NetherlandsYouth mobility
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Taiwanese passport holders aged 18 to 30 can apply.
You can only apply for the residence permit if you have the nationality or a passport of 1 of the following countries or territories: Argentina Australia Canada Hong Kong Japan New Zealand Taiwan Uruguay South Korea
You are at least 18 and no older than 30 years old at the time of the application.
The programme permits cultural exchange, short study or course, and occasional work to financially support the stay. Occasional work means work only to financially support the stay; the employer does not need a work permit. Participants may work full-time but not the whole year for the same employer, and may not work as self-employed persons.
You are coming to the Netherlands for cultural exchange. The main purpose is to get to know Dutch society and culture. You may complete a short study or course during the exchange.
Occasional work means that you are allowed to work only to financially support your stay in the Netherlands. Then your employer does not need a work permit (in Dutch: tewerkstellingsvergunning or TWV) for you. You may, for example work fulltime, but not the whole year for the same employer. Nor may you work as a self-employed person.
A maximum of 100 young people per year from Taiwan can participate. Applicants must not previously have had a residence permit in the Netherlands. Participants may work full-time but not the whole year for the same employer, and may not work as self-employed persons. They may complete a short study or course during the exchange.
Every year, a maximum of 100 young people per country from Argentina, Uruguay, Hong Kong and Taiwan can come to the Netherlands for a Working Holiday residence permit.
You previously did not have a residence permit in the Netherlands.
You may, for example work fulltime, but not the whole year for the same employer. Nor may you work as a self-employed person.
You may complete a short study or course during the exchange.
Applicants must have a return ticket or show enough money to buy one, have enough money during their stay, and have insurance covering healthcare costs in the Netherlands.
You have a return ticket. Or you can show that you have enough money to buy a return ticket.
You have enough money during your stay in the Netherlands. You must estimate how much money you need.
You have insurance that covers the cost of healthcare in the Netherlands.
The residence permit is valid for a maximum of 1 year. It cannot be extended. The official source does not state what happens when it ends.
The residence permit for a working holiday is valid for a maximum of 1 year.
You cannot extend the working holiday residence permit.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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