Official documents for relocation

All immigration and residence decisions are now in the hands of the IND under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.

Residence permits, IND, All immigration and visa inquiries
0900 1 23 45 61 or www.ind.nl

For immigration and registration, the Munipal Register, the Foreign Police, the Tax Office and the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are connected under the GBA: Gemeentelijke basisadministratie persoonsgegevens. You are obliged to have yourself registrated with the GBA when you reside in Holland at least for four months. The registration proves your residence within a municipality and gives you automatically access to related social and financial institutions.

NB Your family has to appear in person on the first application

Take with you to the GBA:

• passport
• rental contract
• employment contract
• birth and marriage certificates of all family members

Costs Before locating

• MVV application
• EUR 50,- (An Authorisation visa for Temporary Stay)
• Short-stay visa
• EUR 25/30,-

After this

• Residence permit/extension (valid for up to 5 years)
  EU residents, EUR 28,-

All other countries

• EUR 430,- (adults and children 12+)
• EUR 285,- (children under 12)

Permanent residence permit: EUR 890,- for everyone

A foreign driver`s licence can be exchanged for a Dutch one when the bearer can prove that he lived or worked in the foreign country for at least six months.

Where can I arrange this?

The GBA offices are located Municipal registration offices.

Municipal registration offices

• Amstelveen
  Laan Nieuwer-Amstel 1
  +31 20 5 40 49 11

• Amsterdam
  Johan Huizingalaan 757
  +31 20 5 51 90 52