03. Information about UNDERSTANDING the “orientation year” residence permit of the Netherlands (September 2023)
MY ASSUMPTION: Students studied in the Netherlands and then work in the Netherlands.
(For the students who studied in another country and want
to look for a job in the Netherlands, please check https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-orientation-year#requirements
for details.)
Summary:
Understanding every single word
on the orientation year residence permit is significant.
Particularly on the back side, there
are several sentences in Dutch containing critical information. They implied
indirectly what one can do and cannot do with this orientation year residence
permit.
1.
On the back side of the Dutch orientation
year residence permit, there are several sentences in Dutch as the “opmerkingen/remarks”.
At least on my orientation year residence permit, they are:
“Het zoeken en verrichten van arbeid al dan
niet in loondienst. Arbeid vrij toegestaan. TWV niet vereist. Een beroep op
algemene middelen kan gevolgen hebben voor het verblijfsrecht.”
Google Translate into English:
“Looking for and performing
work, whether or not in paid employment. Work allowed freely. TWV not required. Appealing to general resources can have
consequences for the right of residence.”
2.
In the 2nd of the 3
PDFs on MijnOverheid, these several sentence also occurred but with further
instructions. According to that PDF:
“The residence document will contain the
following information:
- The period of validity: 7 juli 2023 tot 7 juli 2024.
- The purpose of residence: ‘Het zoeken naar en
verrichten van arbeid al dan niet in loondienst’.
- The employment status: ‘Arbeid vrij toegestaan,
TWV niet vereist’.
- The annotation with respect to public funds:
‘Een beroep op algemene middelen kan gevolgen hebben voor het verblijfsrecht’.”
3.
“The period of validity” of my
orientation year residence permit is from 7 July 2023 to but not including 7
July 2024 – i.e., actually only to 23:59:59 of 6 July 2024 (the Dutch time).
The problem is the Dutch word “tot”, which can be translated into English as “to”.
In Dutch language, “7 juli 2023 tot 7 juli 2024” does NOT include 7 July 2024.
If one wants to
express that 7 July 2024 is included, it should be “7 juli 2023 tot en met 7
juli 2024”, or simply “7 juli 2023 t/m 7 juli 2024”.
4.
“The purpose of residence” is (as
Google Translate said) “Looking for and performing work, whether or not in paid
employment.”
It means that if one does some
jobs, he/she/they can have multiple jobs at the same time. If one does some unpaid
jobs, he/she/they can have as many as he/she/they want.
5.
“The employment status” is (as
Google Translate said) “Work allowed freely. TWV not required.”
Again, if one wants to do
multiple jobs, he/she/they have the right to do more, as long as he/she/they has
that time and that energy.
TWV (tewerkstellingsvergunning)
means work permit. TWV should NOT be confused with GVA.
GVVA (gecombineerde vergunning
voor verblijf en arbeid) means combined residence and work permit (also called “single
permit”).
Information about TWV and GVVA
in English can be found on
https://business.gov.nl/regulation/work-permit-employees/
Information about TWV and GVVA
in Dutch can be found on
If one’s (potential) employer
asks him/her/them about whether he/she/they needs to apply for another visa or
another residence permit before he/she/they is hired, the person can say “NO”
very confidently.
6.
“The annotation with respect to public funds” is (as
Google Translate said) “Appealing to general resources can have consequences
for the right of residence.”
So-called “general resources”
here actually means “algemene middelen” in Dutch which should be correctly
translated as the “public funds”. They refer to multiple types of allowances
and subsidies.
Public funds (Dutch: algemene middelen) relates to the consequences for right of one’s residence. If one tries to apply for certain types of these allowances and/or subsidies, his/her/their orientation year residence permit will be terminated by the IND.
Nonetheless, several types of allowances and
subsidies are actually allowed.
For instance, the application “for a rent, healthcare or
childcare benefit and child-related budget will not end your residence. The
Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (in Dutch: Belastingdienst) determines
whether you have a right to a benefit.”
Official information in English about public funds and the consequences
for right of one’s residence can be seen on
https://ind.nl/en/consequences-for-right-of-residence-when-applying-for-public-funds
Official information in Dutch about public funds and the consequences
for right of one’s residence can be seen on
https://ind.nl/nl/gevolgen-verblijfsrecht-bij-beroep-op-algemene-middelen
7.
For various types of the allowances
and subsidies in the Netherlands, both official and non-official information in
English can be found online.
If I have time, I might write
another post about it in the future. If I do not have that time, I would rather
stop here.
8.
Only if one figures the Dutch social benefits and security system out, I will claim that this person well understands his/her/their Dutch orientation year residence permit.
In that case,
he/she/they understands the jargons and comprehends the rights he/she/they
enjoys and obligations he/she/they bears.
But how to utilise the
orientation year residence permit? What are the further steps when one looks
for his/her/their 1st full-time job in the Netherlands? I will explain
them in the next post.
Reminder:
When one tries to find a job
with his/her/their Dutch orientation year residence permit, he/she/they MUST
clarifies that the working location of his/her/their future job MUST
be in the European Netherlands.
In the “FAQ ‘Orientation year highly educated persons’ / ‘Zoekjaar hoogopgeleiden’”, for Question 23 (“Can I work in other Schengen member states with a Dutch residence permit for the orientation year?”), the IND said,
“No. A Dutch residence permit allows you to enter and
exit the Netherlands and travel through the Schengen Area. However, a Dutch
residence permit does not give you the right to work in other countries. If you
want to work in another (Schengen member) state, you will have to apply for a residence
permit and/or a work permit in that state.”
https://ind.nl/en/documents/06-2022/faqorientationyearhighlyeducatedpersons.pdf
“A Dutch residence permit allows
you to enter and exit the Netherlands and travel through the Schengen Area.” It
means that the orientation year residence permit is ONLY valid within the
Schengen Area. If one is offered a job opportunity in Bonaire or in Curaçao,
he/she/they MUST reject it.
Beside the 12 provinces in Europe (i.e., the European Netherlands), the Netherlands also includes the Caribbean Netherlands (i.e., Bonaire + Sint Eustatius + Saba).
Furthermore, along with the Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Netherlands even includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten as well.
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Aruba, Curaçao
and Sint Maarten are all outside the Schengen Area, despite the fact that they
are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
WARNING:
The Netherlands is NOT
the “abbreviation” of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The European Netherlands
= 12 provinces of the
Netherlands in Europe (ONLY this part is in the Schengen Area)
The Caribbean Netherlands
= Bonaire + Sint Eustatius +
Saba
The Netherlands
= The European Netherlands + The
Caribbean Netherlands
= The European Netherlands + Bonaire
+ Sint Eustatius + Saba
The Dutch Caribbean
= The Caribbean Netherlands + Aruba
+ Curaçao + Sint Maarten
= Bonaire + Sint Eustatius +
Saba + Aruba + Curaçao + Sint Maarten
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
= The Netherlands + Aruba +
Curaçao + Sint Maarten
= The European Netherlands + The
Caribbean Netherlands + Aruba + Curaçao + Sint Maarten
= The European Netherlands + Bonaire
+ Sint Eustatius + Saba + Aruba + Curaçao + Sint Maarten
= The European Netherlands + The
Dutch Caribbean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands
Now,
do you really understand what the Netherlands means?
Do you really understand what the Kingdom of the Netherlands means?
Do you really understand where you job MUST locate in?
1 more post about the Dutch orientation year residence permit should follow.
ReplyDeleteThat will be about the subsequent residence permit that needs to be applied for by the employer.
The employee MUST clarify those administrative procedures far before he/she/they starts to work for the employer.