Residence Permit for Partner
🇳🇱 Netherlands visas · Family
What it is
Permit allowing a foreign national to live in the Netherlands with their spouse, registered partner, or unmarried partner who is a Dutch citizen or holds a valid Dutch residence permit.
Key facts
- Category
- Family
- Duration
- 5 years if sponsor is Dutch national or has permanent permit; otherwise matches sponsor permit duration
- Processing time
- 90 days
- Maximum validity
- 5 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- 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; child under 18 EUR 85)
- EUR 254
- Proof of funds (sponsor gross SV per month, 2026 norm)
- EUR 2,337 per month
Key requirements
- Both partners aged 21 or older (18+ if married before moving to NL)
- Valid passport or travel document
- Verifiable relationship (married, registered partnership, or established unmarried partnership)
- Both partners registered at the same municipal address
- Sponsor meets independent, sustainable and sufficient income requirements
- No criminal history or security concerns; sponsor holds Dutch nationality or valid residence permit
Working on this visa
Free access to the labour market once the permit is granted.
Money you must show
sponsor gross SV per month, 2026 norm
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 18 July 2026.