Payment

This information is for students who hold a mainland China passport with country code CHN. This does not apply to you if you have a Hong Kong or Taiwanese passport.

Payment

The deadline for payment is 15 November.

For the visa/residence permit application, you will need to pay:

• Visa/residence permit application fee
• Your tuition fee (for this academic year)
• Financial means to cover living expenses (for the first twelve months)

Visa/residence permit application fee 

The IND and the UU charge a fee for each visa/residence permit application. This amount is currently €257.

The payment of this fee is integrated into the OSIRIS Online Application process. You can access the online payment portal once you have uploaded all your digital documents. The fee can be paid by VISA or MasterCard (debit or credit card). We also offer the option of paying with iDEAL, Bancontact or Sofort.

Tuition and Financial Means for Living Expenses

To be granted a visa and residence permit, you must be able to support yourself financially during your stay in the Netherlands. The IND has set a minimum monthly amount that students need to live. This takes into account average housing costs and living expenses. The minimum amount is €935 a month.

For Chinese students, the IND does not accept Certificates of Deposit as proof of financial means. You will have to transfer the financial means for the first twelve months of your stay to us in advance. This amounts to a total of 12 x €935 = €11,220. You can prove that you have sufficient financial means by transferring this amount.

The money will be kept in your name until you arrive in the Netherlands. Once you have arrived, you will need to open a Dutch bank account so we can refund your financial means.

You will receive a combined invoice for the tuition fee and financial means. This invoice will be sent to the e-mail address you entered in your Studielink account. The invoice can only be paid by bank transfer. Please note that we must receive the exact amount stated on the invoice. This means you must cover any costs associated with the transfer. Payment information is shown on the invoice.

If you have applied for more than one bachelor’s or master’s programme, please check that you have received the invoice for the correct programme. If not, contact us at visa@uu.nl.

Proof of payment 

After you have paid the invoice, you should obtain a proof of payment. It must include the following details:

• Account number of the account the invoice was paid from
• Name of the account holder
• Name of the bank
• Payment date
• Amount transferred + currency
• Account number of the recipient (UU)
• Payment reference

Deadline

We must receive your payment before 15 November.

Scholarship

If you have been awarded a scholarship that covers all your expenses, you can forward the invoice to your scholarship provider. There are a few exceptions:

• If the amount of your scholarship does not cover the full tuition fee, you will need to pay the invoice in advance yourself.
• Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) and Law, Economics and Governance International Talent Scholarship (UES-LEGITS).

Students with an UES or UES-LEGITS

If your UES or UES-LEGITS covers at least the tuition fee, you do not have to pay the tuition fee in advance. We will use your scholarship to cover your tuition fee.

Please note that you need to upload a Scholarship Certificate in your OSIRIS digital application. Please upload your UES or UES-LEGITS offer letter there.

Payment

The deadline for payment is 15 November.

For the visa/residence permit application, you will need to pay:

• Visa/residence permit application fee
• Your tuition fee (for this academic year)

Visa/residence permit application fee 

The IND and the UU charge a fee for each visa/residence permit application. This amount is currently €257.

The payment of this fee is integrated into the OSIRIS Online Application process. You can access the online payment portal once you have uploaded all your digital documents. The fee can be paid by VISA or MasterCard (debit or credit card). We also offer the option of paying with iDEAL, Bancontact or Sofort.

Tuition

An invoice for your tuition fee will be sent to the e-mail address you entered in your Studielink account. The invoice can only be paid by bank transfer. We must receive the exact amount stated on the invoice. This means you must cover any costs associated with the transfer. Payment information is shown on the invoice.

If you have applied for more than one bachelor’s or master’s programme, please check that you have received the invoice for the correct programme. If not, contact us at visa@uu.nl.

Proof of payment 

After you have paid the invoice, you should obtain a proof of payment. It must include the following details:

• Account number of the account the invoice was paid from
• Name of the account holder
• Name of the bank
• Payment date
• Amount transferred + currency
• Account number of the recipient (UU)
• Payment reference

Deadline

We must receive your payment before 15 November.

Scholarship

If you have been awarded a scholarship that covers all your expenses, you can forward the invoice to your scholarship provider. There are a few exceptions:

• If the amount of your scholarship does not cover the full tuition fee, you will need to pay the invoice in advance yourself.
• Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) and Law, Economics and Governance International Talent Scholarship (UES-LEGITS).
• Students with US Federal Loans.

Students with an UES or UES-LEGITS

If your UES or UES-LEGITS covers at least the tuition fee, you do not have to pay the tuition fee in advance. We will use your scholarship to cover your tuition fee.

Please note that you need to upload a Scholarship Certificate in your OSIRIS digital application. Please upload your UES or UES-LEGITS offer letter there.

Students with US Federal Loans

If you take out a loan amount that covers at least the tuition fee, you do not have to pay the tuition fee in advance. We will use your Federal Loans to cover your tuition fee. Please see the US Federal Loans web page for more information. If you are not eligible for an amount that covers your tuition fee in full, or if you opt for an amount that doesn’t fully cover your tuition fee (even if you are eligible for a higher amount), then you will have to pay the full tuition fee in advance.

Please note that you need to upload a Scholarship Certificate in your OSIRIS digital application. Please upload the e-mail confirming your US Federal Loans Eligibility there.

Payment

For the residence permit application, you will need to pay:

• The visa/residence permit application fee

The IND and the UU charge a fee for each visa/residence permit application. This amount is currently €257.

The payment of this fee is integrated into the OSIRIS Online Application process. You can access the online payment portal once you have uploaded your digital documents. The fee can be paid by VISA or MasterCard (debit or credit card). We also offer the option of paying with iDEAL, Bancontact or Sofort.

This information is for students who hold a mainland China passport with country code CHN. This does not apply to you if you have a Hong Kong or Taiwanese passport.

Payment

The deadline for payment is 15 November.

For the visa/residence permit application, you will need to pay:

• Visa/residence permit application fee
• Financial means to cover living expenses (for the official duration of your exchange period)

Visa/residence permit application fee

The IND and the UU charge a fee for each visa/residence permit application. This amount is currently €257.

The payment of this fee is integrated into the OSIRIS Online Application process. You can access the online payment portal once you have uploaded all your digital documents. The fee can be paid by VISA or MasterCard (debit or credit card). We also offer the option of paying with iDEAL, Bancontact or Sofort.

Financial Means for Living Expenses

To be granted a visa and residence permit, you must be able to support yourself financially during your stay in the Netherlands. The IND has set a minimum monthly amount that students need to live. This takes into account average housing costs and living expenses. The minimum amount is €935 a month.

For Chinese students, the IND does not accept Certificates of Deposit as proof of financial means. You will have to transfer the financial means for the official duration of your exchange period at Utrecht University to us in advance. For an exchange period of five months, this would mean an amount of 5 x €935 = €4,675. You can prove that you have sufficient financial means by transferring this amount.

The money will be kept in your name until you arrive in the Netherlands. Once you have arrived, you will need to open a Dutch bank account so we can refund your financial means.

The payment can only be made by bank transfer. We must receive the exact amount needed to prove your financial means. This means you must cover any costs associated with the transfer.

Information for the bank transfer

Proof of payment 

After you have paid the invoice, you should obtain a proof of payment. It must include the following details:

• Account number of the account the invoice was paid from
• Name of the account holder
• Name of the bank
• Payment date
• Amount transferred + currency
• Account number of the recipient (UU)
• Payment reference

Deadline

We must receive your payment before 15 November.