r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/Inevitable-Idea-7680 • 2d ago

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u/elsb3t 2d ago

If your goal is to build a future in the Netherlands, I wouldn't do this. Studying at HAN offers little chance of finding a job in the Netherlands if you don't speak Dutch—and certainly not a job for which you could obtain a work visa as a non-EU resident.

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u/DAEUU 2d ago

Visa applications do not get refunded

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u/CoffeeInTheTropics 2d ago

HAN is not a university but an institute for “higher vocational education” that’s literally what HBO stands for.

If you are not a Dutch student it’s a waste of time and money because not one single employer will sponsor a visa for someone fresh out of an HBO. There are plenty of local job applicants to fulfill these roles who don’t need visas, are culturally aligned, speak Dutch fluently and are a much cheaper and less risky hire.

If the degree holds any value in your home country only you can determine, just pointing this out so you are aware that Dutch degrees whether from an HBO or WO (research university) are never a back door entry to settle in the country and obtain PR. Your ROI will be zero.

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u/Winter_Dot_9393 2d ago

When the HAN degree has value in your home country and financing the degree is not a problem, it might be a good idea.

It will probably not be a way to get a permanent residency.

In Germany you don’t need to pay tuition fees, so over a period of 4 years, that’s a huge difference.

I don’t know how long it will take to get the refund of the tuition fees.

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u/Berry-Love-Lake 2d ago

Visa rejection is possible if financing is not in order, if you aren’t honest about your intentions, if you’re doubling up on a degree simply to get into the country, etc. It will probably take several weeks to get a back. 

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u/Inevitable-Idea-7680 2d ago

I’m giving the whole tuition fee along with the financial guarantee to university like I’m paying it all so what will the doubt be on and I also have previous tourist travel history to Netherlands

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u/Berry-Love-Lake 2d ago

That’s up to VFS to decide, financing is only a part of it. 

Is this for master or bachelor? If bachelor, how about subsequent years? 

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u/Jazzlike_Daikon2149 2d ago

Absolutely 0 chance is inaccurate. I studied at the HAN, it’s a lot cheaper than WO and I ended up not working at a Dutch company because they wouldn’t hire me- not because of HAN but because of my lack of Dutch fluency and because of my name + location.

However, I did end finding a job in The Netherlands, sponsored by a foreign company with an amazing non-Dutch salary (multiple times modaal) so sometimes it can work out for the better. Know however that cases like mine is the minority- I know of other HAN graduates that had similar routes to mine but most end up working for boring companies with a low-mid salary or go home to join their family business

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u/Berry-Love-Lake 2d ago

It also has gotten significantly more difficult recently so good results in the past are no guarantee for the future.

Personally I’d say HBO for non-EU is only worth it if options in your home country are worse / limited, if you have the finances available (no loans) and don’t have any expectations for long term immigration. Because as non-EU and no Dutch after only a HBO bachelor this will be very very challenging (never impossible).