Costs of applying for a residence permit

Costs for Bachelor's or Master's students 

• IND fee: You need to pay a fee for the Dutch Immigration Service. This fee is set at €215,-.
• Tuition fee: You need to pay the tuition fee for the first year in full. From the second year onwards you can pay in installments. Please use the tuition fee calculator(opens in new window) to see the correct tuition fee for your study.
• Proof of financial means for living expenses: You will need to show you have sufficient financial means in order to stay in the Netherlands. For more information, please go to our proof of financial means for living expenses (opens in new window)page.

Costs for exchange students

1. IND fee: You need to pay a fee for the Dutch Immigration Service. This fee is set at €215,-.
2. Proof of financial means for living expenses:
   - For one semester: €6.755.
   - For one academic year/2 semesters: €11.580.

For more information, please go to our proof of financial means for living expenses(opens in new window)page.

Costs for students who transfer to AUAS

If you are transferring to AUAS from a Dutch university:

• You do not need to pay a fee to the Dutch Immigration Service.
• You need to pay the tuition fee for the first year at AUAS in full. From the second year onwards you can pay in instalments. Please use the tuition fee calculator(opens in new window) to see the correct tuition fee for your study.
• You need to provide a (refundable) proof of financial means for living expenses(opens in new window) payment.

Costs for students that need to extend their resident permit

• IND fee: You need to pay a fee for the Dutch Immigration Service. This fee is set at €215,-.
• Tuition fee: You need to proof that you have enough financial means to cover the tuition fee for the period you want to extend your residence permit (with a maximum of 12 months). If you already paid your tuition fee in full for this study year, you need to proof that you have enough financial means to cover the remaining months.
• Proof of financial means: You need to show that you have enough financial means to cover your stay in the Netherlands for the duration you want to extend your residence permit (with a maximum of 12 months). For more information, please go to our proof of financial means for living expenses (extensions only)(opens in new window) page.
  
  Please mind that you cannot pay your tuition fee from your proof of financial means for living expenses amount. These are two separate financial requirements. If you cannot fulfil these financial requirements, we cannot extend your residence permit.