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| The Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) is the governmental student finance body in the Netherlands.
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| As with all governmental services in the Netherlands, you are able to access the [https://www.duo.nl/particulier/footer/service/inloggen-op-mijn-duo.jsp website] with your [[Main Page#Government Websites|DigiD]].
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| =Student Finance=
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| The current student finance scheme consists of several components:
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| * Maintenance loan - an amount for covering living expenses
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| * Student travel product - allows free travel across the Dutch public transportation network for part of the week
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| * Tuition fee loan - covers the entire tuition fee
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| The requirements to be eligible for student finance vary based on the type of residence permit you have.
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| DUO offers a page where you can check your [https://duo.nl/particulier/student-finance/eligibility.jsp eligibility].
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| ==Tuition Fee Loan==
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| Even if you do not qualify for student finance in general, you may still be eligible for a tuition fee loan.
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| The tuition fee loan is applicable only to those who pay the same fees as Dutch students.
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| The current conditions associated with the tuition fee loan are: 0% interest; a maximum payback period of 30 years; a two year grace period after completing your study in which you do not have to pay back anything; and monthly repayments that are tied to your salary.
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| Of course, these conditions are always subject to change and you should always verify them on the
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| Even though this loan is not registered in the Dutch Bureau of Credit Registration ([https://www.bkr.nl/ BKR]), when applying for a mortgage, the size of your monthly repayments is taken into account [https://apps.duo.nl/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?St=46,E=0000123174733746955,K=5284,Sxi=12,Case=obj(21503),ts=OcwDuoNew].
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