Minimum income
$1,566/month
$18,800/year
Stay
24 → 60
months, renewable
Application fee
$1,365
Tax
49.0%
30% Ruling (if eligible)
Path to staying
- Visa24 months
- Renewup to 60 months
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Leads to residency 5 years
- Leads to citizenship 5 years
Overview
- Country
- Netherlands
- Visa name
- Self-Employed Residence Permit
- Local name
- Verblijfsvergunning zelfstandig ondernemer
- Program type
- Freelancer visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Max duration
- 60 months
- Income requirement
- $1,566/month ($18,800/year)
- Application fee
- $1,365
- Tax status
- Standard
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Travel in Schengen
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
Tax
- Tax status
- Standard
- Tax rate
- 49.0%
- Tax regime
- 30% Ruling (if eligible)
- Regime duration
- 5 years
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- embassy, in country
- Processing time
- 30–90 days
- Can apply in-country
- Yes
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Schengen access
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Netherlands has NO dedicated digital nomad visa. Self-Employed Residence Permit uses a scoring system: personal experience, business plan quality, and added value to Netherlands. US and Japanese citizens benefit from DAFT/DJTT treaties with lower requirements. Application fee is high (~EUR 1,265). The 30% Ruling tax benefit may be available to highly skilled migrants (30% of salary tax-free for 5 years). Progressive tax up to 49.5%. Minimum gross profit ~EUR 1,300/mo including holiday allowance.
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