Does changing my visa type will impact my period of stay in the Netherlands.

Question

I want to know if changing my visa type will impact my period of stay in the Netherlands. I have been living here continuously for the last 2 years and want to apply for permanent residency (PR) after 3 years from now. Will changing the visa type nullify these 2 years and start counting my period of stay from the time I receive my HSM?

I heard about an incident where a dependent faced such an issue so wanted to check if anybody else knows about it or faced something similar.

Answer ( 1 )

  1. PR is based on how many years we have registered in NL, not relates to visa type. You can have any visa; they only check continuous stay with registration.

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