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Every year we are in the top 3 of the best law firms in the Netherlands in the field of client satisfaction.

Residence permit renewal

Three months before a residence permit card expires you can apply for an extension.

Are you too late with your renewal application? Then you still have four weeks after the expiry date of your current residence permit to renew your permit. Required is that you must apply for renewal of the same purpose of stay.

Your new residence permit will in that case be granted without a residence gap and following up on the previous expiry date of your permit. Provided off course that you meet the others conditions for renewing your permit.

Be aware! A residence gap will arise if your application does not reach the IND on time. This can have undesirable consequences.

What is a residence gap, and what are the consequences?

If the new permit card has not been consecutively issued, you have a residence gap. There is then a day or more between the end date of the old permit and the start date of the new permit. This means you no longer have an uninterrupted stay.

A residence gap has consequences for, for example, applying for a permanent residence permit or for becoming a Dutch national through naturalisation. The years of lawful residence start counting again as of the new residence permit. A residence gap therefore has major consequences for the accrued right of residence because you will lose the years before the residence gap.

Make an appeal

Even after the four-week period, it may sometimes be advisable to challenge the IND’s decision and the residence gap. Our firm has successfully pursued several application for review and appeal procedures to repair client’s residency gaps.

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My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Kroes Advocaten, and we are especially grateful for the support and guidance of Esther Wolthuis. From the moment we began the process of bringing my wife to the Netherlands after, Esther was...
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Ludo & Val
20 May 2025
Florent helped us already for the second time - this time with residence permit for my partner. It went well and efficient - timely communication, providing all required information, helping out with additional requests, even beyond his direct...
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Dmytro
16 May 2025
I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Dilara from Kroes Advocaten, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. From the very beginning, she demonstrated exceptional professionalism, clarity, and dedication in handling all my legal matters in the...
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Nadiya Bicakci
16 May 2025
Florent was outstanding in dealing with our case - we knew from the start that our situation would mean we would definitely need a lawyer as our case would be a little harder than most. We were both self-employed and and I was moving over to...
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Sophie
16 May 2025
Dilara is very good and professional at her job. she helped even though we were in another country.
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Rizwan
15 May 2025
Really good experience. good process overview, clear instructions on what to do or not to do. Great follow up and follow trough.
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paul
15 May 2025
Although my questions regarding Dutch citizenship were relatively simple, Jelle Kroes took the time to explain the process, which was very helpful.
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David
14 May 2025
Jelle Kroes was recommended to us by our Immigration lawyer in the UK to advise us on complex nationality issues for an Egyptian national who hoped to move to The Netherlands. We were very impressed by the help we received, both in terms of the...
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Nathaniel McCullagh, Simply Learning Tuition
7 May 2025
I worked with Anique and wow! Her time with me was very great. She took time to listen to my case and she made what seemed impossible possible for me and my family. Because of her and her firm I was able to reunite with my husband here in the...
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6 May 2025
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