Immigration procedure VVR

General

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If you have the nationality of one of the following countries you need a residence permit for your stay in the Netherlands: Canada, United States of America, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Monaco or Vatican City. Please watch the video and follow the steps for the procedure.

Immigration procedure VVR

1. Upload the following documents via Hanze Apply

Your signed personal details form.
A copy of your passport: pages with your personal details and signature, and any pages that contain travel stamps (combine the pages into 1 PDF file).
Antecedents certificate (leave the V-number blank).

Don’t forget to click on the submit button!

2. Transfer your financial guarantee to our bank account

You can find the banking details for the transaction in the immigration instruction email you have received from us. Don’t forget to mention your full name and student number in the description of your payment.

We don’t accept bank statements. You can find information about the financial guarantee here and on immigration deadlines and any other immigration questions you may have on our FAQ page.

3. Start application

We will start your immigration procedure when:

All your uploaded documents for immigration are correct
We have received your financial guarantee
When you have received a letter of acceptance from the student administration

You will receive a confirmation e-mail after we have sent your application to the IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service).

We will buy AON complete + student insurance for you when we have sent your documents to the IND. A copy of your insurance certificate will be sent to you by AON.

4. Decision IND

The IND will let us know their decision within 4 weeks. The moment we receive the decision letter, we will e-mail you a copy.

5. Biometric data

As soon as you know your arrival date in the Netherlands you can book an appointment to have your biometric data taken at one of the IND-desks in the Netherlands.

The IND needs this data (your photo, signature and fingerprints) to make your residence permit document. We will let you know by e-mail when and where to pick up your residence permit once it is ready.

In order for you to study in the Netherlands we will need to receive a financial guarantee. The following fees are included in the financial guarantee you transfer to us:

Tuition fee
Insurance fee
Immigration fee
TBC check-up (if applicable)

The fees listed above will be deducted from the total amount of the financial guarantee, and the amount that remains will be transferred back to you upon arrival in the Netherlands, once you have opened a Dutch bank account. This money will serve as your ‘living money’ for the first year.

The documents and forms we need to receive are listed below. They must be filled out completely and signed when required. Please read all instructions on the forms carefully. Once you have filled out the forms log in to Hanze Apply and upload all the required documents at ‘Proceed / details’ under ‘Current Applications’. You have received your login details in an earlier e-mail. Only PDF format is accepted for your documents.

Antecedents Certificate

The date next to your signature is the date on which you sign the form. You do not need to fill in your V-number when you don't know it. In this case you can leave the question unanswered.
Personal details form and statement of awareness
A copy of your (valid) passport

Include the pages that contain your personal details and signature, and any pages that contain travel stamps (combine the pages into 1 PDF file).
For exchange students from a university located within the EU: a copy of the residence permit from the country where you are currently studying. The residence permit must be valid up until the end date of your exchange programme in the Netherlands.

We expect you to have read the brochure describing the rules and regulations for holders of a residence permit for study purpose.

Please note the following:

The quality of the scanned copies must be perfect and the size has to match that of the original form.
Only PDF files are accepted.
Documents 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to be uploaded in Hanze Apply.

Immigration Team

+31 50 595 2200 [email protected]
Zernikeplein 7, 9747 AS Groningen

Immigration procedure VVR

Immigration procedure VVR

1. Upload the following documents via Hanze Apply

Don’t forget to click on the submit button!

2. Transfer your financial guarantee to our bank account

3. Start application

4. Decision IND

5. Biometric data

Required documents VVR procedure

Please note the following:

The deadline for transferring the financial guarantee and uploading the documents correctly is as follows:

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Immigration procedure VVR

Immigration procedure VVR

1. Upload the following documents via Hanze Apply

Don’t forget to click on the submit button!

2. Transfer your financial guarantee to our bank account

3. Start application

4. Decision IND

5. Biometric data

Financial Guarantee

Required documents

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