for studying in Leeuwarden

Who needs a visa?

All foreign students (except residents of the EU/EER, Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, USA and Switzerland) who will stay in the Netherlands for more than three months, need a visa to enter the Netherlands. This entry visa is called a MVV (Machtiging voor Voorlopig Verblijf= Authorisation for Temporary Residence).

The procedure

•  You have been accepted as a Stenden University student
• CHN has received all payments as mentioned in the invoice(s) attached to your Letter of Acceptance
• You have sent us all the necessary and requested visa and academic documents, as mentioned in your Letter of Acceptance

4. After your arrival in the Netherlands you will have to apply for a residence permit. The International Office of Stenden University will guide you through this procedure. Your residence permit will always be valid until the start of the next academic year (September 1st) and has to renewed each year. Please go to our download area for more information on how to renew your Dutch residence permit.

Which documents do we need?

To enable us to apply for your visa we will need the following documents:
- We accept translations in Dutch, English, French and German -

• A copy of your passport, valid until one year after the visa application or one month after departure from the Netherlands

• Recent medical statement, drawn up and signed by a registered physician or hospital in any of the above mentioned languages

• NESO certificate, only applicable to Chinese students (with the exception of residents from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao)

• If the application is with regard to the Preparatory Course, followed by a Non-Stenden University study, we need to receive a copy of the acceptance letter from the receiving university

• Information on your marital status, an official document will not be needed, a personal statement is sufficient

• Proof of sufficient financial funds during your stay in the Netherlands. A recent (< 3 months) statement or a combination of statements should proof that you have access to a minimum of 752,82 Euros per month.

NB: We advise to proof a total amount of € 9.100,00 to build in a margin in connection with the daily change of exchange rates.

 

Option 1
Direct payment of at least  € 9.100,00 to the Stenden University bank account
Receipt by Stenden University of Applied Sciences of this amount of money will be accepted by the Dutch Immigration Service as clear proof of sufficient financial funds. As soon as you have opened a Dutch bank account - after your arrival in the Netherlands - you will be refunded the remaining amount after deduction of Stenden University fees. When transferring this amount to Stenden University please add the following references: your name, your date of birth and your Stenden University relation number.

Option 2
Proof of scholarship amounting to at least € 9.100,00

 

Option 3
A bank statement to your own name amounting to at least 

€ 9.100,00
This bank statement must be on original official bank stationery -including the full name, address and telephonenumber of the bank and your birthdate and bank account number - declaring you have direct access to sufficient funds in your bank account. E.g. a certificate of deposit.

 

• Please go to the bachelor programme download area for more information on the required academic documents.
  

For more information or questions regarding the visa procedure; you are requested to contact the International Office at io@chn.nl.