Proof of living expenses NON-EEA students

Proof of living expenses (NON-EEA students)

Dutch Immigration Service (IND) requires non-EEA students to proof they have access to € 14,641 for the first year of the study before they start their studies. For exchange students the amount is € 7,320.
The student will receive a payment letter for tuition fees and visa costs through their study department. Only in the first year you have to pay the full sum in a single payment. As from the second year you can pay the tuition fee in installments.

Besides this, the IND requirements concerning the financial proof of living expenses are part of the visa procedure. The student can prove this amount through bank statements but the money can also be transferred to the Fontys bank account. The amount transferred to Fontys will be refunded in the first month of your stay to you newly opened Dutch bank account. Both possibilities will be given to the student during the visa application procedure.

Additional conditions for Bachelor a/o Master students of the following nationalities:

Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cameroon and Nigeria.

Students of these nationalities have to be aware they have to transfer the full refundable amount of the living expenses to the bank account of Fontys. Proof by financial documents you have access to this amount will not be accepted.