Residence permit extension application form researcher/highly skilled migrant
Please complete this form and upload your documents for your new residence permit application. You can find the requirements for the documents in the checklist, which has been sent to you via email.
Surname (according to passport) *
Given name(s) (according to passport)
E-mail address of UG/UMCG
Private e-mail address (like gmail/outlook/yahoo etc.) *
Date of birth *
Nationality *
Select country Afghanistan Aland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Cuba Curacao Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Isle of Man Israel Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Puerto Rico Qatar Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (FR) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Barthélemy Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (NL) Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Republic of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State (Holy See) Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
Passport number *
Passport: Date of issue *
Passport: Date of expiry
Current address *
Postal code
City *
Country of residence *
Select country Afghanistan Aland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (FR) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Barthélemy Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (NL) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Republic of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State (Holy See) Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
Faculty *
Select your faculty Campus Fryslân Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society Faculty of Arts Faculty of Law Faculty of Spatial Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Philosophy PThU UMCG University College Groningen University Services
Will you receive a salary or a PhD Scholarship from the UG or UMCG? *
Please demonstrate that you have sufficient financial means, by sending us:
> A scholarship letter from the University of Groningen or UMCG. This statement should at least state the monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year until day/month/year), or;
> A scholarship letter from any other scholarship provider. This statement should at least state the monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year until day/month/year), or;
> A solvency bank statement (from your Dutch bank): this statement should state your balance, it should be stamped and signed by the bank; it should contain your name and your bank account number, or;
> A combination of two or more of the options listed above.
You can find the minimum monthly income requirements in the checklist we have sent you by email.
Have you transferred the application fees?
Would you like to extend the residence permit of your partner? *
Would you like to extend the residence permit of your child(ren)? *
Have you transferred the application fees?
Documents (only PDF files)
Please make sure that all uploaded documents should not exceed more than 20MB. If it is more than 20MB the form will not be received by the ISD.
Passport scan *
Scan of current residence permit (front and back) *
Appendix Antecedents certificate *
Immigration Statement *
Proof of payment of application fees
Proof of finance
Passport partner *
Scan of current residence permit of your partner (front and back) *
Appendix Authorisation and sponsorship declaration *
Appendix Declaration by sponsor *
Appendix Antecedents certificate of your partner *
Proof of payment of application fees for family members *
Passport child/ children *
Scan of current residence permit of your child/ children (front and back) *
Declaration by sponsor
Appendix Antecedents certificate (only mandatory for children aged 12 years or older)
By signing this agreement I, the scientific researcher/knowledge migrant, declare the following:
› I am aware that my legal stay in the Netherlands is based on my contract or hosting agreement with the UG/UMCG.
› I am aware I have no recourse to public funds, specifically with regards to Dutch welfare benefits (Dutch: bijstand).
› I am aware it is my obligation and responsibility to have a valid healthcare insurance during my entire stay; I have and will remain having a healthcare insurance with sufficient coverage in the Netherlands.
› I am aware that as a (future) holder of a Dutch residence permit, I am expected to have my main residence in the Netherlands, and I will not be out of the Netherlands for more than 6 months per year.
› I will report any changes in my situation (e.g. amount of income, amount of working hours, emigration) to the ISD as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to
isd-staff@rug.nl .
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