Proof of sponsorship and/or lodging provision

Check the Nederland Wereldwijd website to see which nationalities require a visa. 

Checkwhether your visitor needs a guarantee and whether you can act as guarantor. 

Arrange online

You can arrange the proof of guarantee online. You will need a DigiD for this.

If you are married or have a registered partnership in the Netherlands, your partner must also give consent via DigiD. Your partner will receive an email with a link for this purpose.

Arrange proof of guarantee/accommodation online

Arrange at the City Office

You can also fill in the guarantee or private accommodation form at home on paper and have it validated at the City Office. Please make an appointment first.

Make an appointment

Download and print the form for guarantee or private accommodation provision from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND).

Fill in the form at home, but do not sign it yet.
The signature on the form must be validated by the municipality in order for the form to be legalized. That is why you should only sign the form at the City Office.

If you are married or in a registered partnership, you must both be present at the municipality and both sign the document.

When arranging online

• Your DigiD
• If you are married or have a registered partnership in the Netherlands, your partner must also give consent via DigiD. Your partner will receive an email with a link for this purpose.
• The following information about yourself, your partner (if applicable), and the person who will be staying with you:
  • Name, address, and place of residence
  • Email address and phone number
  • Passport number
  • Place and country of birth (only for the person you are receiving)
  • Social security number (only for yourself and your partner, if applicable)

You pay when you apply.

When arranging matters at the City Office

• Completed (but not signed) form Proof of guarantee and/or private accommodation.
• Proof of identity for yourself and (if applicable) your partner
• The following information about yourself, your partner (if applicable), and the person who will be staying with you:
  • Name, address, and place of residence
  • Email address and phone number
  • Passport number
  • Place and country of birth (only for the person you are receiving)
  • Social security number (only for yourself and your partner, if applicable)

Please note: fill in the form at home, but do not sign it yet.

Because your signature must be legalized, you may only sign in the presence of the municipal official.

Do you have a partner? Then come to the town hall together to sign the form and have it legalized. 

You pay when you apply.

Arranging online costs€13.00

Legalizing a signature at the City Office costs€13.00per signature. 

When applying online, you will receive the validated guarantee or private accommodation provision at your home address.

If you submit your application at the City Office, the signing of the guarantee statement or private accommodation provision will be prepared while you wait.

• Requirements: you are registered in the Netherlands, your visitor will not stay in the Netherlands for longer than 3 months, and your visitor must apply for a visa, for which your guarantee is required.
• Did you submit your application online but make a mistake? Then you will need to resubmit your application.

The IND has more information about what it takes for someone to come to the Netherlands.