Waiver of tuition fees for asylum seekers
For some courses in middelbaar beroepsonderwijs – MBO (secondary vocational education) or voortgezet algemeen volwassenenonderwijs – VAVO (adult education) programmes tuition fees are paid. Are you a foreign citizen who has applied for asylum in the Netherlands and are awaiting a decision on your application? Do you hold a W-document (Foreign Nationals Identity Document) or a residence endorsement sticker in your passport? In that case, you can submit a request not to pay lesgeld (tuition fees). This is called 'buiteninvorderingstelling' (waiver of claims).
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Conditions for a waiver of tuition fees
To be eligible for a waiver of tuition fees, you must meet certain conditions. For example, you must be legally resident in the Netherlands. You can find all the conditions for applying for a waiver of tuition fees on the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs – DUO (education implementation service) website.
Applying for a waiver of tuition fees
You can apply for a waiver of tuition fees from DUO. Use the form Aanvraag buiteninvorderingstelling lesgeld (application form for the remission of tuition fees) (in Dutch).