As an international student, you must check beforehand whether you require a student visa for the Netherlands. Our Central Student Administration will help you with your visa application through an accelerated process. We will tell you exactly which documents you require and how to obtain these documents.
There are two types of immigration procedures:
In the overview below you can find the different procedures per nationality. The Central Student Administration will apply for your visa and residence permit at the Dutch immigration office (IND: www.ind.nl) on your behalf. You can find more information about the visa procedure via this link.
Choose your nationality:
Residence permit fees
The fees for a residence permit to study in the Netherlands are non-refundable and currently total 228 euros. Fees are reviewed twice a year and are subject to change. Please note that you may incur additional expenses to have documents authenticated/notarised in your home country.
Required documents to apply for your residence permit
Once you have completed your application, the Central Student Administration will apply for your residence permit on your behalf. Deadlines to upload the needed documents are:
To enable us to apply for your residence permit we will need the following documents:
Your passport will have to be valid for at least one year after your arrival in the Netherlands.
As a student from outside the European Union, you are obliged to provide NHL Stenden with proof that you will be able to finance your stay in the Netherlands. You may do so in one of the following two ways:
A money transfer of € 15.000 to NHL Stenden's bank account, which will be refunded upon your arrival after you have opened a Dutch bank account.
Proof of a scholarship amounting to at least € 15.000.
Note that this amount covers living expenses only and does not include the annual tuition fees and visa application fee. The above-mentioned rates are for informational purposes and subject to change twice a year.
This document will be made available to you, once you have been accepted as a student.
Visa fees
The fees for a visa to study in the Netherlands are non-refundable and currently total 228 euros. Fees are reviewed twice a year and are subject to change. Please note that you may incur additional expenses to have documents authenticated/notarised in your home country.
Required visa documents
Once you have completed your application, the Central Student Administration will apply for your visa on your behalf. Deadlines to upload the needed documents are:
To enable us to apply for your visa we will need the following documents:
Your passport will have to be valid for at least one year after your arrival in the Netherlands.
As a student from outside the European Union, you are obliged to provide NHL Stenden with proof that you will be able to finance your stay in the Netherlands. You may do so in one of the following two ways:
A money transfer of € 15.000 to NHL Stenden's bank account, which will be refunded upon your arrival after you have opened a Dutch bank account.
Proof of a scholarship amounting to at least € 15.000.
Note that this amount covers living expenses only and does not include the annual tuition fees and visa application fee. The above-mentioned rates are for informational purposes and subject to change twice a year.
This document will be made available to you, once you have been accepted as a student.
Only for Chinese nationals (People’s Republic of China). This document will be made available to you, once you have been accepted as a student.
* EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Northern Ireland and Sweden.
New or current international non-EU/EEA students, residing in the Netherlands with a residence permit for study purposes, have to meet two requirements every year to keep their Dutch residence permit. Read more about the conditions to keep your Dutch residence permit.
As a student from outside the European Union, you are obliged to provide NHL Stenden with proof that you will be able to finance your stay in the Netherlands. You may do so in one of the following two ways:
A money transfer of € 15.000 to NHL Stenden's bank account, which will be refunded upon your arrival after you have opened a Dutch bank account.
Proof of a scholarship amounting to at least € 15.000.
Note that this amount covers living expenses only and does not include the annual tuition fees and visa application fee. The above-mentioned rates are for informational purposes and subject to change twice a year.
