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Do you have a child who is a Dutch citizen and is under 18?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in the Netherlands
You can live in the Netherlands with the family member whose European citizenship gives you this right, as long as the conditions are met.
Your card is normally valid for 5 years, but you can prove your right to live here without it.
Study in the Netherlands
You can study in the Netherlands, under the usual rules for residents and educational institutions.
Before permanent residence, a study grant or loan is not guaranteed; special exceptions apply to workers, self-employed people and their families.
Work in the Netherlands
You can work for an employer or work for yourself in the Netherlands, without a separate work permit.
Travel with family
Your card helps prove your family relationship and residence right when you travel with or join the family member whose citizenship gives you this right.
It can help you get a visa where one is needed, but you still need a valid passport or other travel document.
Gain permanent residence
After 5 years of continuous lawful residence with your qualifying family member, you gain permanent residence.
Absences of up to 6 months a year normally count, as can one absence of up to 12 months for an important reason.
The permanent card lasts 10 years, or 5 years if you are under 18, and can be renewed.
Access financial support
You can receive equal treatment with Dutch citizens for support within the scope of these rights.
Social assistance may be unavailable for the first 3 months or a longer job-seeking period.
Healthcare, housing, childcare and child-budget benefits depend on your income and the conditions for each benefit.
How to apply
From outside the NetherlandsFrom outside the Netherlands
Find your visa office
Find the Dutch embassy, consulate or visa application provider that takes applications where you live.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your visa and residence applications.
See required documentsGet your visa materials
Get the application materials for visa facilitation to live with your Dutch child, following the instructions for where you live.
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Fill in your application
Complete your visa application and the required checklist.
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Book a visa appointment
Book an appointment using the instructions for your visa office.
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Go to your appointment
Bring your application and the required original documents and copies to your visa office. Give your fingerprints and photo if asked and sign the required declaration; the visa fee is waived if you qualify, but a provider may charge a service fee and will tell you how to pay it.
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Wait for your visa
Wait for the visa decision and attend an interview or provide more documents if asked.
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Travel to the Netherlands
Once your visa is granted, travel to the Netherlands. You still need to apply there for your residence document.
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Once in the NetherlandsOnce in the Netherlands
Download the application form
Download the form called Application for a residence document: residence with your minor Dutch child.
Download the formFill in the form
Complete and sign the residence application form.
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Submit your application
Send your signed application and supporting documents to the IND using its secure-email instructions. You can also send them by post.
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Pay the application fee
Pay the €85 fee after you receive the IND payment letter, using the payment instructions in the letter.
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Request a residence sticker
If you want a sticker showing whether you may wait in the Netherlands and work, follow the instructions in your receipt letter to request one.
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Book a biometrics appointment
If the IND asks for your fingerprints, photo and signature, wait for its letter before booking an appointment.
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Go to your appointment
If the IND has asked for biometrics, attend your appointment at an IND desk or service point for your photo, signature and fingerprints.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the IND's written decision and answer any requests for more information or documents.
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Book a collection appointment
Once your application is approved, wait for the IND's collection letter and book an appointment.
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Collect your residence document
Collect your document at the IND desk named in your letter. You can then use it to show your right to live in the Netherlands.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Child's birth certificate
Get your Dutch child's birth certificate. If you are the father but are not named on it, add the acknowledgement deed or, if there is none, a DNA test result from an approved laboratory. If you are an adoptive, foster or step-parent, include the papers or statements that show your relationship.
Child's citizenship records
Provide proof that your child is Dutch, such as a valid Dutch passport or other Dutch travel document. Include a colour copy of the identity page and any pages with travel stamps.
Child's residence record *
Provide proof of where your Dutch child lives, showing the country of residence.
* Only if you apply for visa facilitation abroad.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationOther parent's travel document *
Provide the other parent's valid Dutch travel document. If it is not available, provide proof explaining why.
* Only if you apply for visa facilitation abroad.
Parental responsibility record *
Get an extract from the Dutch parental responsibility register or an equivalent official document. If you do not have parental responsibility, provide an explanation.
* Only if you apply for visa facilitation abroad.
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Things to think aboutThings to think about
Residence and card renewal
Before permanent residence, you must keep qualifying through the family member whose citizenship gives you this right.
They generally must work, be self-employed, or have enough money and full health insurance; some people keep worker status after stopping work.
Renew your card before it expires.
Residence can be lost
Before permanent residence, your right can end if you no longer qualify, live mainly elsewhere or apply for social assistance; fraud can also cause loss.
Expulsion is possible for public order, safety or health reasons; permanent residents have stronger protection.
Permanent residence can end after more than 2 years in a row outside the Netherlands.
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