The fees for applications to work, to study, or for family formation or reunification in the Netherlands will be increased as of 1 July 2011, with the exception of the initial application for highly skilled migrants. With this measure Minister Leers of Immigration and Asylum is consequently making the fees for regular permits more cost-effective, as was announced in the coalition agreement. The Minister has informed the Dutch House of Representatives thereof in writing.

An attempt has, however, been made to spare certain groups, to a greater or lesser extent. For example, the fees for an initial application for highly skilled migrants have not been increased further, and the fees for students will increase to a lesser extent than those for other groups. The family fee has also been maintained, so that families with children are spared.

The fee increase does not apply to Turkish citizens and their family members who derive rights from the Association Agreement between Turkey and the EU, nor does it apply to EU/EEA citizens.

The applications for a residence permit that were free of charge before 1 July 2011 will remain so. This means that, inter alia, family members of a holder of an asylum residence permit who come to the Netherlands in connection with family reunification and who submit an application within three months, and victims of trafficking in human beings and of honour-related violence, will remain exempted from paying the fee.

The new fees will apply to all applications submitted on or after 1 July. The IND is aware that not everyone who makes an appointment by telephone to submit an application at the IND Desk will be able to do so before 1 July.

Source and more information: http://english.ind.nl/nieuws/2011/leges-reguliere-vergunningen-per-1-juli-2011-meer-kostendekkend.aspx?cp=111&cs=46616

Please also see related information on the Nuffic website:

http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/how-to-prepare/upon-arrival/residence-permit/administration-fees. 

http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/news-events/news-archive/2011/july/fees-for-residence-permits-increased-as-of-1-july

After its launch at LIPI (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia/ The Indonesian Institute of Sciences) in Jakarta last April, Virtual Indonesia is now also launched in the Netherlands.

Virtual Indonesia gives access to the Recording the Future (RtF) audiovisual collection at KITLV in Leiden. This collection of almost 500 hours is the result of a data generaint research project that started in 2003. At eight locations in Indonesia daily life is recorded every 4 years.

Repetitive recordings in streets and on crossroads and recordings of themes like healthcare, education and religion, will enable future researchers to study every day life in Indonesia in a comparable way. Present day researchers can use the RtF - audiovisual collection as a preparation for their fieldwork and as an extra source of information. Students can use the RtF - collection to conduct virtual fieldwork.

With Virtual Indonesia and the RtF - audiovisual collection KITLV meets the demands of contemporary researchers and audiences for more visual information.

The virtual Indonesia application with direct access to the original footages can be entered at the KITLV reading room in Leiden. In Indonesia, Virtual Indonesia can be accessed at PDII - LIPI and the KITLV Office.

For more information on the Recording the Future project see: http://www.kitlv.nl/home/Projects?id=20 or e - mail the project co - ordinator: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it