Dutch Legislation

Chapter 3

in force

Residence

Aliens Act 2000 (Vw 2000) (Vreemdelingenwet 2000) · Articles: 64

Section 1

Lawful residence

8 Article 8

The alien has lawful residence in the Netherlands exclusively:

9 Article 9

Our Minister shall provide a document or written statement evidencing the lawful residence to the foreign national who has lawful residence on the…

9a Article 9a repealed
10 Article 10

The foreign national who does not have lawful residence may not claim the granting of provisions, facilities and benefits by means of a decision of…

11 Article 11

The entitlements of the foreign national who has lawful residence are in accordance with the nature of the residence. Unless otherwise provided by or…

12 Article 12

It is permitted for a foreign national who, upon entry, has complied with the obligations to which a person is subject when crossing the border, to…

Section 2

The residence permit

13 Article 13

An application for the grant of a residence permit shall only be granted if:

Section 3

The regular residence permit

14 Article 14

Our Minister is authorised:

14a Article 14a

Our Minister shall not decide on the grant, extension, or withdrawal of a combined permit until he has requested advice from the body referred to in…

15 Article 15

In the general administrative measure referred to in Article 14, paragraph 3, it shall be determined that the fixed-term residence permit referred to…

16 Article 16

An application for the grant of a fixed-term residence permit as referred to in Article 14 may be rejected if:

16a Article 16a

The application for the amendment of a fixed-term residence permit as referred to in Article 14 may be rejected:

17 Article 17

An application for the grant of a fixed-term residence permit as referred to in Article 14 shall not be rejected for lack of a valid provisional…

17a Article 17a

An application for the granting of a fixed-term residence permit as referred to in Article 14 shall not be rejected with the application of Article…

18 Article 18

An application for the extension of the period of validity of a fixed-term residence permit as referred to in Article 14 may be rejected if:

19 Article 19

The residence permit for a fixed period may be withdrawn on the grounds referred to in Article 18, paragraph 1, with the exception of point (b), and…

20 Article 20

Our Minister is authorised:

21 Article 21

The application for the granting of a residence permit for an indefinite period as referred to in Article 20 by the foreign national who, immediately…

21a Article 21a repealed
22 Article 22

The residence permit for an indefinite period, as referred to in Article 20, may be withdrawn if:

23 Article 23

The application for the grant, extension or amendment of a residence permit shall be submitted by the foreign national, his legal representative or…

24 Article 24

Rules shall be laid down by or pursuant to an order in council (algemene maatregel van bestuur) concerning:

24a Article 24a

Data and documents shall not be obtained from the foreign national or their sponsor, insofar as:

25 Article 25

Within 90 days, a decision shall be rendered on the petition for:

26 Article 26

The residence permit, which entails lawful residence by operation of law, shall be granted with effect from the day on which the foreign national has…

27 Article 27

The decision whereby an application for the granting of a temporary residence permit as referred to in Article 14 or a permanent residence permit as…

Section 4

The residence permit for asylum

27a Article 27a

In accordance with Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 3, of the Procedures Regulation, Our Minister, as the deciding authority and competent authority, is…

28 Article 28

Our Minister is authorised:

29 Article 29

In accordance with Article 39, paragraph 2, of the Procedures Regulation, Our Minister may grant an asylum residence permit as referred to in Article…

29a Article 29a

In accordance with Article 39, paragraph 2, of the Procedures Regulation, Our Minister may grant a residence permit for asylum as referred to in…

29b Article 29b

Our Minister may grant a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28 to the foreign national who, in accordance with Article 23…

29c Article 29c

Our Minister may, pursuant to Article 13 of the Family Reunification Directive, grant a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28 to…

29d Article 29d

Our Minister may grant an asylum residence permit as referred to in Article 28 to the family members, mentioned in Article 29c, first paragraph, of…

30 Article 30

Our Minister shall not process an application for the granting of a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28, in accordance with…

30a Article 30a

Our Minister may declare an application for the granting of a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28 inadmissible in the cases…

30b Article 30b

Our Minister may reject an unfounded application for the grant of a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28 as manifestly unfounded…

30c Article 30c

Our Minister may refrain from considering an application for the grant of a residence permit for the purpose of asylum as referred to in Article 28…

31 Article 31

Our Minister may reject an application for the grant of a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 29, 29a or 29b, in accordance with…

31a Article 31a repealed
32 Article 32

Our Minister withdraws the asylum residence permit, referred to in Article 29, in accordance with Articles 65 and 66 of the Procedure Regulation…

32a Article 32a

By regulation of Our Minister, in accordance with Article 64, paragraph 1, of the Procedure Regulation, for the purpose of processing the application…

33 Article 33 repealed
34 Article 34 repealed
35 Article 35 repealed
36 Article 36

The application for the grant of a residence permit for asylum as referred to in Article 28 shall, in derogation from Article 2:1, second paragraph…

37 Article 37

By or pursuant to an Order in Council (algemene maatregel van bestuur), rules shall be established for the implementation of the Procedure Regulation…

38 Article 38

If the foreign national is given the opportunity to be heard regarding the application for the grant of a residence permit or the extension of the…

39 Article 39

Articles 4:7 and 4:8 of the General Administrative Law Act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht) shall not apply to an application for the grant of a…

40 Article 40 repealed
41 Article 41

If Our Minister intends to withdraw the residence permit for asylum, as referred to in Articles 29 or 29a, the foreign national shall be notified…

42 Article 42 repealed
43 Article 43

Our Minister may, in accordance with Article 35, paragraph 7, of the Procedures Regulation, postpone the conclusion of the examination procedure of…

43a Article 43a

Without prejudice to Article 4:5 of the General Administrative Law Act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht), the time limits as referred to in Article 35 of…

44 Article 44

The granting of the residence permit for asylum, as referred to in Article 28, which entails lawful residence, shall by operation of law result in…

44a Article 44a

If an application for the granting of an asylum residence permit as referred to in Article 28 is not taken into consideration pursuant to Article 30…

45 Article 45

The decision by which an application for the granting of a residence permit for asylum, as referred to in Article 28, is rejected, shall be deemed to…

Section 5

The status of long-term resident

45a Article 45a

Our Minister is authorised:

45b Article 45b

The application for the grant of an EU long-term resident's residence permit shall be rejected if, immediately preceding the application, the foreign…

45c Article 45c

On the document, referred to in Article 9, of the foreign national to whom an EU long-term resident's residence permit has been granted, the notation…

45d Article 45d

The EU residence permit for long-term residents may be withdrawn if:

45e Article 45e

The provisions of or pursuant to Articles 23, 24 and 24a shall apply mutatis mutandis to the application for the granting of an EU residence permit…

45f Article 45f

If Our Minister intends to withdraw the EU long-term resident's residence permit with the remark referred to in Article 45c, paragraph 1, on the…

45g Article 45g

The decision on the application for the granting of the EU long-term resident's residence permit shall be announced no later than six months after…

45h Article 45h

The EU residence permit for long-term residents shall be granted with effect from the date on which the foreign national has demonstrated that he…