For general information see the Justice Ministry’s Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) website. A variety of leaflets can also be ordered or downloaded from the IND.

For more specific information on living and working in the Netherlands go to the Working in the Netherlands section of Werk.nl for information in English, French, Spanish and German on:

• working permits , tax and social security numbers and registering with the Foreign Police;
• finding a job and how the Dutch deal with application letters, CVs and job interviews;
• the Dutch labour market;
• living in the Netherlands, including topics such as social security, health care, sickness insurance and taxation.

For more specific information on obtaining a residence permit, go to the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic), which provides a helpful guide in pdf for foreigners coming to the Netherlands to study or work with an entry visa called an MVV (Machtiging tot Voorlopig Verblijf). The guide explains how to:

• apply for a residence permit;
• obtain an application form;
• fill in the more difficult sections of the application form.