Modern Migration (MoMi) information - University of Groningen


Welcome to the Modern Migration (MoMi) webtool of the University of Groningen, designed for non-EU/EEA students of the University of Groningen.

This tool is designed for three purposes: 
  1. It provides you with information about your MoMi ECTS-requirement, customized to your personal situation (available all year long).
  2. You may use this tool to report regular excusable reasons, in order to apply for an exemption to your ECTS-requirement (available from 1 March onwards)
  3. You may use this tool to report that your are working on a thesis / research project / internship that might not be finished before the end of the academic year, in order to apply for virtual credits. (available from 1 June onwards).

Please continue by filling in the questions below first, for purpose #1. Optionally, you may then continue filling in the remainder of the form for purpose #2 and/or #3.



 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION

The MoMi legislation does not apply to you; it only applies to non-EU/EEA students, in possession of a Dutch residence permit for the purpose of 'study'. You may therefore ignore all information about the MoMi legislation.

Please note: if you have a different type of residence permit than for the purpose of 'study', please send a scan of the front and back to isd@rug.nl, if you haven't done so already.



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Thank you for using our webtool. More information:
  • Extensive information about MoMi legislation  
  • Extensive information about the Student Service Centre 
  • Contact information of the Immigration Service Desk



 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION

The Dutch MoMi legislation demands that you need to obtain all ECTS (100%) of your pre-programme / pre-master programme / foundation year within 12 months, in order to keep your residence permit in the next academic year and to be able to continue with your associated degree programme. 


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?
  • There are unfortunately no possibilities for an exemption if you achieve insufficient progress. Also in case you experienced excusable reasons that prevented you from achieving sufficient progress, the Dutch legislation does not allow you to qualify for an exemption. Please make sure that you obtain all ECTS of your programme.
  • You may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.

 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION

Exchange/visiting students can only stay in Groningen for a maximum period of one year. Therefore, the MoMi legislation is irrelevant for you. You may thus ignore all information about the MoMi legislation.

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.

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Thank you for using our webtool. More information:
  • Extensive information about MoMi legislation  
  • Extensive information about the Student Service Centre 
  • Contact information of the Immigration Service Desk



 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (Ba-1st-Sep)

Regarding your study progress, you are dealing with two types of legislation/regulation:

1. The Dutch MoMi legislation, demanding that you obtain at least 50% of the statutory number of ECTS per academic year in order to keep your residence permit for the next study year. Starting in September means that you need to obtain at least 50% of 60 ECTS = 30 ECTS in the current academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.

2. The University of Groningen regulation about the Binding Study Advice (BSA), for which a different ECTS-requirement applies, to be allowed to continue in the second year of the same study programme.

Please note that this webtool only informs you about the MoMi ECTS-requirement. Fulfilling the MoMi ECTS-requirement does not automatically mean that you also fulfill the BSA ECTS-requirement, and vice versa. Also, being exempted for the BSA ECTS-requirement does not mean that you are exempted for the MoMi ECTS-requirement. Please visit this website for more information about the BSA regulation, or contact your study/academic advisor if you have questions about this topic.
 

What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (Ba-1st-Feb)

Regarding your study progress, you are dealing with two types of legislation/regulation:

1. The national MoMi legislation, demanding that you obtain at least 50% of the statutory number of ECTS per academic year in order to keep your residence permit for the next study year. Starting in February means that you need to obtain at least 50% of 30 ECTS = 15 ECTS in the current academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next study year.

2. The University of Groningen regulation about the Binding Study Advice (BSA), for which a different ECTS-requirement applies, to be allowed to continue in the second year of the same study programme.

Please note that this webtool only informs you about the ECTS-requirement with regard to the MoMi legislation. Fulfilling the ECTS-requirement does not automatically mean that you also fulfill the BSA ECTS-requirement, and vice versa. Also, being exempted for the BSA ECTS-requirement does not mean that you are exempted for the MoMi ECTS-requirement. Please visit this website for more information about the BSA regulation, or contact your study/academic advisor if you have questions about this topic.


