Netherlands permanent residence

You must be registered in the BRP at your municipality, have kept your main residence in the Netherlands for the whole five years and not have given false information for your current permit. Children can apply from 13 if they have held a valid permit since the age of 8. If you were born in the Netherlands and are now 18, or arrived before the age of three and have lived there since, the IND can only refuse for reasons of public order or national security.

You need at least five consecutive years with a valid Dutch residence permit, with your main residence in the Netherlands and timely extensions; only years from age 8 count. You must currently hold a permit for a non-temporary purpose, meet the income requirements and have passed the civic integration exam at least at A2 level, or be exempt.

The application costs EUR 254. Turkish citizens pay EUR 85 for a first application (EUR 46 for children under 18), and the five-yearly document renewal costs EUR 85.

Online applications are paid immediately with iDEAL or Wero; if you apply on paper, the IND sends you a payment letter. Applicants under 18 pay EUR 85, or EUR 46 if they are Turkish citizens.

The IND first checks whether you qualify for the EU long-term resident permit (type V); if not, the Dutch permanent permit (type II); and if neither applies, it may extend your current permit.

Your current permit must still be valid; you can apply from three months before it expires, or at any moment once you have lived in the Netherlands on a permit for more than five years. You apply online with DigiD or with form 6009. The IND decides within six months, you may wait in the Netherlands, and your work status stays the same if you applied before your permit expired.

If the IND refuses the application you can lodge an objection (bezwaar) with the IND within the period stated in the decision, and then appeal to the court. The IND decision letter explains the steps.