Immigration Requirements

Arnhem Business School

IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

IN THE NETHERLANDS

2011-2012

1. Students with EU/EEA or Swiss nationality

2. Students with Bulgarian and Romanian nationality

3. Students with Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Monaco, New Zealand, South Korean and US nationality

4. Students with all other nationalities
1. Students with EU/EEA or Swiss nationality

Entry visa

You do not need a visa to enter the Netherlands, neither for a short, nor for a long stay. All you need is a valid passport. You may travel through all EU countries freely.

Formalities on arrival

If you are staying for more than four months, registration as an inhabitant of the municipality where you are staying is required.

Work permit (Tewerkstellingsvergunning: TWV)

You do not need a work permit. You are allowed to earn money alongside your studies or internship activities without a work permit. However, you will need to pay income tax and therefore need a social fiscal registration number (Burgerservicenummer).

Health insurance

According to Dutch law you are required to be insured against the cost of medical treatment. If you do not have medical insurance covering you in The Netherlands you may check: www.students-insurance.eu. Furthermore, you will require a liability insurance to cover you in case of damage to another person’s property.

2. Students with Bulgarian and Romanian nationality

Entry visa

You do not need a visa to enter the Netherlands, neither for a short, nor for a long stay. All you need is a valid passport. You may travel through all EU countries freely.

Formalities on arrival

If you are staying for more than four months, registration as an inhabitant of the municipality where you are staying is required. In this case, you may also apply for verification against EU Community Law (proof of lawful residence) at the IND and for a residence document. This is not compulsory , but it is highly advisable, as it will make a number of things easier and several other institutions might want to see an EU residence document before acting for migrants. Download the application form for verification against EU Community Law: www.ind.nl.

Work permit (Tewerkstellingsvergunning: TWV)

You do need a work permitbefore you may work in the Netherlands, as during the transition period, citizens of the new EU-member states still need a work permit before they may work in the Netherlands.

Health insurance

3. Students with: Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Monaco, New Zealand,

South Korean and US nationality

Entry visa

You do not need a visa to enter the Netherlands, neither for a short, nor for a long stay. All you need is a valid passport.

Residence Permit

For a stay of more than three months: You need to apply for a residence permit. Arnhem Business School will apply for the permit on your behalf. When applying for a residence permit it is necessary to provide proof that you have sufficient funds for the duration of your stay. For the requirements relating to financial means, see pg 4 or visit www.ind.nl or www.nuffic.nl/immigration.

Arnhem Business School is able to apply for your residence permit before your arrival in The Netherlands.

Documents required for the residence permit application:

1. Copy of your passport

2. Proof of sufficient financial means (see point 4, Proof of Sufficient Financial Means below)

3. Signed application form (which will be sent to you by email)

4. A recent, colour passport photograph for the residence permit. Note: the passport photo should meet the requirements of Dutch passport regulations. Please contact the Dutch Embassy or Consulate for a list of approved photographers

Furthermore, you also need to register with the local municipality (Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie, GBA) as an inhabitant of the municipality. Documents required for registration are:

· valid passport

· evidence that you have a suitable place to live (your contract as tenant, for example)

· a certified copy of a birth certificate indicating your name, date of birth and place of birth. For most countries, this should be legalized

Cost: the current cost of a residence permit without an entry visa (MVV) is: € 600.

This amount will be paid in advance by Arnhem Business School to the Immigration Department on your behalf. You are therefore requested to transfer the amount of €600 into the school’s bank account:

Bank: ING Bank

Account number: 158.36.56

Account holder: Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Faculteit Economie

SWIFT code: ING BNL 2A

IBAN code: NL10 INGB 0001 5836 56

BIC code: ING BNL 2A

Reference: Residence Permit + name student

Work permit (Tewerkstellingsvergunning: TWV)

You do need a work permit before you may work in the Netherlands. The employer must apply to the Centre for Work and Income for your work permit. Students doing an internship while registered as a student at Arnhem Business School will not require a work permit.

Health insurance

4. Students with all other nationalities

Entry Visa and Residence Permit

For a stay of more than three months: you will require an entry visa called an MVV (“provisional residence permit”) and a Residence Permit. Arnhem Business School applies for this MVV and Residence Permit on your behalf, via a special shorter procedure.

The MVV application is sent to the Dutch Immigration Department where it is processed. When it is approved you may collect the MVV from the Dutch Embassy in your country of origin or where you have legal residency. This is in the form of a sticker in your passport.

You should request a D+C visa, which allows you to travel within the European Union for a period of 90 days after your arrival whilst awaiting your residence permit.

Please provide Arnhem Business School with the following documents for your MVV and Residence Permit application

1. Copy of a valid passport

2. If you are a Chinese national, you will need to apply for a NESO certificate (see www.nesochina.org for detailed information)

3. Proof of sufficient financial means:

The student must prove that he/she has sufficient finances to support him-/herself during his/her stay in The Netherlands. The amount of money the student should have at his/her disposal per month is determined by the Dutch immigration service and is changed periodically. The current amount is approximately : € 850 per month. For purposes of the visa application, the student should prove that he/she has the total amount of at least € 850 x the number of months spent in The Netherlands (e.g. for one semester this would be 6 x € 850 = € 5100) available.

