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  • Dutch embassies

    All over the world, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has missions: embassies, consulates, and permanent representations to international organisations.

    Here you will find address information and websites of Dutch diplomatic missions abroad. http://www.mfa.nl/en/

  • Integration

    Integration means that someone who has come to the Netherlands speaks Dutch and is familiar with the culture and the values and norms. People must be able to understand, comprehend and tolerate each other. Integration is therefore necessary for those who wish to live here.

    Integration http://international.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=37362

  • Legalising foreign documents

    Any foreign documents you present to the Dutch authorities have to be legalised. Both the Dutch authorities and the authorities of other countries need to be certain about the status of each other’s documents, and it is often difficult to establish that status. It is impossible to know precisely who the authorised officials are in every country, what powers they have, and what a particular document ought to look like.

    If a Dutch document has been legalised, the foreign authorities know that it is valid. By the same token, a foreign document legalised in its country of issue is legally valid in the Netherlands.

    Legalisation confirms that a document was issued by someone with the authority to issue it and that the signatures it bears are genuine. Some documents need to be signed by several different authorities in order to be legalised. This is called the legalisation chain.

    Read more on what you need to do to get foreign documents legalised http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Services/Consular_Services/Legalisation_of_documents

  • Residence permit

    Foreign nationals who wish to reside in the Netherlands for more than 3 months require a residence permit.

    The residence wizard will show you how to apply for a residence permit at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). http://www.ind.nl/EN/verblijfwijzer/verblijfwijzer_content.asp?proc=komen&lang=en

  • Residence permit for study in the Netherlands

    If you want to study in Holland, you need the right permits, which allow you to stay for a longer period of time. Sometimes it is difficult to obtain the proper papers. However, most institutions for higher education can help you get the right permits more easily. For that purpose these institutions and the Dutch government have instigated a Code of Conduct. This website helps you to find universities and institutions for higher education which subscribe to this code of conduct and can therefore make your stay and study in Holland more easy.

    Higher Education http://www.internationalstudy.nl/index.htm

  • Visa

    If you want to come to the Netherlands for a period of less than 3 months, you require a tourist visa. The Netherlands has concluded a Treaty with a number of countries where no visa is required. You can apply for a visa at the Dutch representation in foreign countries. Depending on the purpose of your stay, your visa application will be dealt with either by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Immigration and Naturalisation Service.

    Find out on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether you need a visa, who will deal with your application and how to apply for one http://www.minbuza.nl/en/Services/Consular_Services/Visa

    Find out more about visas in the residence wizard of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service http://www.ind.nl/EN/verblijfwijzer/verblijfwijzer_content.asp?proc=komen&lang=en