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GVVA internship — HBO or university level

NetherlandsWork

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Interns at university (WO) or university of applied sciences (HBO) level who are enrolled at an educational institution outside the Netherlands, or who obtained a higher vocational or university diploma (foreign or Dutch) no more than 2 years ago, doing an internship of more than 90 days.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the employer, sponsor or transfer relationship required.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Interns must be at university (WO) or university of applied sciences (HBO) level, either enrolled at an educational institution outside the Netherlands or holding a higher vocational or university diploma (foreign or Dutch) obtained no more than 2 years ago, and the internship must last more than 90 days.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The single permit consists of a residence permit and an additional document; the holder may live and work only for the employer named in the additional document, under the conditions it sets out. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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  • Family accompaniment is not addressed by the source.
  • https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/intern-or-apprentice-in-the-netherlands
    The residence permit says ‘Free to work in accordance with the additional document’ (in Dutch: Arbeid toegestaan conform aanvullend document). The additional document says for which employer you are allowed to work. It also sets out the conditions under which you are allowed to work. You may live and work for your employer in the Netherlands with the residence document and the additional document.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Validity depends on the duration of the traineeship or apprenticeship agreement, at most 1 year. Extension is sometimes possible only if the permit is valid for less than 1 year and the agreement has not yet ended. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • No longer-term residence direction is stated by the source.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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