Turkish citizens who apply for a Dutch permanent residence permit from January 1, 2025, must be able to present an integration diploma. The government adopted this measure in 2022 with a three-year transitional period, which ends on January 1, 2025. The integration diploma requirement also applies to an EU residence permit for long-term residents and a residence permit on non-temporary humanitarian grounds after a stay as a family member or a relative.
If the application for a permanent residence permit is submitted before January 1, 2025, it is not necessary to submit an integration diploma. The condition here is that the other requirements have been met before January 1, 2025, for example that someone has sufficient income.
Exemptions
Turkish people who fall under the so-called “standstill clause” of the association law between the EU and Turkey will not have to show an integration diploma after January 1, 2025, if they apply for a residence permit on non-temporary humanitarian grounds after residing as a family member or a relative. This may concern, for example, the Turkish citizens who work in the Netherlands as employees or their family members.
In some cases, someone can receive an exemption or waiver from the measure. For example, if someone is younger than 18 or has reached the AOW.
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More information about this measure can be found via this link: Civic integration for more secure residence permit and naturalisation and in the letter to the Parliament*.
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