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

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

Working Holiday Program

For which foreigners?

Foreigners from Argentina,  Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Uruguay, South Korea and Taiwan can easily obtain a residence permit for the Netherlands. It is a residence permit to get acquainted with Dutch culture and society. This permit allows this group of foreigners also work under some restricted conditions.

For Argentinians, Canadians, citizens of Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan the Working Holiday Program applies. For Australians and New Zealanders a similar program is called the Working Holiday Scheme.

Conditions

To be eligible for this residence permit, the foreign national must not be older than 30 years. Furthermore, the foreign national must demonstrate that he has sufficient means of subsistence to be able to buy an airline ticket to the country of origin.

Work without work permit

Foreigners holding a WHP / WHS permit are only allowed to do 'incidental work'. Incidental means:

  • In any case not working on a fulltime employment contract with a duration of one year. A shorter period, or part time is allowed.

The residence permit issued is valid for no longer than one year, and can not be renewed.

Foreigners holding a Working Holiday Program or Working Holiday Scheme permit that wishes to remain in the Netherlands following the expiry of their residence permit, may apply for another, indicating the purpose thereof. Candidates then have to be able to meet the requirements of the residence visit being applied for.

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Testimonials
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9.9
Florent Bollen helped us with a partner residence permit that was quite a challenge, and we honestly would not have been able to do it without him. From the very beginning he took our case seriously, explained every step clearly, and responded...
10
Oussama
6 December 2025
Kroes Advocaten is definitely a reliable and professional law firm for migration cases. My wife and I relocated from Turkey to the Netherlands, and we worked with Edward from Kroes Advocaten for the entire process. Everything went smoothly,...
10
Okan Okcu
5 December 2025
Very nice! Thank you
10
Milica Savić
5 December 2025
after getting scammed with a different law firm, me and my partner who are part of the LGBT community were lost and scared to trust others again. I found Agata and her firm from some google reviews and decided to give them a try. Agata was very...
10
Fatima
3 December 2025
Dilara was able to do in months what it takes years with excellent results
10
Belen
2 December 2025
We seemed to be on a dead end with the NL administration, when we contacted Rate Kroes Advocaten. Already in the first meeting with Dilara, a solution popped up. And also afterwards, all the steps were so perfect!
10
Peter
1 December 2025
My case was complex, but Sander handled it successfully. He is an experienced and professional lawyer.
10
Jianke
1 December 2025
I worked with Pam Meeuwsen at Kroes Advocaten. From the very first call to enquire about their services and throughout our working relationship, Pam has been an extremely reliable partner - her instructions were clear, everything was filed on...
10
Runeel
30 November 2025
I had such a great experience with Victoria Leong helping me with a partner visa. I had a more difficult case than standard partner application but she made sure every aspect was taken care of and that there was an avenue that would work for my...
9
Sabrina
27 November 2025
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