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (Ba-1st-Oth)

Starting in the first year of your Bachelor's degree programme in another month than September or February is unusual. The number of ECTS that you need to obtain depends on the month in which you have registered for your degree programme in this academic year. Please refer to this document to find out how many ECTS you need to obtain to fulfill the ECTS-requirement in a given month of registration. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact us at isd@rug.nl.


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.

 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin-sep)

Because you are studying in your final year, the MoMi legislation demands that:
  1. In case you need to pass 30 – 60 ECTS in your final year to graduate, you need to obtain at least 30 ECTS in this academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.
  2. In case you need to pass less than 30 ECTS in your final year to graduate, you need to obtain all remaining credits in this academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.
For example: suppose that at the start of this academic year, you only need to pass 45 ECTS to graduate. This means that you will need to obtain at least 30 ECTS in this academic year to keep your residence permit. In the academic year thereafter you subsequently need to obtain the remaining 15 ECTS.
 
  
What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below.  

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.

 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin-feb)

Because you are studying in your final year, the MoMi legislation demands that:
  1. In case you need to pass 15 – 30 ECTS in your final year to graduate, you need to obtain at least 15 ECTS in this academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.
  2. In case you need to pass less than 15 ECTS in your final year to graduate, you need to obtain all remaining credits in this academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.
For example: suppose that at the start of this academic year, you only need to pass 25 ECTS to graduate. This means that you will need to obtain at least 15 ECTS in this academic year to keep your residence permit. In the academic year thereafter you subsequently need to obtain the remaining 10 ECTS.
 
  
What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below.  

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin-oth)

Starting in your final year in another month than September or February is uncommon. Please contact us at isd@rug.nl to request information about how much study progress you should achieve in this academic year. Include information about your degree programme, your remaining study programme, month or registration and the fact that you are studying in your final year.
 
  
What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below.  

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.

 


INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin/no-sep)
 
The MoMi legislation demands that you obtain at least 50% of the statutory number of ECTS per academic year in order to keep your residence permit for the next study year. Having registered in September, this means that you need to obtain at least 50% of 60 ECTS = 30 ECTS in the current academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below.  

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.


INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin/no-feb)
 
The MoMi legislation demands that you obtain at least 50% of the statutory number of ECTS per academic year in order to keep your residence permit for the next study year. Having registered in February, this means that you need to obtain at least 50% of 30 ECTS = 15 ECTS in the current academic year, in order to keep your residence permit for the next academic year.


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption due to excusable reasons, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below.  

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.


INFORMATION ABOUT MoMi IN YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION (BaMa-fin/no-oth)
 
Starting in another month than September or February is unusual. The number of ECTS that you need to obtain depends on the month in which you have registered for your degree programme in this academic year. Please refer to this document to find out how many ECTS you need to obtain to fulfill the ECTS-requirement in a given month of registration. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact us at isd@rug.nl.


What do I need to do if I expect to obtain insufficient study progress?

1. Carefully read our information about possibilities for an exemption to the ECTS-requirement.

2. If you believe that you might qualify for an exemption, and if you haven't done so before in this academic year: please continue filling in this form below. Do not wait for (the results of) re-sits. We will contact you in response to your writings, to discuss whether a further appointment with a student counsellor is necessary.

3. If you are working an on internship, thesis or (research) project that will not be finished before the end of the academic year, and that is worth at least 15 ECTS, it is possible to apply for a registration of virtual credits. If you are in this situation, please read the information about registration of virtual credits and continue filling in this form below. 

Note that you may always contact your study/academic advisor if you would like to discuss your study progress and possible struggles, and together look for any possible means of support.
Thank you for using our webtool. More information:
  • Extensive information about MoMi legislation  
  • Extensive information about the Student Service Centre 
  • Contact information of the Immigration Service Desk
 
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