Graduated? Get a residence permit

Are you a highly educated migrant and do you want to stay in the Netherlands to search for a job? Since the first of March you might be in luck. You can apply for a residence permit for an ‘orientation year’ as a highly educated migrant seeking employment or as a start-up.

This residence permit is intended for several groups: foreign students studying in the Netherlands, foreign students who graduated from a top university outside the Netherlands and foreign scientific researchers who have carried out research in the Netherlands.

You can apply for a residence permit for an orientation year within three years of graduating. This allows graduates to return home after graduating and then come back to the Netherlands. But they can also apply for an orientation year straight away.

For more information you can check Government.nl.

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