If you cannot log in to Mijn DUO, you can use a form. For higher professional education (HBO) or university, use the form Application student finance higher education. If you are enrolled in secondary vocational education (MBO), use the form Application student finance mbo. The processing time of a form is longer than a digital application.

• Aanvraag studiefinanciering hoger onderwijs voor niet-Nederlanders/ Application student finance higher education for non-Dutch citizenspdf, 201kb
• Aanvraag studiefinanciering mbo/ Application student finance MBOpdf, 199kb

You can still get student finance for past months, up to the start of the current academic year (1 August for MBO, 1 September for HBO or university). This is called applying retroactively. You cannot apply for a student travel product for past months.

1. Log in to Mijn DUO.
2. Go to 'Mijn producten' and then 'Studiefinanciering'.
3. Click on 'Studiefinanciering' in the top right. Here you find a green button 'Aanvraag studiefinanciering vervroegen', meaning 'moving up your student finance'. The rest is self-explanatory.

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Do you live on Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten or in the Dutch Caribbean? Then the application procedure is a bit different. This is because you don't have a Dutch citizen service number ('burgerservicenummer') yet.

1. Apply for student finance with the 'Aanvraag studiefinanciering mbo voor studenten uit het Caribisch gebied' form, or the 'Aanvraag studiefinanciering hoger onderwijs voor studenten uit het Caribisch gebied' form.
2. Add all the required documents to your application. The documents are mentioned on the application form.
3. Within about 6 weeks we will process your application. You will then receive a letter from DUO and a 'Bevraging BSN' form. Bring this form with you to the Netherlands.
4. Register yourself at the municipality as soon as you arrive in the Netherlands. The municipality will provide you with a burgerservicenummer.
5. Inform us about your burgerservicenummer, your new address and your Dutch bank account number using the 'Bevraging BSN' form.

Public transport compensation

If you don't have a burgerservicenummer yet, you will receive a monthly financial compensation for public transport ('ov-vergoeding') instead of the student travel product. As soon as we have processed your burgerservicenummer, you can apply for the student travel product. The compensation will then be stopped.

Government plans

The Dutch government plans to reinstate the basic grant for students in HBO and university. There are also plans for extra support for students living on their own, since their purchasing power has decreased. The plans are not definite until they have been approved by the Eerste Kamer. Read more about the plans.

Checklist

The checklist will tell you what to do when. Both for your student finance and other things you need to take care of in the Netherlands.

• Aanvraag studiefinanciering mbo voor studenten van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten of Caribisch Nederlandpdf, 249kb
• Application student finance for MBO students from the Caribbean regionpdf, 321kb
• Aanvraag studiefinanciering hoger onderwijs voor studenten uit het Caribisch gebiedpdf, 379kb
• Application student finance higher education for students from the Caribbean regionpdf, 309kb
• Inquiry citizen service numberpdf, 110kb
• Request leave parental income out of considerationpdf, 173kb
• Statement by a specialistpdf, 63kb
• Checklist Dutch Carribeanpdf, 388kb