If an alien enjoys family life with a resident of the Netherlands but cannot apply for residence based on any of the other legal grounds, an appeal to article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECRM) can by possible in some case. This article contains a basic  human right to enjoy family life which must be respected by the member states of the ECRM.

If you can show that you enjoy family life with a resident of the Netherlands and you can show that you cannot exercise this right outside of the Netherlands, there is in some exceptional cases a possibility to obtain a residence permit based on article 8 ECRM.