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  • The Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) Visa

    What is the DAFT Visa? The DAFT Visa originates from a historic treaty between the Netherlands and the United States, created to foster economic cooperation and strengthen bilateral relations. Thanks to this agreement, U.S. citizens enjoy a streamlined path to Dutch residency by establishing a busi...
  • Family Reunification Visa

    What is the Family Reunification Visa? The Family Reunification Visa is a residence permit designed for spouses, registered partners, children, and in some cases, other dependent family members of foreign nationals legally residing in the Netherlands. It allows families to live together while the m...
  • Visa for Economically Inactive Long-Term EU Residents

    What is the Visa for Economically Inactive Long-Term EU Residents? This residence option is designed for EU citizens and their family members who have already secured long-term EU resident status in another member state but wish to relocate to the Netherlands. Unlike work-based permits, this visa f...
  • Verification Against EU Law Visa

    What is the Verification Against EU Law Visa? The Verification Against EU Law Visa is not a traditional visa but rather a legal procedure. It allows non-EU family members of EU citizens to formalize their right to live in the Netherlands under the EU’s freedom of movement laws. By applying fo...
  • The Chavez Visa: Residency Rights in the Netherlands

    What is the Chavez Visa? The Chavez Visa is based on the 2017 Chavez-Vilchez judgment by the European Court of Justice. The ruling established that non-EU parents of minor Dutch or EU children have a right to reside in the Netherlands if their departure would force the child to leave the EU territo...