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Netherlands: Foreign graduates to be eligible for new work permit program

On or after March 1, 2016, two visa programs for recent foreign graduates, the Orientation Year program and the Orientation Year Highly-Educated program, will be combined into one visa scheme, called the Orientation Year Permit. The new program will allow eligible foreign graduates to apply for a work and residence permit up to three years following graduation. Scientific researchers are also going to be eligible for the permit.

The program will allow participants to work and reside in the Netherlands for one unextendable year.