RESIDENCE PERMIT

Dutch law states several rules and obligations for receiving and maintaining your residence permit for study purposes in the Netherlands. We urge you to take note of these rules and obligations below.

Study Progress

There are study progress requirements for students from outside the EU/EEA with a residence permit for study purposes. The Dutch ’Modern Migration Policy Act’ (Modern Migratiebeleid, also known as MOMI) states that students should obtain a minimum of 50% of the needed ECTS credits per academic year. Your study advisor will have meetings with you during the academic year to check if your study results are sufficient for keeping your residence permit.

If you do not obtain 50% of the ECTS credits without a justified reason, the university must report this to the IND and your residence permit may be cancelled. After this, you will need to leave the Netherlands.