Netherlands Search Year Visa

06/01/2024

Are you a recent Master's/PhD graduate from a British university? You may qualify for the Netherlands Search Year Visa, enabling you to work freely without a work permit in the Netherlands.

Our clients are very diverse: from Dutch and foreign private individuals to world-class multinationals, and from long-standing family businesses to very young start-ups. What all our clients have in common is that they all want to cross the boundaries they experience.

26/09/2022

Do you have a recent Master's or PhD degree from one of these Top UK universities? Then you may be eligible for the Netherlands Search Year visa! With the search year visa, you are allowed to work in the Netherlands without a work permit! This visa is open to citizens of all nationalities (incl. British citizens). Depending on your nationality, we may help you apply for the visa from our embassy in your region. Or we may be able to help you apply for the visa from the Netherlands.
1. University of Oxford
2. University of Cambridge
3. Imperial College London
4. University College London
5. London School of Economics and Political Science
6. University of Edinburgh
7. King's College London
8. University of Manchester
9. University of Bristol
10. University of Glasgow
11. University of Warwick
12. University of St. Andrews
13. University of Exeter
14. University of Sheffield
15. Queen Mary University of London
16. University of Southampton
17. University of Birmingham
18. Royal Holloway, University of London
19. Lancaster University
20. University of York
21. University of Leeds
22. University of Sussex
23. University of Nottingham
24. University of East Anglia
25. University of Liverpool
26. University of Reading
27. University of Leicester
28. University of Aberdeen
29. Cardiff University
30. University of Bristol
31. Newcastle University
32. St. George's University of London
33. Queen's University Belfast
34. Durham University
35. City, University of London
36. University of Bath
37. Aston University
38. University of Essex
39. SOAS University of London
40. Birkbeck, University of London
41. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
42. Oxford Brookes University (only Faculty of Arts & Humanities and Faculty of Social Sciences and Management)
43. University of the Arts London (only Art & Design)
44. Goldsmiths, University of London (only Art & Design)
45. The Glasgow School of Art (only Art & Design)
46. Ravensbourne (only Art & Design)
47. Kingston University London (only Art & Design)
48. Lancaster University (only Art & Design)
49. University of Brighton (only Art & Design)
50. Edinburgh College of Art (only Art & Design)
51. Manchester Metropolitan University (only Art & Design)
52. Middlesex University (only Art & Design)
53. Northumbria University at Newcastle (only Art & Design)
54. Nottingham Trent University (only Art & Design)
55. Sheffield Hallam University (only Art & Design)
56. University of Dundee (only Art & Design)
57. Brunel University London (only Art & Design)
58. Falmouth College of Arts University College Falmouth (only Art & Design)
59. University for the Creative Arts (only Art & Design)
If your university is not on this list, you might still be eligible for the Search Year visa (e.g. your faculty or major is among Top 200 worldwide). Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail: [email protected]; Or visit our website for this project and fill out the contact form: www.searchyear.co.uk
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04/08/2022

Next Thursday, August 4, lawyer Arend van Rosmalen will host a webinar on residence gaps. Register for this exciting event now using this link: https://www.mynta.nl/nl/event-registration

02/08/2022

Our website has recently been updated with information on how to obtain a search year visa and the benefits of having one. Check it out now at www.searchyear.co.uk.

25/07/2022

On August 11, lawyer Arend van Rosmalen will host a webinar on residence gaps. The webinar will cover what residence gaps are, how residence gaps can affect your stay in the Netherlands, and how one can avoid a residence gap. Register now via the following link: https://www.mynta.nl/en/events/residence-permit-gaps

18/05/2022

A recent decision by the IND was reversed by the Court of the Hague. Read the article here:

Our clients are very diverse: from Dutch and foreign private individuals to world-class multinationals, and from long-standing family businesses to very young start-ups. What all our clients have in common is that they all want to cross the boundaries they experience.

27/01/2022

https://www.mynta.nl/en/knowledge-base/latest-ecj-judgment-loss-of-eu-long-term-stay-permit-due-to-absence

Our clients are very diverse: from Dutch and foreign private individuals to world-class multinationals, and from long-standing family businesses to very young start-ups. What all our clients have in common is that they all want to cross the boundaries they experience.

20/01/2022

https://www.mynta.nl/en/knowledge-base/economically-inactive-visa-for-long-term-residents-from-other-eu-countries

Economically inactive visa for long term residents from other EU countries

19/05/2021

This is the letter that the State Secretary of Justice, Mrs. Ankie Broekers-Knol, sent to the Chairperson of the Dutch Parliament. In this letter, the State Secretary outlines her decision to tighten the current search year visa policy through requesting a university to be on at least 2 ranking lists of 2 different publishers (QS, Times Higher Education or Shanghai). This letter is dated 17 May 2021 (the day before yesterday).

18/05/2021

With regard to the new search year policy, the State Secretary said that there would be no retroactive effect. The new policy will be published in one of the state gazettes. Before it gets published and enforced, the current laws apply. Also, on the basis of the Dutch legal principle 'eerbiedigende werking', the date of your application determines the laws that shall apply to your application. Should you have a degree from one of the 'borderline' universities (ie. universities that rank top 200 on only 1 ranking list), you should launch your application ASAP (in any case, before the enforcement of the new law). Even if you have not got your diploma validation (or even diploma) yet, we can help you launch your search year visa application with one of our embassies/consulates. If you need help with this urgent application, please feel free to contact us. You can send us a FB message or e-mail: [email protected]

18/05/2021

The State Secretary of Justice sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament yesterday, in which she said that the Dutch Government have decided to tighten the search year visa policy soon. At this moment, one is eligible for the search year visa, if his/her university is among top 200 worldwide, in accordance with one of the general, faculty or subject ranking lists published by QS, Times Higher Education or Shanghai. In 2020, the IND found out that some applicants attempted to abuse the search year visa policy. A few dozen applicants applied for asylum after their arrival in the Netherlands. Therefore, the NL Government decide to require all future applicants to show that their university is among top 200 on at least 2 ranking lists published by 2 different publishers. Two different ranking lists of the same publisher will be perceived as 1 ranking list. As a result, graduates from less prestigious universities will no longer be eligible for the search year visa. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by e-mail or FB message.

08/05/2021

If you are a US citizen, you can apply for an entrepreneur visa under the Dutch American Friendship Treaty. When you invest as little as €4500 in your own Dutch business, you can get a 2-year valid entrepreneur visa. After 2 years, it can be extended for a period of five years. It is your pathway towards EU permanent residency or EU citizenship. If you are interested, please feel free to send us a FB message or e-mail: [email protected]

Our clients are very diverse: from Dutch and foreign private individuals to world-class multinationals, and from long-standing family businesses to very young start-ups. What all our clients have in common is that they all want to cross the boundaries they experience.