Jan van Eyck Academie
Post-Academic Institute
for Research and Production
Fine Art, Design, Theory
Jan van Eyck Academie
Post-Academic Institute
for Research and Production
Fine Art, Design, Theory
The Jan van Eyck is based in Maastricht, a student city in the south of the Netherlands, situated near Belgium and Germany. Cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Aachen and Cologne, but also Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Paris can be reached by train within three hours.
Rooms and flats are in short supply in and around Maastricht. After acceptance, researchers receive information on how to search for accommodation. The researchers' secretary assists in this matter. It is important to start looking as soon as possible after admission. The average rent for a room in Maastricht is € 300 per month.
Researchers who do not have Dutch nationality require a permit to reside in the Netherlands.
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
Citizens from these countries are obliged to comply with the following requirements: a. a valid passport or other valid travelling document; b. sufficient financial means; c. proof of health insurance. They do not have to register with the Aliens Police and do not require a residence permit. Even though a residence permit is not required, it might be useful to request ‘proof of lawful residence’ from the IND. Other institutions, such as the tax authorities or banks (for instance, on opening a bank account), may request to see this proof.
New Zealand, South Korea, United States
Reseachers from these countries only need to apply for their visas after having arrived in the Netherlands.
Other Countries
Researchers from countries not listed above must obtain a residence permit before coming to the Netherlands. After the selection committee has advised positively about the dossier of a candidate researcher, the Jan van Eyck applies for an Authorisation Temporary Residence (MVV) to the IND (the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service). If this first application is successful, the IND will request for legal dues to be paid. Once the IND has received this payment, both the academy and the Dutch embassy in the country of origin of the researcher will be informed by the IND that an MVV will be granted. The researcher must personally go to the Dutch embassy in his/her country of origin to receive an MVV statement in their passport. On arrival at the academy, the academy must inform the Aliens Police within three working days of this arrival. Then, the academy and/or researcher will begin proceedings with regard to a residence permit being granted. The regional IND centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch will deal with the application. If the application meets the requirements, legal dues must be paid once again. It is possible to pay by using the enclosed payment slip; the procedure will then take about six to eight weeks. This period can be shortened considerably by paying the amount due in person, at the IND centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. In that case, the residence permit will be issued immediately. Even with this combined approach of academy and researcher acting together, the procedure takes a minimum of three months.