International students
6. Termination of enrolment and tuition fee refunds
Student administration 2011-2012
Termination of enrolment
If you wish to terminate your enrolment, you must submit this information via Studielink: see link below. In Studielink, click on ‘my enrolments' and then click on ‘request to terminate enrolment'.
As soon as you are informed by Studielink that your termination of enrolment request has been granted, you should send in your student ID card to Central Student Administration, Postbus 2760, 1000 CT Amsterdam. or hand in your card at the Service and Information Centre.
Date of enrolment termination
The Central Student Administration will terminate your enrolment as of the last day of the month in which you wish to end enrolment.
Two examples:
- You request enrolment termination in Studielink on 15 September effective immediately. Central Student Administration will terminate enrolment as of 30 September.
- You request enrolment termination in Studielink on 1 September effective as of 31 October. Central Student Administration will terminate enrolment as of 31 October.
Enrolment termination with retroactive effect is not possible.
Tuition fee refunds
Tuition fees are refunded for the months in which you are not enrolled. You get back a twelfth of the tuition fees for every month you were no longer enrolled. The only condition is that you are no longer enolled at the UvA and that you terminate enrolment before 1 June of the current academic year.
- If you have submitted a termination of enrolment request in May and terminate enrolment as of 1 June, then you will still be entitled to a refund of tuition fees for July and August.
- If you have submitted a termination of enrolment request in May and terminate enrolment in July, for example, then enrolment will be terminated on 1 July, and you will not be entitled to a refund of tuition fees for July and August.
For questions about enrolment termination you can contact the Service and Information Centre.


