Family and partner
Who is this valid for?
You may use this form if you are a sponsor. A sponsor is someone who lives in the Netherlands and would like to bring a family member to the Netherlands, for example. A sponsor has Dutch nationality or a Dutch residence permit. A sponsor can use this form to submit an application for the foreign national. If you are a foreign national and wish to submit an application for yourself, you can use the application form for the purpose of residence of 'family and relatives' (foreign national).
Sponsors are permitted to submit an application for the foreign national who wants to stay in the Netherlands on the basis of one of the following purposes of residence:
- stay with spouse or (registered) partner
- stay with parent
- residence as a foreign adopted or foster child
- stay with a minor holder of an asylum permit
- stay with a holder of a medical residence permit
- staying with a family member who is in the terminal phase of an illness - has been granted a residence permit on 'temporary humanitarian grounds'; or
- residence for the exercise of family life on the basis of Article 8 of the ECHR
- stay with a minor foreign national who has been granted a residence permit due to a supervision order (OTS).
If you want to submit an application for your child, you must be the legal representative of your child. You are a legal representative if you have parental authority over your child. If you would like to know more, please contact VSD immigration
Does the foreign national already have a residence permit? Make sure that this application is received by VSD immigration on time. It is imperative to submit the application before the validity of the current residence permit expires. Pay attention! Avoid submitting the application later than 4 weeks after the expiry of the residence permit. This is important to prevent your family member from getting a residence gap. A residence gap is an interruption in the residence. This has consequences for any follow-up procedures, such as an application for a permanent residence permit, an application for naturalization or an application for, for example, a residence permit with the purpose of residence 'humanitarian non-temporary'.
To get the correct advice for your situation, follow these steps
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- Step 1 Select your nationality, destination and reason for travel to find the correct requirements and travel advice
- Step 2 If following our advice, you decide to submit an application, then click on the 'request visa' button, fill in your details and confirm your application
- Step 3 Check the necessary documents and send them to us, or use our courier pickup service
- Step 4 Once your business visa has been issued, we will make sure it's correct and send it back to you directly
Collect documents:
The written application form states which documents you need. Collect all documents before applying. You can upload the documents in the online application.
Have official foreign documents legalized and translated into Dutch, English, French or German.
Legalize documents:
Legalization is making an official document suitable for use in another country. For example, a birth certificate, marriage certificate or declaration of unmarried status. Legalization checks whether your document has been issued by the correct organisation. Legalization is done with a stamp or sticker. Your document is then ready for use in the Netherlands. Legalization can take a lot of time. Therefore, start on time. Contact VSD Immigration for assistance.