Immigration Services
The Netherlands
Visa for Economically Inactive Long-Term EU Residents
Are you a long-term EU resident in another EU country? This basically means that you have a visa/residence permit as a long-term EU resident in another EU country, outside of the Netherlands. This visa is permanent visa based and also an EU visa. According to the visa economically inactive long-term resident, you will not be economicallt active in the Netherlands. However, you are allowed to work freely, without the need of an additional work permit, in the Netherlands.
If you want to apply for the vis economically inactive long-term resident, then you will need to have a visa of one of the following countries, and the following description needs to be on your visa.
Country | Description |
Belgium | EG – langdurig ingezetene / Résident de longue durée – CE / Daueraufenthalt – EG |
Bulgaria | дългосрочно пребиваващо в EC (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto v EC) previously: дългосрочно пребиваващо лице (in Latijnschrift: D-lgosrotsjno prebivavasjto litse) |
Cyprus | Long-term resident – EC |
Germany | Daueraufenthalt – EG |
Estonia | Pikaajaline elanik – EU |
Finland | P EY 2003/109 EY of P EG 2003/109 EG |
France | Carte de résident de longue durée – Communauté Européene |
Greece | επί µακρόν διαµένων – ΕΚ (in Latijnschrift: Etti makron diamenoon – EK) |
Hungary | Huzamos tartózkodási engedéllyel rendelkező – EK |
Italy | Soggiornante di lungo periodo – UE |
Croatia | Osoba s dugotrajnim boravištem – EZ |
Latvia | Pastāvīgī dzīvojosa persona – ES |
Lithuania | Ilgalaikis gyventojas – EB |
Luxembourg | Résident de longue durée – UE |
Malta | Residenti għat-tul – KE |
Netherlands | EU – langdurig ingezetene |
Austria | Daueraufenthalt – EG |
Poland | Pobyt rezydenta długoterminowego – UE |
Portugal | Residente CE de longa duração |
Romania | Permis de şedere pe termen lung – UE, or |
Slovenia | Rezident za daljši čas – ES |
Slovakia | Osoba s dlhodobým pobytom – ES |
Spain | Residencia de larga duración – UE |
Czech Republic | Povolení k pobytu pro dlouhodobě pobývajícího rezidenta – ES, or |
Sweden | Varaktigt bosatt inom EG |
Income requirement for the visa economically inactive long-term resident
If you want to qualify for the visa economically inactive long-term resident, then you will need to demonstrate that you earn at least €1613 (including holiday allowance) per month and at least for one year, starting from the date of the submission of the visa economically inactive long-term resident. The following income sources will be valid for your visa economically inactive long-term resident: benefit payments that you receive from the EU member State that also issued you with the EU visa for long- term resident. An income from a previous job outside of the Netherlands will suffice (such as a salary, pension or income on the basis of early retirement) or income from personal assets and savings. Especially with savings, you will be able to qualify for the visa economically inactive long-term resident.
Given our experience at the IND, INLS would be happy to manage the visa economically inactive long-term resident for you.
Please refer to our FAQ list below for more information about the visa economically inactive long-term resident.
Frequently asked questions
Most frequent asked questions about the visa economically inactive long-term resident.
The IND has a legal term of 3 months to issue a decision on the visa economically inactive long-term resident application.
the fees for the visa economically inactive long-term resident application are €228
Yes, savings are enough for the visa economically inactive long-term resident. You’ll have to keep in mind that the savings has to be 12 times the amount of €1613. So in total the savings for the visa economically inactive long-term resident has to be €19.356
The visa economically inactive long-term resident will be issued for a period of 5 years. After 5 years, you will be able to extend the visa economically inactive long-term resident or apply for permanent residence.
Yes, even though the visa economically inactive long-term resident is meant for people who are economically inactive, you can still work freely in the Netherlands with the visa economically inactive long-term resident. Your employer does not need to apply for an additional work permit.
Yes, your family members can join under the visa economically inactive long-term resident.
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