DUO implements various schemes. We perform checks for all grants to make sure payment has been justified. We check your information as much as possible with other authorities, such as the Tax and Customs Administration, the municipality, and the SVB. These are the most common checks:
Checks on students living away from home
Reviewing registration data of the municipality
You are living away from home if
- you are registered with the municipality at an address other than that of your parent(s)
- and you live at the address where you are registered.
Checks on supporting documents
We check whether students are actually living away from home, when they apply for a grant for students living away from home. We do this on a random basis. During a check on supporting documents we ask you to upload 1 or more documents. You can only upload PDF files.
Upload 1 of the following supporting documents:
- Are you a tenant and do you have a rental contract in writing? Upload the rental contract that you and the landlord signed. Add proof of 2 rent payments, for instance bank statements.
- Are you a tenant but don’t you have a rental contract in writing? Upload a signed statement from your landlord. Use the form at the bottom of the letter you received. Add proof of 2 rent payments, for instance a bank statements.
- Are you not the tenant, but are you living with somebody? Upload a signed statement from the tenant. Use the form at the bottom of the letter you received.
- Are you a the property owner? Upload the ‘akte van levering’ (deed of transfer). You can ask for a copy from the land register or the notary where the deed was signed.
What happens next?
We will assess your documents to check if you are eligible for a grant for students living away from home. We will then send you a letter. If everything is in order, you will continue to receive the grant for students living away from home. If the documents don’t show that you are living at the address you are registered, or if we have any questions, a DUO employee will contact you.
Checks through house calls
If you receive a grant for students living away from home, we will check if you are living away from both of your parents. We do this by reviewing the registration data of the municipality and through house calls.
On thePrivacy Statement page, you can find more information about how DUO conducts this check and which personal details are used.
Did you study between January 2012 and June 2023 and was your living situation checked? If your grant for students living away from home was stopped after that and you had to pay back an amount to DUO, you may get that amount back. You can read more information on this page (in Dutch).
Income check
Income check
Are you a student, a student's parent or paying back a student loan? If so, we will check your income with the Tax and Customs Administration.
Enrolment checks
Enrolment check – if we can’t check with your school or university
We will check with your school or university whether you are enrolled. There are also checks on enrolments abroad.
Are we unable to check your enrolment with the school? And were you enrolled with a private institution or a programme abroad? If so, we will send you a letter asking for proof of enrolment. Please use the Control enrolment form to provide this. But don’t send us this form until you have received the letter.
Enrolment check – student finance unduly cancelled
Did we unduly cancel your student finance while you were registered with a Dutch, non-private study programme? Please go the administrative department of your educational institution. Ask them to register your enrolment with the Register Onderwijsdeelnemers (ROD). After this, contact us to undo the cancellation of your student finance.
Proof if you are in a private or foreign programme
If you were you enrolled with a private institution or a programme abroad, you will have to provide proof of enrolment yourself. There are 2 options:
- Ask your educational institution complete the 'Control Enrolment' form. You need to fill out part of the form yourself. Then upload the form in Mijn DUO or mail it to documenten@duo.nl.
- Mail an original statement of enrolment to documenten@duo.nl. This statement must be issued recently and include all the information that is in the 'Control Enrolment' form. Always include your burgerservicenummer (BSN) and signature in the letter.
Loan check
Tuition fees loan check
Are you paying more than the statutory tuition fees and did you apply for a tuition fees loan? Please complete your part of the statement and ask your educational institution to complete the rest.
Lifelong learning credit check
Are you paying more than the statutory tuition fees or course fees and did you apply for a lifelong learning credit? Please complete your part of the statement and ask your educational institution to complete the rest.
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Verklaring collegegeld/lesgeld 2024-2025pdf, 104kb
Make sure that your details are up-to-date
Prevent problems and make sure that DUO always has your up-to-date study details, income, and address.
- You can submit changes via Mijn DUO.
- If you leave for a foreign country, you must notify DUO of your address abroad.
- Make sure to download the DigiD app Link opent externe pagina in een nieuw tabblad before leaving.
- Contact us if you do not have access to Mijn DUO.
Received too much
Did you receive too much student finance? If so, we will deduct the excess from your monthly payments. If you are not or no longer receiving student finance, we will send you a request for payment. If you do not pay the payment request before its due date, the overpaid amount will automatically become a loan. This loan will then incur interest. The same applies to any overpaid grant for students in secondary education.
Student travel debt
Wrongful use of the student travel product in 2026 will result in a student travel debt amounting to €96.09 per half a calendar month for the 1st month. After the 1st month, the debt is €192.21 per half a calendar month. The first half of the month runs up to and includes the 15th day of the month.
Once you have received a notice regarding the student travel debt, you will receive a payment request asking you to settle the amount in 1 payment. You can also request a instalment plan. A student travel debt cannot be added to the student loan.
Foreign debtors address check
If you move abroad, you must notify DUO of your new address. Do you have a student loan and did you fail to notify DUO of your address abroad? DUO works with domestic and foreign authorities to retrieve your address. You then need to pay the overdue amount at once. After several warnings, DUO hands over the collection to a bailiff. The costs involved will be at your expense.
Do you fail to repay your student loan and don’t you inform us about your foreign address? If the overdue payments exceed €5,000, DUO may register your details with the passport alerts register . If the overdue amount is very high, you may be registered in the judicial search register .
Reports
If during a check DUO suspects that intentional acts or omissions are involved, DUO will file a report with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service.