Current foreign staff

Are you a foreign national employed at Maastricht University, and do you need information about immigration procedures or living in the Netherlands? Follow the links below for useful information.

Modern Migration Policy

from June 2013, under the ‘Modern Migration Policy’ (MoMi), Maastricht University acts as a sponsor for all its international staff who hold one of the following Dutch residence permits:

  • ‘Kennismigrant - highly skilled knowledge migrant’ (including orientation year/’zoekjaar’),
  • ‘Onderzoeker in de richtlijn EG 2005/71’, or
  • ‘Arbeid in loondienst’.

If you are a Maastricht University employee and have one of the above residence permits, or is Maastricht University applying for one such permit for you? Please be aware that you are subject to the rights and obligations under the ‘Dutch Migration Policy’. Read the information on this website carefully.