Residence permit to stay with a partner
spouse or registered partner
A non-EU national can live in the Netherlands with a partner who is Dutch or holds a valid Dutch residence permit. The partner in the Netherlands acts as sponsor and usually applies to the IND for the provisional residence permit (MVV, if needed) and the residence permit together; for a married or registered partner the paper form is B07001E. The sponsor must meet an income requirement, both partners must normally be 21 or older, and most partners must pass the civic integration exam abroad before the MVV application.
Life in Netherlands
Money
3
Currency
Euro
EUR
Euro
Cost of living
87
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
35.75–49.5%
Income tax (national)
VAT 21%
Box 1 rates include national insurance premiums: 35.75% to EUR 38,883 (8.10% tax + 27.65% premiums), 37.56% to EUR 78,426, 49.50% above; lower first-bracket rate after state pension age.
Living
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Happiness
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Who it’s for
Non-EU nationals who are married to, or in a registered partnership with, a Dutch citizen or a person holding a valid Dutch residence permit, and who will live together in the Netherlands.
Eligibility
Sponsor's status
- The sponsor has Dutch nationality or a valid Dutch residence permit.
- Some purposes of stay (for example au pair, working holiday or seasonal work) do not allow a partner to join.
- A sponsor who is obliged to integrate generally needs at least 1 year of valid residence in the Netherlands first.
Age
Both partners must be 21 or older. Both may be 18 or older if they were already married before either of them lived outside the Netherlands.
Relationship
A verifiable marriage or registered partnership (unmarried partners use a different form, B07002E). The partners live together and register at the same address with the municipality.
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Next requirementSponsor's income
- Document checklistApplication form B07001E (or the online application via DigiD)
- FeesApplication fee: stay with a family member, including partner
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Official sources
- IND - Residence permit for partner
- IND - Required amounts income requirements (1 July to 31 December 2026)
- IND - Fees: costs of an application
- IND - Civic integration exam abroad
- IND - Form B07001E (application residence permit: residence with married or registered partner)
- Government.nl - Applying for an authorisation for temporary stay (MVV)
Other routes to Netherlands
- Visit & tourismSchengen tourist & business visa
- StudyStudent residence permit for university or higher professional education
- Work permitsResidence permit for highly skilled migrant
- Asylum & protectionAsylum in the Netherlands
- CitizenshipNaturalisatie
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