Medical Treatment Residence Permit
🇳🇱 Netherlands visas · Family
What it is
Residence permit to undergo medical treatment in the Netherlands.
Key facts
- Category
- Family
- Duration
- Normally valid for the treatment period up to 1 year at most; the IND can grant the permit for 5 years in specified (BMA-advice) situations.
- Processing time
- Up to 13 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 5 years
- Work allowance
- 0 hours per week
- How to apply
- Online
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (first application; extension EUR 466)
- EUR 1,337
Key requirements
- Treatment by a Dutch medical institution
- Proof the treatment is funded
- Sufficient means
Working on this visa
Residence is for medical treatment; the permit confers no right to work.
Money you must show
Own or financier's sustainable, sufficient income
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 18 July 2026.