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IND adjusting fees as of the new year
Last update: 30 December 2022
From 1 January 2023, new fees apply. These are the costs of applications for residency in the Netherlands. They are adjusted each year based on price increases and wage developments (indexing). As of the new year, the IND will also implement a number of improvements. There were large differences in fees for certain permits which were difficult to justify. Through these adjustments, fees are equalised and made more affordable for the applicant.
Someone must pay a fee if he or she wants to stay in the Netherlands for, for example, work, study or to be with their family, needs a visa, or wants to become a Dutch citizen (Naturalisation). In 2019 a number of fees were lowered upon an instruction from the European Commission after a European court had established that the costs for residence permits must be proportionate to what had to be paid for an identity card. This concerned residence permits issued based on EU directives. Other fees were not lowered at the time, making it difficult to justify the differences that arose. Through adjustment of the fees in the new year, this will change.
More affordable, efficient and stronger right of residency
The adjustment of the fees has a number of advantages. Signals from applicants who cannot always afford the costs are being heard. Because it will become more affordable, applicants can choose for a permanent residence permit sooner. This means that someone will get a permit that is valid for 5 years, so they do not have to apply and pay for extension every year. This saves both the applicant and the IND time and money. Moreover, a permanent residence permit also gives the applicant a stronger right of residency, giving them more rights and options, for example to work and integrate. Finally, the new situation is fairer. A permit for, for example, work on a self-employed basis is made equal to the one for innovative start-ups. Previously, a self-employed person had to pay over four times as much.
From 1 January 2023, these fees will be lowered.
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Residence purposes and extensions |
Fee 2022 |
Fee 2023 |
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Work on a self-employed basis (Section |
€ 1446.00 € 387.00 |
€ 350.00 € 350.00
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Awaiting a decision on a request based on
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€ 1109.00 € 397.00
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€ 210.00 € 210.00
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Permanent humanitarian grounds (Section |
€ 1109.00 |
€ 210.00 |
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All other purposes of residency (Section 3.34(t) VV 2000)
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€ 1109.00
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€ 210.00
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witness reporting human trafficking, or an illegal victim
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€ 410.00
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€ 210.00 € 210.00
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Fees Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands also have residency in the context of work on a self-employed basis and residency based on re-entry. Because the fees in the Caribbean Netherlands are linked to the fees in the European Netherlands, these will also be adjusted.
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Fee 2022 |
Fee 2023 |
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Re-entry |
$ 875.00 |
$ 149.00 |
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Extension re-entry |
$ 332.00 |
$ 149.00 |
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Work on a self-employment basis |
$ 1140.00 |
<$ 248.00 |
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Extension work on a self-employed basis |
$ 305.00 |
$ 248.00 |
The required amounts will also change from 1 January 2023
A required amount is what a person must earn to have someone come over to the Netherlands from abroad. The minister of Social Affairs and Employment reviews the amounts on 1 January and 1 July every year and publishes them in the Government Gazette. From 1 January 2023, the new required amounts will be included in the overview Required amounts income requirements.