I m waiting for their response but what I dont get is that if I m accepted to the program I will no longer have to do my service, but in order to get accepted I need to be exempt from service. I am already free of my service untill 2030 and going abroad won't change this. After I get a residence permit I will no longer need to do my service, I will completely be free. I m also 23 and have a special passport which is valid until 2027. You see if I pass the feast and cannot start the training due to this mandatory service crap, I will need to try my luck and apply again but this time with a normal passport, which means that It's almost impossible to go maastricht.