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Application for leave
You can request extra leave in these situations:
- during relocations
- to be at a marriage of a relative by blood or marriage (up to and including the third degree)
- if a blood relative or relative by marriage (up to and including the third degree) is life-threateningly ill and cannot get better
- in the event of the death of a relative by blood or marriage (up to and including the fourth degree)
- at an anniversary. For example: a parent has been employed by a company for 40 years. Or when the grandparents have been married for 50 years
- if the child is sencented to community service
- if a child has other legal obligations
You cannot apply for leave in these situations:
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family visits abroad
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cheap tickets in low season
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because tickets have already been bought or because there are no tickets left during the holiday period
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holiday spread
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leave for a child, because other children in the family are already or still free
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earlier departure or later return due to traffic
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traveling together/driving in convoy through, for example, the Balkans
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crown years
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sabbatical
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world trip / long journey
You can read all situations for applying for leave on the website of the Dutch government (Rijksoverheid).
Application form for leave outside school holidays of 10 school days or less
The application for leave outside the school holidays for 10 or fewer school days must be submitted to the school.