Requirements used in the Netherlands
The institution compares the foreign diploma with the required Dutch level and checks programme subjects and English evidence. Selective and numerus-fixus programmes can add selection procedures.
Language evidence
English-taught and local-language programmes may set different language requirements. Use the individual programme record and confirm accepted tests with the institution.
Recognition and certification
Document recognition, translation and legalisation depend on where the qualification was issued. Follow the institution's checklist and the competent authority named by Study in NL / Nuffic.
Information you can trust
Reviewed 2026-08-12 against Study in NL / Nuffic, Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Programme records remain managed centrally in SIT Connect.
National references: Study in NL / Nuffic; Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).
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