Dear editors,
I'll start right away with yes, I can read that on the site of the IND…. but my girlfriend's girlfriends drive me crazy and therefore also my girlfriend. We are working on the application for the MVV (TEV procedure). According to me (and the IND website) my girlfriend needs the following papers:
- Proof of passing the integration exam.
- passport (copies thereof)
- The certificate of unmarried has been translated by a sworn translator and legalized by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Embassy.
As far as clear. Now all kinds of Thai friends of hers claim (and she likes to be advised by them) that she also needs a birth certificate (with translation) and a certificate of divorce (with translation) with the application.
As far as I know, birth certificate is only required for naturalization, which is not the case and the certificate of divorce (?) the same as unmarried statement?
Who can help me……?
Please do not link or copy the entire procedure now, but briefly indicate am I right or the girlfriends?
Jan
Dear Jan,
The first papers you mention are correct, even though the result of the integration exam abroad is only an e-mail or several e-mails from DUO. You used to receive a letter, now you have to print out the email from DUO.
The birth certificate is not necessary for the TEV procedure, you will see that the IND does not ask for it in their forms or brochures. Strictly speaking, it is not required for registration with the municipality, but almost every municipality does ask for it.
Registration in the BRP is also possible without this deed, because the declaration can also be made by the person involved himself or ex officio, also think of people who are simply unable to show a deed, such as some refugees. However, a birth certificate is the best source document and so the municipality prefers to see this certificate if possible. That is why we advise that if possible you simply take the birth certificate with you to the Dutch municipality, and then also a translation into English (or Dutch, or German or French). Both the deed and the translation must then be legalized by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok.
For the TEV procedure, the IND asks for a certificate proving the marriage status. If you have a certificate showing she is unmarried then that should suffice. But with a bit of bad luck here it can go wrong with the municipality, that a * censorship * official there also wants to see the divorce papers. Then you can either cooperate or enter into the discussion that such a thing has no added value at all, since official documents already show that your partner is currently unmarried. See for example: foreignpartner.nl/Scheidingsakte-en-legalisatie-documents
Personally, I would arrange the birth certificate, I would leave the divorce certificate if it is abundantly clear from the other official papers that your partner is unmarried.
Regards,
Rob V