What are your MVV experiences?
Did you apply online?
I am waiting for YES from IND as well. Is there anyone who get team Zwolle 3 here?
I already submit all the doc online on 5th Oct and get teh confirmation letter on 16th Oct.. Wish we will get the positive answer soon!
I feel identified with a lot of you who have been going through the process of getting a mvv. My boyfriend submitted the application on Oct 19th, right away he got an email that states "Acknowledgement of receipt" is it the letter that you guys mention as the first letter we are supposed to get from the IND?
De Leeuw sonia wrote:Hi,did anyone get den Bosch team and how much time it took you?! I have almost 2 months and still no reply?
Hi Sonia i got Zwolle team 3 and it took a month until i got YES....But i think its not about the team who handle you that will makes the mvv takes longer..
Ednamoni wrote:Hi everyone!
I feel identified with a lot of you who have been going through the process of getting a mvv. My boyfriend submitted the application on Oct 19th, right away he got an email that states "Acknowledgement of receipt" is it the letter that you guys mention as the first letter we are supposed to get from the IND?
Hi Ednamoni! Yes its the letter you supposed to get. And they will mention the latest date they will tell you about the result too. Also in the right bottom there is a team that handle your application.
veel success!
Thnx for the reply and congrats with the approval.i hope I get an answer soon it's been more than 2 months now and I'm still waiting,😥
Joyner Jay wrote:Hi guys, I just moved to NL a few weeks ago to live with my spouse and I already obtained my residence permit, can someone please help me know the steps I should check to obtain a BSN number? Also is it a must to obtain this number?
Hi and welcome to the Forum.
Registration in the Netherlands is compulsory and you should do it within 5 days of arrival in the country.Ìý You register at the local Town Hall (Gemeente); when you register, you will be allocated your own unique BSN number, with this, you can register at the doctors, get a job, open a bank account, register a car etc.
Hope this helps.
Cynic
Expat Team
Hopefully we get the approval soon
After waiting for 9weeks and 2days i got the approval,im very happy and i wish a positive response for everyone.
But one question:
Since I'm pregnant and I'm planning to deliver the baby in the Netherlands what should i do? Does mvv cover health insurance or what I'm really confused, what's the solution?
De Leeuw sonia wrote:Hello everybody,
After waiting for 9weeks and 2days i got the approval,im very happy and i wish a positive response for everyone.
But one question:
Since I'm pregnant and I'm planning to deliver the baby in the Netherlands what should i do? Does mvv cover health insurance or what I'm really confused, what's the solution?
Hi and welcome to the Forum.
No, MVV does not include Health Insurance; everybody in Holland is responsible for providing their own health insurance.Ìý These links may help you find out more:
Hope this helps.
Cynic
Expat Team
ChavezMarie wrote:Hi everyone! Im new to this group I just wanted to ask about the test i was able to take this month. Im not sure if I am able to pass the speaking because im not a fluent speaker but in theÌý kns and reading i am absolutely sure that i will pass . Is there any chance that I will fail just because of the speaking test? Thank you in advance for your response thank you!
Hi and welcome to the Forum.
You do need to pass all of the tests to pass the exam.
Hope this helps.
Cynic
Expat Team
According to IND website, it states the minimum income requirement for living with spouse. It also states minimum income requirement for single parent. But I can't find the minimum income requirement for living with spouse and children.
Do anyone knows the minimum income requirement for applying spouse + 2 children?
Many thanks
Living with spouse: Sv-loon per month including holiday allowance €1721.74
Single parent: Sv-loon per month including holiday allowance €1205.21
But I can't find the minimum salary requirements for applying spouse + 2children
Also, Sv-loon means before tax? Um.......Or after?
Thanks a lot!
Chooechooe wrote:Hi everyone, I am new in this forum and I have a question about the minimum salary requirement about applying family to come. I have read several forums but still can't get my answer.
According to IND website, it states the minimum income requirement for living with spouse. It also states minimum income requirement for single parent. But I can't find the minimum income requirement for living with spouse and children.
Do anyone knows the minimum income requirement for applying spouse + 2 children?
Many thanks
Hi and welcome to the Forum.
You are right in that it doesn't say a specific amount; that said, the numbers they are quoting (€ 1594.20) are actually the minimum wage level in the Netherlands, so perhaps there are no additional amounts for kids; probably best to ask the IND themselves; the contact information is on their website and they also have a Twitter feed where you can ask general questions.
SV-loon is salary before tax, but with all possible allowances included.
Hope this helps.
Cynic
Expat Team
Is submitting Ind approval to get MVV sticker on the passport for free or there are some fees to pay?!
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Me and my partner are going to apply for my mvv and residence permit in the Netherlands. He wants to apply online. My questions are:
1. I assume I have to sign antecedence declaration (antecedentenverklaring) of me not havingÌý a criminal record. Can I sign it, scan it and send pdf file? is it enough or IND will request original document and therefore I will need to send originals by post to the Netherlands?
1.1 after we will apply online, will we need to send hardcopies of documents to the IND?
2. How seriously IND will "check" our relationship, since we are in not registered partnership?
we met in China during our studies (while both of us are not from China), will they actually check have we actually been there and what did we do etc?
I am going through this MVV experiences and I am getting kind of frustrate sometimes haha but still possitive. At the moment I am waiting for exam results but I am sure i did everything right.
I would like to ask you something. How did you prove that your relationship is genuine and exclusive, did you find an advise at the moment of filling up your documents? I am very lost in this. I am making tons of pages about our personal conversations, also uploading pictures but i dont know what is enough to prove this.
When we applied for my MVV, we didn't include ANY conversations because we feel it is private and not needed. We only made a few pages of our story, from the moment we met and the places we've been to. In these pages, we included a lot of photos. In applications like these, photos are your strongest evidence to prove you have a genuine relationship.
It worked for us

heynutzzzz wrote:Hello and welcome to the forum.
When we applied for my MVV, we didn't include ANY conversations because we feel it is private and not needed. We only made a few pages of our story, from the moment we met and the places we've been to. In these pages, we included a lot of photos. In applications like these, photos are your strongest evidence to prove you have a genuine relationship.
It worked for us
It might have worked for you, but their are a lot of Sham marriages and countries are being a lot stricter on dealing with them. You were lucky in not to have been asked for more proof.

Ìý Hope someone can help
Thanks in Advance
Just to share my experience, I'm Serbian, going to live with my Dutch boyfriend.
- 28th Dec - we sent our docs by post on to IND
- 09th Jan - got a letter with payment instruction (in the letter they stated the procedure begun on 04th Jan and that the deadline for a decision is by 04th April). We paid online the same day
- 15th Jan - got the payment confirmation letter (here it said our case is being handled by Den Haag team 9)
- 22nd Jan - got YES from IND
Complete process took 25 days including NY holidays and weekends! IND made the decision in 18 days, so super happy with them and Den Haag team 9!!
On the forum here I read a lot about how fast Den Haag 9 team is and, for us, it turned out to be true! I know every case is different, but I hope this helps other people waiting for their MVV.
Best of luck to all!
Kristyn35 wrote:Hi im a filipino nurse in Germany. My bf is Dutch and we plan to be together in Amsterdam. I just like to ask how to start and what should be done? We are somewhat confused yet where to start. I live and work in Germany and he is in Netherlands. Do i have to go back to Philippines to take mvv.. im really confused
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Hope someone can help
Thanks in Advance
You can do MVV in any country that has a Dutch embassy, so Germany will be fine.Ìý You can't do it in Holland.
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