I already have a Dutch residence permit

You will be invited by the Visa Office to extend the validity of your residence permit three months before the expiration date on your current residence permit card. Because of IND regulations, it is not possible to apply for an extension earlier than that.

Conditions to apply for an extension:

• You need to have sufficient academic progress check: check this webpage for more information about what the academic progress check entails.
• Financial means: You need to have sufficient financial means for your living expenses for the entire duration of your extended residence permit. If you have not paid the tuition fee yet, you need to show that you have sufficient financial means to pay that as well, even if you are paying in instalments.
• Health insurance: You need to have sufficient health insurance for the entire duration of your extended residence permit.

You will receive a new residence permit card after the extension application has been completed. We will inform you by email on how to submit your biometrics, if required, and how to collect your new residence permit.

The cost for an extension application is €257. This fee is non-refundable.

Do you already have a Dutch residence permit for another purpose (orientation year, employment, stay with a family member, au pair, etc.)? But do you need to change it to a residence permit for study? Then, the Visa Office will submit a so-called ‘Change of the purpose of stay’ application to the IND on your behalf.

You will be invited by the Visa Office to submit the visa application in May (September intake) or October (February intake). The application form and required documents are the same as our ‘regular’ visa procedure. You can find the required documents for this application here: Preparing your application file.

You will receive a new residence permit card after the Change of purpose application has been completed. We will inform you by email on how to submit your biometrics, if required, and how to collect your new residence permit.

The cost for an application change in the purpose of stay is €257. This fee is non-refundable.

Do you already have a residence permit for study from another Dutch educational institution? And do you wish to study at the UU? Then, the Visa Office will need to transfer your current residence permit to our university. A so-called ‘change of educational institution’ application.

You will be invited by the Visa Office to submit the visa application in May (September intake) or October (February intake). The application form and required documents are the same as our ‘regular’ visa procedure. You can find the required documents for this application here: Preparing your application file.

Change of institution with extension

If your current residence permit expires within 3 months of starting your study programme at UU, we will do this at the same time. You will receive a new residence permit card after the extension application has been completed.

The cost for an extension application is €257. This fee is non-refundable.

Change of institution without extension

If your residence permit is valid for more than 3 months of starting your study programme at UU, the change of institution application is free of charge. You will be invited by the Visa Office to extend the validity of your residence permit three months before the expiration date on your current residence permit card. Because of IND regulations, it is not possible to apply for an extension earlier than that.