Most international students with a non-EU/EEA nationality, studying in the Netherlands for more than 90 days, are obliged to apply for an entry visa and/or Dutch residence permit. Find out which procedure applies to you.
Application deadline for exchange students who start in spring semester 2027: 15 November 2026
For students who start their exchange in January 2027, the immigration procedure will start from September 2026. It is not possible to start an application before that time.
The deadline to submit your immigration application is 15 November 2026 (17:00 CET). This deadline is strict, so we advise you to start with your application as soon as you have received the instructions from our university on how to start your immigration procedure.
Financial aspects
The immigration procedure consists of filling in several forms, as well as completing a bank transfer covering tuition fee, a deposit for the cost of living and the handling fee of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). This proof of financial means is required to demonstrate the IND that you have sufficient financial means to fund your studies and to live in the Netherlands.
Valid Dutch residence permit?
If you are a student with a non-EU/EEA nationality and you already have a valid Dutch residence permit, you are exempted from starting a new immigration procedure.
For more detailed information about the immigration process, students are advised to consult the website of the Immigration Office.