Admission scheme for foreign investors
Route status
Closed to new applications; what happens to existing holders is recorded in the status details.
| In force since | 2024-04-17 as of 2024-04-16[2] Besluit of 9 April 2024, Staatsblad 2024, 83, issued 16 April 2024 and in force the day after issue. Applications received before 17 April 2024 are still decided under the former rules, and holders of a permit granted under the scheme may still extend it on the pre-abolition conditions. Per the closed-route convention no pre-abolition thresholds, fees or conditions are recorded here. |
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Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | verblijfsvergunning regulier voor bepaalde tijd onder de beperking 'vermogende vreemdeling' (toelatingsregeling buitenlandse investeerders) as of 2024-04-16[2] The Vb 2000 art. 3.29a ground was worded 'vermogende vreemdeling' (affluent foreign national); the Vreemdelingencirculaire concretised the category as 'buitenlandse investeerders' at B11/2.2. |
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| Official name (English) | Admission scheme for foreign investors as of 2026-08-09[1] |
| Legal basis | Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000 art. 3.29a, first and second paragraphs, as they read before 17 April 2024 (also arts. 3.4(1)(b) and 3.58(1)(b)) as of 2024-04-16[2] |
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Verification
| Sources cited | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2024-04-16 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-09 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Admission scheme for foreign investors abolished (news item)
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [2] Staatsblad 2024, 83 – Besluit van 9 april 2024 (afschaffing verblijfsgrond vermogende vreemdelingen)
Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid / Staatsblad · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2024-04-16 · Accessed 2026-08-09