Useful links

The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) assesses all applications from foreign nationals who want to live in the Netherlands or want to become Dutch citizens.

Netherlandsworldwide.nl provides information for Dutch and foreign nationals who (wish to) live, work or study in the Netherlands

Study in Holland is an initiative of Nuffic to promote and inform students about Dutch higher education worldwide.

All Chinese nationals (People's Republic of China) have to get a Nuffic Certificate to be eligible for a Dutch entry visa and enrol in an English-taught study programme. This does not apply to nationals from Hong Kong (SAR), Macau (SAR) and Taiwan (ROC). Find more information about how to apply on the website Study in NL.

If you are going to study in Groningen or Leeuwarden for longer than 4 months, you must register at the municipality. Go to the municipality website for more information.

Other municipality

Each municipality in the Netherlands has slightly different rules for registration, so if you move to a municipality other than these two, you will have to look up the information for yourself.

Website of the Public Health Department (GGD) in Groningen - the organisation that examines TB test.

Zorgverzekeringslijn provides independent advice and practical tips for solving health insurance debts. They can explain how the Health Insurance Act works and what the rights and obligations are of the (un)insured. They do this free of charge.

Your DigiD allows you to identify yourself when making arrangements on the internet, such as with the government, educational institutes, healthcare institutions or your pension fund.

It is mandatory for international students residing in the Netherlands to have a health insurance. International students are not automatically insured, so they must arrange their own health insurance. The following links provide information about health insurance in the Netherlands

• AON
• Independer