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Who requires the Student Visa???

  In the Netherlands, the rules and regulations for visitors from abroad are contained in the Aliens Law. For an overview of all regulations applicable, carefully read the information below.

General Information

The following part contains general information only

 Stays up to three months.

For a period of stay up to three months, international guests from countries belonging to European Union and from Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Switzerland, Andorra, Brunei, Cyprus, Israel, Jamaica, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak republic, Slovenia, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea  and countries in central and Latin America do not need a tourist visa before entering the Netherlands. Guests form all other countries need to get a tourist visa before they leave for the Netherlands. Please check with the Dutch Embassy in your country.

Once you have entered the Netherlands on a tourist visa it is NOT possible to change your status as a tourist and to obtain a Residence permit. All international guests must report to a police station (the Aliens Department) within 08 days of arrival in the Netherlands.

Stays exceeding three months.

For a period of stay longer than three months, all international guests who do not have nationality of one of the following countries European Union and from Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Switzerland must possess an Authorization for temporary Residence (ATR) before departure to the Netherlands.

An ATR is a kind of visa (type D) which is stamped in to the passport by the Netherlands Embassy in the country where the guest has his/her permanent Residence. The actual procedure for obtaining such an ATR will take at least 05-months but sometime longer.

Both Students and visiting staff are requested to contact their course manager or contact person at the faculty of their choice who is responsible for ATR affairs. Please do this well in advance of your departure.

The course managers or faculty contact person will advise you on another and less time consuming way of acquiring an ATR and will help you arrange this. If you use this option, do not at the same time go to the Netherlands Embassy yourself.

Required Documents

*         A valid passport.
*         Proof of adequate financial means of support (at least US$ 740 per month for students in the Socrates programmed US$ 905 per month for others and US$ 1730 (gross) per month for researchers/employees over 23 years old with a Dutch employer.
*         A letter form the institution to which you have been accepted stating the purpose and duration of the stay.

Some Embassies will require students to have documents such as a legalized birth certificate or certificate of marriage.

Netherlands/Holland Embassies in Pakistan

1.       Name:        ROYAL NETHERLANDS EMBASSY
            City:        Islamabad
      Address:        2nd Floor, PIABuilding, Blue Area, PO Box: 1065
          Email:        Islamabad@dree.org
         Phone:       (92-51) 3279510, 3279511        

    
2.       Name:        NETHERLANDS CONSULATE GENERAL    
             City:        Karachi
       Address:        4-A, Ch Khaliquzzama Road, Karachi.
         Phone:        (92-21) 35661686, 35661687

3.       Name:         CONSULATE GENERAL OF NETHERLANDS SY       
             City:         Lahore
       Address:         Constitution Avenue, Diplomatic Enclave-1, Islamabad-44000
         Phone:         (92-51) 32206916, 32823938