You may prove sufficient financial means as follows:

· Option 1: If you are supporting yourself:

- A copy of a recent bank statement showing:

* your name and address

* your bank account number

* name and address of the bank

* the bank balance

* the currency

* translated into English by a certified translator

- An original official letter from the bank stating:

* your name

* your account number

* the name and address of the bank

* the current bank balance freely available to you

* the currency

* written in English or translated into English by a certified translator

· Option 2: If someone is sponsoring you (e.g. one of your parents):

- A copy of a recent bank statement showing:

* the sponsor’s name and address

* his/her bank account number

* name and address of the bank

* the bank balance

* the currency

* translated into English by a certified translator

- An original official letter from the bank stating:

* the sponsor’s name

* his/her account number

* the name and address of the bank

* the current bank balance freely available to him/her

* the currency

* written in English or translated into English by a certified translator

* not older than 3 months

AND

- a financial guarantee signed by the sponsor (see annexure);

AND

- a copy of the sponsor’s passport or identity card

All documents must be less than 3 months old

· Option 3: Package Fee

As the "proof of sufficient finances" requirement is especially difficult to meet,

Arnhem Business School also offers a special arrangement of an all-in package

for € 5100 (for a 6 month stay) or € 10200 (for a stay of one year) which consists of: facilitated MVV processing (about 3 weeks), guaranteed accommodation for the period of stay, health and liability insurance and residence permit costs.

Both the attached signed agreement and the payment must be received by Arnhem Business School before 1 July 2011. (After this deadline we cannot guarantee that you will receive your visa in time to start in our programme)

Detailed overview of costs – 6 months: Detailed overview of costs – 1 year:

Accommodation (6 months)* / €2025 / Accommodation (1 year)* / €4050
Deposit accommodation* / 500 / Deposit accommodation* / 500
Health & liability Insurance / 250 / Health & liability Insurance / 500
Cost visa (MVV) / 300 / Cost visa (MVV) / 300
Cost residence permit / 300 / Cost residence permit / 300
Refund on arrival / 1725 / Refund on arrival / 4550
Total / €5100 / Total / €10200
* optional modules, please indicate in advance (before 1 July 2011) if you don’t want to use these. In that case they will be refunded upon arrival / * optional modules, please indicate in advance (before 1 July 2011) if you don’t want to use these. In that case they will be refunded upon arrival

4. Signed Residence Permit application form (which will be sent to you by email)

5. A recent, colour passport photograph for the residence permit. Note: the passport photo should meet the requirements of Dutch passport regulations. Please contact the Dutch Embassy or Consulate for a list of approved photographers

Formalities on arrival

After your arrival, you will be required to register with the local municipality (Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie, GBA) as an inhabitant of the municipality. Documents required for registration are:

· valid passportletter from the immigration department confirming receipt of the application for your residence permit

· evidence that you have a suitable place to live (your contract as tenant, for example)

· a certified copy of a birth certificate indicating your name, date of birth and place of birth. For most countries, this should be legalized

Work permit (Tewerkstellingsvergunning: TWV)

Health insurance

Costs: MVV and residence permit

1. MVV application
NOTE: The student is liable for this amount as soon as the MVV has been applied for even when he/she is not able to come to The Netherlands for whatever reason. / € 300
2. Residence Permit / € 300
Total cost / € 600

Both amounts will be paid in advance by Arnhem Business School to the Immigration Department on your behalf. You are therefore requested to transfer the amount of €600 into the school’s bank account:

Bank: ING Bank

Account number: 158.36.56

Account holder: Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Faculteit Economie

SWIFT code: ING BNL 2A

IBAN code: NL10 INGB 0001 5836 56

BIC code: ING BNL 2A

Reference: MVV + Residence Permit + name student

Contact person for visa’s and residence permits at ABS:

Ms Ingrid Le Coultre: e-mail: , tel: +31 26 3691331, fax: +31 26 3691367

The above information is also available on the website of the Dutch Immigration Department: www.ind.nl or on www.nuffic.nl/immigration.

Financial statement (to be filled in by the sponsor)

I, the undersigned,

Name:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

First name:………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Born on:…Day……………………..……/ Month…………………………/ Year……………………………..

Place of Birth:………………….……………………………………………………..………………………….

Nationality:……………………………………………………………………………..………………………..

Passport number or number of identity card………………………………………………….…….…………..

(please send copy of passport or identity card with this statement)

Telephone number:……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Zip code:………………………………………………Place:……………………………………………………

Country:………………………………………………………………………………………………………......

hereby declare that I will financially support the following student:

Name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

First name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Born on:…Day……………………..……/ Month…………………………/ Year……….……………………..

Place of Birth:…………………….……………………………………………………………………………….

Nationality:………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Passport number:…………………………………………………………………………………………………...

during his/her studies in the Netherlands. I hereby guarantee that I will transfer a minimum monthly allowance of € 850

from (Start date ddmmyyyy): ……../…………………/…………….

until (End date ddmmyyyy): ……../…………………/…………….

I hereby enclose a recent bank statement (not older than three months) proving that I have enough funds to transfer the amount in the period mentioned.

Date (ddmmyyyy): ……../…………………/…………….

Place: ……………………………………………………..