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:

family visits abroad
cheap tickets in low season
because tickets have already been bought or because there are no tickets left during the holiday period
holiday spread
leave for a child, because other children in the family are already or still free
earlier departure or later return due to traffic
traveling together/driving in convoy through, for example, the Balkans
crown years
sabbatical
world trip / long journey

You can read all situations for applying for leave on the website of the Dutch government (Rijksoverheid).

The application for leave outside the school holidays for 10 or fewer school days must be submitted to the school.

Applications for leave outside the school holidays of 11 or more school days must be submitted to the municipality (Gemeente Rotterdam).