Orientation year residence permit

If you have a valid residence permit for studying when you graduate from a bachelor’s or master’s programme, you may be eligible for a one-year permit to look for a job or gain work experience in the Netherlands. You can apply for this residence permit from within the Netherlands right after you graduate or from abroad within three years. 

Read more about the orientation year permit and how to apply on the website of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).