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Netherlands student visa: how long the Student residence permit for university or higher professional education takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Study permit
Full-time accredited HBO or university study. Only a recognised-sponsor institution can apply. Type I temporary regular permit for a temporary purpose. After the degree you may apply for an orientation year, highly skilled migrant (reduced salary criterion) or start-up; those are separate later applications, not settlement.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15
Does Student residence permit for university or higher professional education lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15
Do you need a job offer for Student residence permit for university or higher professional education?
- Job offer
Not published on the page we read
The opened IND study landing page does not mention a job offer or employer.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-09-25
What education does Student residence permit for university or higher professional education require?
- Education
The page states no education minimum
Page requires proof of registration on an accredited full-time HBO or university programme, not a prior bachelor's degree. A preparatory / pre-master period is allowed. Previous stored value 'bachelor' contradicted that and has been removed.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-09-25
How much money do you have to show for Student residence permit for university or higher professional education?
- Funds
EUR 1,130.77
Study norm for higher professional education (HBO) or university: EUR 1,130.77 per month, valid 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2026. You must show enough money to live and study for 12 months. The amount does not include school or college fees. Secondary/MBO uses a different monthly amount of EUR 928.58, which is a different permit.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-09-25
How much does Student residence permit for university or higher professional education cost to apply for?
- Application fee
EUR 254
Voorschrift Vreemdelingen 2000 article 3.34, amounts valid 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2026: EUR 254 to grant, change or extend 'studie'. The TEV procedure (MVV plus residence permit) is this one fee. The institution applies as recognised sponsor.
Source: Minister of Asylum and Migration (Staatscourant) · verified 2026-09-25
How long does Student residence permit for university or higher professional education take to process?
- Processing time
No commitment to a processing time
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-09-25
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Not published on the pages we read
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Processing time
Decision-periods page opened 2026-09-24. Under 'Application for the purpose of residence of study': 'A legal decision period of 60 days applies to this application.' Same accordion: 'Was your application submitted by a recognised sponsor? Then the IND usually needs less time to decide. If the application is complete, the target decision period is 2 weeks.' Under 'Application for the purpose of work as a highly skilled migrant' on the same page: 'A legal decision period of 90 days applies to this application.' The 60-day legal period is the figure that applies to this study permit; the 90-day figure is a different residence purpose. Both are statutory decision periods, not expected waits in months. No month range is stored.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-09-25
What changed when we last checked this record
Route is open. Study is a temporary residence purpose (IND temporary/non-temporary list) and cannot itself be used to apply for permanent residence. Previous stored age 17, bachelor minimum, USD 12,000 funds, USD 250 fee, 1–2 month processing, and 60-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.
Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service · verified 2026-08-15
Other verified Netherlands routes
Other study routes: New Zealand student visa: Fee Paying Student Visa · Australia student visa (subclass 500) · Canada student visa: Study Permit → PGWP · Germany student visa: Student residence permit · UK student visa · Portugal student visa: study, exchange, internship or volunteering · Sweden student visa: Residence permit for studies at higher education · UAE student visa: Residence permit for study
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