Residence and work permits
Aug 14, 2009
Within three days of arriving in Holland, all foreign nationals must register with the local municipality.
Those intending to stay for longer than three months also need to obtain a residence permit (verblijfsvergunning). You may need this even if you did not require a visa to enter the country. The administration fee for a residence permit currently stands at 433 euro if you do not need an MVV and 188 euro if you do need an MVV.
Work permits
International students with a non-EU/EEA nationality who are doing an internship or practical training as part of their studies in the Netherlands do not need a work permit anymore. However, there must be an internship agreement between the employer, the intern and the host institution. If you have followed a programme of study in your home country, and you come to the Netherlands solely for an internship or practical training, you will need a work permit if you are not an EU/EEA national. Your employer must apply for this permit for you. You also need a work permit if you want to take paid work alongside your studies. There are two options if you want to work while you study: either less than ten hours a week year-round, or full-time during the months of June, July and August only. If you have successfully completed your programme of higher education, you may apply for a residence permit to work. To do this, you must have a contract of employment. For more information about all of these procedures, see www.nuffic.nl/immigration.