Analysis: Consequences of participating in protests for residence permits of students and staff

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September 2, 2024
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Everyone has the right to protest. International students and employees at educational institutions in the Netherlands also have this right, regardless of their residence status. PILP has received many questions about whether and how participation in a demonstration can affect the residence permits of international students and employees at educational institutions. In this analysis, PILP examines these possible consequences.

In almost all cases, participating in a demonstration will not have a negative effect on a residence permit, but there are situations conceivable where there may be consequences. These include de-registration, dismissal and/or conviction for a criminal offense. International students and employees are (often) dependent for their residence permits on an enrollment at or employment contract with an educational institution. Deregistration and dismissal can therefore affect the residence permit. Similarly, a conviction for a criminal offense can have negative consequences for the residence permit.

However, these are the most far-reaching, potential consequences of participating in a demonstration. Participation in a demonstration is in itself insufficient ground for revocation of the residence permit, so these consequences will not occur without further ado. Loss of the residence permit after participation in a demonstration will be the exception rather than the rule.

Read the full analysis in Dutch here and in English here.

For more information on the right to protest at universities, read PILP’s earlier analysis on “The Directive for protests at universities” in Dutch here, and English here. In this analysis, PILP examines how the principles about demonstrations on the grounds of educational institutions, drafted by universities and colleges, relate to the right to protest.

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