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Immigration

Once you have been accepted to study at HAS green academy, you will need to prepare for your stay in the Netherlands.

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One of the things you will need to take care of are the immigration formalities. They include arranging the right documents to register as a citizen of the Netherlands and collecting the documents for the visa application in case you are a non-EU citizen.

Entry visa

To enter the Netherlands for study purposes, nationals from most non-EU need an entry visa. Once in the Netherlands, a residence permit is required. It proves that you are residing legally in the Netherlands. You are obliged to obtain a residence permit if you are a citizen of a non-EU / EEA country and you would like to stay in the Netherlands for a period of more than three months. You also need to make sure your passport is valid for the time that you’ll be staying in the Netherlands. 

After your admission at HAS green academy, it is time to start your visa application. The International Office has developed a visa fact sheet where you can check whether you need an entry visa and/or residence permit. It also shows which steps you should take in order to apply for these documents. Please visit our page called Immigration for this. 

Check the factsheet

Residence permit

Once in the Netherlands, a residence permit is required if you are a citizen of a non-EU / EEA country and you would like to stay in the Netherlands for a period of more than three months. The resident permit allows you to travel to all Schengen countries and back to the Netherlands as often as you want, while it is still valid. A residence permit will generally be issued for the entire period of your study. 

Registration in the Netherlands

If you will be residing in the Netherlands for your studies you will need to register at the municipality as an inhabitant of the Netherlands. During the Welcome Days the International Office will make sure arrangements are made so you can do so. Please make sure you bring along the required documents mentioned below from your home country. Your birth certificate must be legalized first, for use in the Netherlands. Do you want to know how to legalize your foreign document? Please, check the website of Netherlands and you. 

Documents you need for your registration

Passport / ID-card

Make sure your passport or ID-card is valid for the entire period of your studies in the Netherlands. 

Tenancy agreement

You will need a signed tenancy agreement for your registration. If you don’t have it, then you should bring proof of allowance of registration and habitation of the property owner.  

Birth certificate

You will need a legalized and translated (international) birth certificate (with apostille or legalization stamp). The translation needs to be carried out and stamped by a sworn translator. When the original document is clearly readable in English, French or German a translation is not needed.   

Pre-registration form

If you are going to live in 's Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) or Rosmalen, you can fill out a pre-registration form. Make sure to bring this upon arrival.

Immigration law

As a consequence of the Immigration Law, HAS green academy is obliged to inform the Immigration & Naturalisation Service (IND) about the study progress of international students with a residence permit. 

HAS green academy will monitor the study progress of the students every academic year. A student needs to obtain at least 50% of the nominal study load. Students who are registered for an academic year should obtain at least 30 ECTS (an academic year is 60 ECTS). 

Monitoring process

Study progress - ECTS

After each academic year, the annual study progress of the students will be determined. In case the number of ECTS you have obtained does not meet the requirements, HAS will notify both you and the IND about the lack of your progress. If you have obtained less than 30 ECTS, your residence permit will be withdrawn by the IND.  

HAS will ask the international student for a written approval of the deregistration procedure. This procedure states that the academy will deregister international students who are obliged to have a Dutch residence permit – with or without prior notification – at the IND, in case of insufficient study progress. 

Exceptional cases

In exceptional cases HAS could decide not to notify the IND insufficient study progress of the student. Examples of excusable reasons are: 

  • Illness or pregnancy 
  • Physical, sensory or other functional disorders  
  • Exceptional family circumstances 

In case you are in a situation as described above, it is important to contact your coach or study advisor from the start. 

Questions? Contact our International Office