Please find the information on this website.

Once you have signed your contract as a student in the Netherlands (no nationality requirement), you will be able to apply for rent benefit (the website is only available in Dutch). As you are renting a self-contained student room, you are eligible for rent benefit. Occasionally it may take up to several months to receive the first instalment of the subsidy. 

More information on how to apply can be found here.

When you apply for the rent subsidy, you will need to fill in certain costs, those are listed below. (Please note these numbers are subject to changes.)
You can apply for the rent subsidy only after you have registered at the municipality and obtained a BSN.  

• Kale huur (basic rent): 438,17
• Energiekosten gemeenschappelijke ruimten (Energy costs in common areas): 2,50 
• Schoonmaakkosten gemeenschappelijke ruimten (Cleaning costs common areas): 8,00 
• Kosten huismeester (Caretaker cost): 3,53 
• Huur standplaats woonwagen (Caravan site rental): 0,00 
• Kosten dienst- en recreatieruimten (Service and recreation room costs): 0,00

For more information on this topic, please check out our section on Bank Account.

We organize College Tours that you can sign up for. If you would like to learn more about them and sign up, please visit this site. 

No, the official starting date of your contract is August 16.

Yes, you are allowed to have guests and short-term stay is permitted. 

Due to security reasons LUC is unable to pick up, store or take responsibility for any items or packages shipped here on your name. 

Throughout the months of July and August, all new students will receive more information regarding their studio apartment and their moving in day. This will include information on how to get your housing contract, future address, the exact amount of rent and how to pay the rent. Please make sure you have access to internet during these months and check your email regularly.

Once you have signed your contract, as a student in the Netherlands (no nationality requirement) you will be able to apply for rent benefit. Please keep in mind that you can only apply for this subsidy if you reside in a single studio. Please, do keep in mind that occasionally it may take up to several months to receive the first instalment of the subsidy. 

More information on how to apply can be found here.

Of course! You will get a basic set of furniture (e.g. desk, night stands, chairs, electric stove, bed, lamps etc.), but you will definitely be able to personalise your own living space by bringing your own items. Please, keep in mind that at the end of your contract you will have to leave the room in its initial state. 

Contact the front office student affairs. They will help you unlock your account.

All students will receive this message after they have submitted the enrolment request. No action is required as the message states: If you have already submitted an application for admission you may disregard this message. You have already applied for LUC before requesting enrolment in Studielink. Therefore, you do not need to do anything.

You can find all the information you need on the Leiden University students website. Follow this link. 

Please follow this link, for a 9-step explanation of how digital authorisation via Studielink works.

Please note that you can only pay tuition fees with digital authorisation if you have a bank account from a country in the SEPA area (EEA). If someone else (e.g. your father/mother) will pay, they also must have a bank account in the SEPA area AND have their own DigiD (a Digital Identity for Dutch citizens).

Only after you have submitted all required documents to LUC as stated on your Conditional Admission Statement, will your education be verified by the central student administration of Leiden University.

All documents as stated on the Conditional Admission Statement need to be submitted before the end of July (exception: A-Level candidates and Irish Leaving Certificate).

Please note! Visa/residence permit students need to meet all requirements for admission to LUC before their visa/residence permit application can be submitted to the Dutch Immigration Department (IND). This includes meeting the English proficiency requirement.

Contact front office student affairs.

Please download the power of attorney for tuition fee payment and return it to the financial department of Leiden University (fa@sea.leidenuniv.nl)

You do not need to do anything as it simply takes a little time before the student administration of Leiden University processes your statement and other documents. It can take a couple of weeks as the summer is the busiest time of the year from this department. Your status in Studielink will change after the documents have been processed and you have completed the tuition fee payment section.

As soon as your status in Studielink says “Enrolled” you can request a proof of enrolment. For more information please click here. 

As a student of Leiden University you will need two different types of card: a student card and a LU-card.

Student card
Your student card is your proof of registration as a student of Leiden University (or proof of enrolment). You will receive it by post at your Dutch address once you have completed all student registration formalities and paid your tuition fees. You will receive a new student card each academic year that you are registered as a student.

LU-card
Your LU-card is your Leiden University ID card. It also serves as a print & copy card, library card and access pass. It remains valid for the duration of your studies. You must request a LU card yourself. You will not receive it automatically. Your LU card will be sent to your Dutch address. If you do not (yet) have a Dutch address you can collect your LU card at the Student Affairs Front Office in Wijnhaven.

More info on requesting an LU-Card.

During your introduction week you will have a session through which you will get acquainted with LUC's online platforms including its email system.

For detailed information on uMail, check out this manual.

You can find all the information about your personalised university card here.

Study adviser at LUC The Hague

Registration for courses will take place in July. You will be notified when registration is possible and what the procedure is.

You will receive your course schedule by latest a week before the academic year begins.

Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Semester Two will be updated before Summer 2025.

You can find other important dates here.

We will inform you via email once the IND approves your student visa. At approximately the same time the Dutch embassy will send you an invitation to collect your visa.

You should then contact the embassy directly to make an appointment to collect your visa (a sticker in you passport). We advise you to ask the embassy exactly which documents you should bring along to your visa collection appointment. Please check whether it is necessary to bring a second identification document. This is because, for security reasons, some embassies request that you leave an identification document at the reception when entering the building. 

Please note that there can be a delay between Leiden University receiving notification of your visa approval and the Dutch embassy receiving the same notification. Therefore there is no need for concern if you contact the embassy and are informed that they have not yet received the notification. Simply wait a day or two and contact the embassy again. 
You can find the contact details of all Dutch Embassies through the website of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Once your visa has been approved you have 6 months time to collect it. However please note that your visa is only valid for the study programme and start date stated in your Offer of Admission.
For legal and practical reasons, you are advised not to arrive earlier than one month before the start date of your study programme. You do not have grounds for legal residence before this period.

Once  your visa and residence permit application has been forwarded to the Dutch Immigration Department (IND) and your documentation is found to be in order we expect that your application will be approved in approximately 4 weeks time.

You may collect your visa at a Dutch embassy in any country in which you hold legal residency.  Please note that legal residency means that you hold a valid residence permit and not a short stay or tourist visa.

Please view the section Visa and residence permit.