Leaving the Netherlands temporarily

Ukrainians with biometric passports can travel to the Netherlands without a visa and stay for 90 days without a residence permit. This is called the

You may be in the EU for a maximum of 90 days in total within a 180-day period without a visa or

In order to travel after your free period, you need a Ukrainian biometric passport and proof of residence in the Netherlands. A non-biometric (Ukrainian) passport does not count as a travel document. If you have a valid biometric passport with proof of residence, you may travel as a Ukrainian within the European Union (EU). You may also travel back and forth to Ukraine.

Is your free period over and you still do not have proof of residence? Then you may still travel and return to the Netherlands, but this is at your own risk. The

Please note: The IND will send a letter with information about the extension of your sticker. This letter, together with the sticker, serves as proof that your stay has been extended. This letter from the IND is sent to the address at which you are registered with the municipality (BRP). The letter from the IND stating that your stay has been extended and your old sticker together serve as proof that you are allowed to stay. You will not receive a new sticker, but rather a letter.

Are you living in the municipality's reception centre (GOO)? Then you need to report that you are leaving temporarily and for how long you will be away. You may be away from the reception centre for a maximum of 28 days per year. Do you not report your departure or do you return later than 28 days? Then the municipality may decide to give you less living allowance. If you are away for more than 14 days without reporting your departure, you may lose your place in the municipal reception centre. The municipality will then give your place to someone else. Keep in mind that every municipality has different rules. Always check with your municipality what the rules are.

Are you going on a trip abroad? Then ask for permission from the Regulation Medical Care Ukraine (RMO). This is important if you incur unexpected healthcare costs abroad, because the RMO usually does not reimburse healthcare costs you incur there. There are exceptions, such as when you have prior permission to travel abroad or if it is emergency care.

If you are registered in the

Want to purchase travel insurance? Then contact the insurance company of your choice to discuss specific terms and conditions.

When you return to the Netherlands, you must report this to the municipality or the reception centre where you are staying. If you fail to report your departure or if you were away for more than 28 days and lost your place in a reception centre and living allowance as a result, an assessment first needs to be performed to check whether you still comply with the applicable rules at the time of your return. If you do, you will again be entitled to a place in a reception centre and the other provisions, such as the living allowance.

If you were deregistered from the BRP, you need to re-register. It may be that your municipality has discontinued your services. In that case, there may be no more room in your old municipality, and you will be redirected to another municipality. You do not have to pick up a new sticker from the IND if you still have your old sticker.

Are you returning to the Netherlands via an airport or port? If so, you may be temporarily placed in a closed reception centre at Schiphol Airport.

Do you not have Ukrainian citzenship and have left the Netherlands? Then you can return to the Netherlands. You cannot return to the Netherlands if you:

• Have left the Schengen area or have been in Ukraine for more than 28 days

• With the help of the

  Repatriation and Departure Service (DT&V)
  or through another financial arrangement, have left the Netherlands.

• Deregistered from the Dutch population register (BRP) after 4 March. Then you must have registered again before 4 May to remain entitled to protection.

Travelling outside the EU is at your own risk. You will not get a return visa for this. Not even if you have proof of residence later on.

If you are in the Netherlands and want to travel within the EU with children under 18, you must have permission from the parent or guardian not travelling with you. On the website of the Dutch government you can download a form where you can arrange this permission for your child.