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• The start-up entrepreneur must have significant savings or another source of income for at least a full year. • The start-up entrepreneur must have a contract with a start-up facilitator having a sound track record. Most major start-up incubators in the Netherlands are accepted. • After one year, permit must be changed into a regular entrepreneur residence permit. This may be done with a statement of good entrepreneurship obtained from start-up facilitator. Facilitators set their own benchmarks for this. INDEPENDENT PERMITS • A non-EU national who has a residence permit based on a relationship (a Dutch or legally resident partner or parent, for example) can apply for a permit in his or her own right after five years of holding a Dutch permit. • Dependent children can apply for an independent residence permit after one year of legal stay based on a family residence permit. • Specific, but restrictive policies facilitate continued stay of ex-partners in case of domestic violence or the threat of violence.

EXPAT CENTRES

EXPAT CENTRES/GOVERNMENTAL

• Expat Centre Leiden

• Holland Expat Center South

Stationsweg 26 |2312 AV Leiden info@expatcentreleiden.nl |www.expatcentreleiden.nl |  @ExpatCentreLeiden

• Expat Centre Maastricht Region Postbus 1992, 6201 BZ Maastricht +31 (0)43 350 5010 | expatcentre@maastricht.nl | www.expatcentremaastrichtregion.nl |  ExpatCentreMaastrichtRegion

• IN Amsterdam / Expat Centre Amsterdam World Trade Center Amsterdam | I Tower, ground floor Strawinskylaan 1767, 1077 XX Amsterdam +31 (0)20 254 7999 | welcome@amsterdam.nl | www.inamsterdam.com

• International Welcome Centre Utrecht Region Stadsplateau 1, 3521 AZ Utrecht +31 (0)30 286 00 00 | iwcur@utrecht.nl |  @IWCUR

• Rotterdam Partners / Rotterdam Expat Centre Korte Hoogstraat 31, 3011 GK Rotterdam +31 (0)10 790 0190 |info@rotterdampartners.nl | www.rotterdamexpatcentre.nl |www.rotterdampartners.nl |  @rotterdamexpatcentre

• The Hague International Centre City Hall (Atrium) Spui 70, 2511 BT Den Haag +31 (0)70 3535043 | internationalcentre@denhaag.nl | www.thehagueinternationalcentre.nl |  @thehagueinternationalcentre

EXPAT NEWS & PUBLICATIONS • XPat Media Van Boetzelaerlaan 153, 2581 AR The Hague +31 (0)70 306 3310 | www.xpat.nl

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• Continued stay in case of divorce before the five-year term is usually possible if there are children having the Dutch or an EU nationality. • Permanent residence permit • Permanent and unconditional residence permit. After five years of uninterrupted legal stay, this permit can be issued. • Applicant must have the Civic Integration Diploma (Inburgeringsdiploma), even if prior residence was based on work. • Applicant must show having sufficient and durable means of support. • Beware of “residence gaps”, meaning a “gap” between the expiry date of old residence permit and starting date of the new permit. A “residence gap” causes the loss of all accrued time; you basically have to start counting five years from zero. • EU/EEA/Swiss citizens can obtain permanent status after five years too. The rules here are considerably less strict. • Residency costs (2019) • For all applications the IND charges costs. The exact figures are subject to frequent change. Please refer to www.ind.nl/en/pages/costs.aspx for details. • Identification • All residents over the age of 14 must carry an ID that shows their residence status (for EU/EEA nationals, a passport).

Vestdijk 27a, 5611 CA Eindhoven +31 (0)40 238 6777 | info@hollandexpatcenter.com | www.hollandexpatcenter.com |  @Holland-Expat-Center

ADVICE AND INFORMATION • ACCESS Laan van Meerdervoort 70 – 1st floor, 2517 AN Den Haag +31 (0)900 222 2377 (20ct/min) | heldesk@access-nl.org | www.access-nl.org |  @ACCESSNL

RELOCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS • Altair Global Het Kleine Loo 414T, 2592 CK Den Haag +31 (0)70 324 2524 | netherlands@altairglobal.com | www.altairglobal.com | @AltairGlobal

• Expat Housing Network Tweede Helmerstraat 21, 1054 CJ Amsterdam Raiffeisenstraat 11, 5611 CH Eindhoven +31 (0)20 2617434 | info@expathousingnetwork.nl | www.expathousingnetwork.nl |  @expathousingnetwork

• Expat Management Group Herengracht 168, 1016 BP Amsterdam +31 (0)20 707 05 51 | info@expatmanagementgroup.com | www.expatmanagementgroup.com

• ServicedApartments.nl Gustav Mahlerlaan 50b, 1082 MC Amsterdam +31 (0)20 723 3490 | info@servicedapartments.nl | www.servicedapartments.nl |  @servicedapartmentsinthenetherlands

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