Dear editors,
A big fan of your site for years, and also married to a Thai woman for 7 years. I would like it if the question below is put on your site.
A friend of ours received an MVV decision from the IND for his girlfriend last Saturday, 20-2-'16, stating that she must fill in a passport photo and some other form and she can go to the embassy to have the MVV sticker placed. , all very good news in itself.
But the lady has called the desk diagonally opposite the embassy and they tell her that she must also bring a copy of her boyfriend's passport, her birth certificate and the result of her basic integration. The result was a huge discussion between the lady, friend and me.
I think the office (Amnat) thinks that the lady wants to apply for an MVV, but MVV has been granted and I think she can just go to the NL embassy. Show her passport there and tell her that she is coming to have an MVV sticker placed in her passport. And I think when they type in her passport data, they see all the data and the MVV sticker can be pasted and she can go to her boyfriend like a spear.
What exactly? What should the lady take with her to the NL embassy before the MVV sticker is pasted?
All info is welcome.
Yours faithfully,
Piet
Dear Pete,
The IND currently issues a decision on the TEV (Access & Residence) procedure, of which the MVV is a part. In the letter with the decision, the IND official indicates which steps to follow. Each civil servant draws up this letter himself, so it may differ (slightly) from person to person. The letter will usually state that the IND has no objection to the issuance of an MVV and that the foreign national must report to the embassy. The standard documents to be taken with you are:
- A completed MVV form. If you go to the chapter on "Long stay visa (MVV)" on the embassy's website, under the Civil Affairs tab, you will see an option at the top right called "form for MVV grant". The foreign national must print this out and fill it in: thailand.nlambassade.org/appendix/shared/overige/formulier-voor-mvv-providing.html
- A valid passport of the foreigner.
- 1 or 2 passport photos that meet the Dutch passport requirements.
- Often (not always) you will be asked to show the original documents to the embassy: the marriage certificate or declaration of unmarried status, often also the birth certificate (no TEV required, but standard requested for BRP registration - but strictly legally no obligation for inclusion in the BRP-). You may also be asked to show once again that you have passed the Civic Integration Exam Abroad (which you now receive in the form of an e-mail sent by DUO).
Other documents should not be necessary, but if you play on save, the Thai partner will simply take all documents in possession (deeds, plus legalized translations) to the embassy. You should also take these papers with you to the Netherlands. A copy of the sponsor's passport is therefore not required, but if you have it at hand, I would simply take it with you so that the embassy or (as soon as the Thai arrives in Europe) the KMAR can see at a glance who the sponsor is.
In deviating situations (for example because a deed is already in the Netherlands) I would contact the IND decision-making official who is mentioned on the letter from the IND. The entire procedure takes place under the authority of the IND (Ministry of Justice), whereby the embassy (Foreign Affairs) must follow the instructions of the IND.
The embassy will collect/check the documents and take the fingerprints of the foreign national. The passport will be sent to the RSO back office in Kuala Lumpur where the MVV (D visa) will be pasted and returned. The fingerprints and passport photo are used to create a residence permit card (VVR) in the Netherlands. The VVR card is usually ready after two weeks at an IND location nearby.
More information, including everything as described above can also be found in the Immigration Thai partner file:
www.thailandblog.nl/wp-content/uploads/Immmigration-Thaise-partner-naar-Nederland1.pdf
I think consulting that file would have saved your friend headaches and a discussion. In any case, I wish the Thai partner a good journey and a pleasant stay in the Netherlands.
Do not forget to start things up in the Netherlands (registration with the municipality, TB test at the GGD, collect VVR card, get a BSN number from the municipality, arrange health insurance based on the obtained BSN number, start integration in the Netherlands, etc.)
Yours faithfully,
Rob V
Sources: thailand.nlambassade.org/shared/burgerzaken/burgerzaken%5B2%5D/visum-lang-verblijf-mvv and www.thailandblog.nl/wp-content/uploads/Immmigration-Thaise-partner-naar-Nederland1.pdf