Checklist International Students

Moving to a new country can be a hussle. There are many things to arrange before your move and after your arrival. What documents to prepare, how to obtain your BSN number and what to consider when settling in. Here’s your complete list for everything international students need to know before moving to the Northern Netherlands.

Before you move:

• Apply to a Dutch university
• Receive confirmation of enrolment
• Sort out study financing (scholarship, or proof non-EU: financial proof of ability to live
  here for 12 months, which will be transferred to your Dutch account once it opens –
  studienorm – €957.87 per month)
• Make sure to closely read the universities’ requirements for deadlines and study
  payments: University of Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, NHL Stenden 
• Arrange your visa (when coming from outside the EU/EEA or Switserland)
• Arrange your residence permit (when coming from outside the EU/EEA or Switserland)
• Arrange travel insurance
• Arrange international health insurance
• Arrange your (short term) accommodation on arrival
• Prepare the necessary documents and get them translated and legalised
• Book your flight or transport to the Netherlands
• Find a school or childcare provider for your children
• Arrange your removable goods move
• Check how to import a pet
• Check how to import your car and get a mandatory Third-party liability insurance