along with the originals.
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