What are your MVV experiences?
heynutzzzz wrote:Most of the time the tracking number given to you by the embassy is not working.
The Dutch embassy in Japan said the same thing also. They advised to just wait for the email from them as to when you can pick up your passport.
The tracking number in Italy is working
my application is sent to regional back office.
stanum wrote:Hi guys,
I just want to check if somebody has a similar situation as mine and would also like to seek your helpful advice about my situation:
I am a citizen of the Philippines but has been continuously residing here in Singapore for a prolonged time.
I'd be moving to the Netherlands with my Dutch boyfriend and we already got the approval of our application from IND on 9 Jan 2018.
During the application, we had submitted the certificate of no marriage obtained from both countries - The Philippines & Singapore. For the certificate obtained from the Philippines, we submitted a legalised version of it and for the certificate obtained from Singapore, we submitted the certificate without having it legalised. It was obtained from Registry of Marriages - Singapore.
IND has no adverse comments on our documents since the start of our application on 4 Dec 2017 until they granted the approval.
Today, I went to the Dutch embassy in Singapore to apply for the release of the MVV as advised by IND through the approval letter they sent me. However to my surprise, the embassy officer has requested for additional endorsement of the marriage certificate that I obtained from Singapore. I complied it by immediately going to the ministry of foreign affairs and returning back to the embassy. Upon my return, she then advised me to have the certificate further legalised. I asked if it is still and really necessary to do so since IND has already approved our application. She said it is advisable. It left me being confused if it would really matter to IND since they had already approved and accepted the substantiation records that we have furnished them during the application process.
My question is, would it really be necessary to have the no marriage certificate issued by Singapore (country of continuous residence) to be legalised still, since IND had already granted us the approval? Would it be required in the Netherlands? What other documents will still be verified in the Netherlands upon our arrival?
Hope to hear your thoughts. Your insights would be really helpful and thank you in advance!
Have a great day!
Regards,
Tintin
Yes the embassy is like that, like here in Italy. you must call to the IND, but however you need a CENOMAR and Authenticated Birthcertificate you can do it online in NSO there is a link to authenticate too. because in your case you are not yet married. Good luck to us! something like most of the Filipino's partner moving to the Netherlands. 
Yes you have to get what they asked. It鈥檚 ckearly stated in the approval letter that the embassy can refuse to give you your mvv if you do not have supporting documents they asked for.. so get it legalized and avoid the waiting.
Months of hard work, tons of patience, pain of the distance, tedious waiting period has all paid off in the end. Bottom line is do your best and have patience, you will get want you want in life.
Good luck to everyone.
Prav
May I know the team that handled your application? Thanks!
dezire4497 wrote:Finally I got my MVV visa approval. I applied on 23rd January and got my visa approved on 09th March (6 weeks 3 days). I would like to thank everyone helping me out for clearing out my queries as well as by sharing their personal queries.
Months of hard work, tons of patience, pain of the distance, tedious waiting period has all paid off in the end. Bottom line is do your best and have patience, you will get want you want in life.
Good luck to everyone.
Prav
Hi, congrats! In my case I am still waiting for my passport to be stamp it is now 7days from embassy to regional office as status of in process. how long did it take for you to get the passport stamp visa from the embassy?
This has been a very informative forum. Thank you for all your contributions.
I applied for my wife's dependent visa on 2nd January, 2018 through my employer. However, we are still waiting for the approval and the last date is within 3 weeks from now. The team processing my application is from Den Bosch. Is it common for delay during this period? Will a visit to IND help us to get any update?
Thank you!
Nambi
Visiting IND is not a good idea in my opinion even calling then because they do not give you updates regarding your application. All you have to do is wait for their email of approval regarding your application. We have experience this with my application, we called IND every 2 weeks and we thought they are giving us updates but it turns out that they are very misleading with their "updates".
Good luck!


Best of luck! Hope you get it soon!
My wife sent all the documents using binder folder to IND via post on Feb 13. and we received to pay on 19, then 22 we got the confirmation waiting until May 13. but I got the approval from IND on Feb 28 (Team Den Haag 2), then I went to embassy March 2 with scheduled via online.聽 March 13th today, the DHL sent my passport with stamp visa type: D in our house in Italy. Cheers!
Hope you got the approval fast too!
I applied for MVV sticker yesterday and received it today. Apparently the Embassy of Netherlands in my city is itself a regional office, therefore I got my visa sticker the next day.
Hope you get your passport soon. Good luck.
Prav
Congratulations!!
Regards,
Doreen
i want ask you which team take your reqeust my gf apply in 12 march in den bosh is it fast team there or slow

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Nowadays, I鈥檓 in Mode waiting , desperate of course... because wait is a big Sacrifice for me.
Thanks for read me , Groetjes mensen!
If somebody can help me to calm my feelings; would be amaaaaazing Proost!
Reading your msgs聽 cleared a side of my confusion yet Im still confused in another certain aspect..聽 I'm willing to apply for a short term visa ( family and friends visiting visa)聽 hoping that I can get it like last time .. And then apply for the dutch exam at the embassy hoping to pass so I can go to nl and apply for marriage with my beloved聽 and have a permanent residence so that I can stay with him coz we are super tired of distance and airplanes and such
.. My question is :is it doable or should I ask or apply for a certain visa to apply for marriage..聽 Or the visa category ain't necessary ?聽 Also I would like to ask if I can actually choose a date for my dutch exams or not?聽 Coz I'm afraid that they might give me a far date or sth..
Thank you In advance
I have 2 questions regarding the collection of MVV.
1. I have requested the MVV visa collection embassy as New Delhi (India) for my wife's dependent visa. However, is it possible to change the collection location to Mumbai (India) once the visa is approved?
2. Is it possible to visit the embassy immediately (in 1 or 2 days) to submit the passport once the visa approval is received? or is there any waiting period to submit the passport for MVV stamping?
Could someone help me with any information possible?
Thank you.
Regards,
Nambi
There's nothing is 100% in this regards but I assume they provided you or her with a ticket in which can be handed to an express mail company as FedEx or UPS etc for pick and delivery.
2. Is it possible to visit the embassy immediately (in 1 or 2 days) to submit the passport once the visa approval is received? or is there any waiting period to submit the passport for MVV stamping?
Once you get the IND approval letter you can arrange an appointment right away to hand-in the passport but the 10-15 working days waiting is a solid element if India is not the regional office.
But if it is then you might collect on same or next day.
Good luck
Thank you for the info. This helps.
Regards,
Nambi
1.Requesting copy of my partners payslip year 2017 last 6mons of employment...as he transfer new company and start working with new company June and made the contract available October for one year
2. Requesting copy of my residency card..my residency card expires January 2018, and made it to renew my residency in the same month but the decision of the release will take 3mons of my residency card so we forwarded the temporary residence permit. By the way ik ben en Filippijn living and working in Malta. My residency card was received from government of Malta last February.
We forward the needed documents on the same date March 12 to the IND Team Den Bosch 7, and they confirmed 3days after and informing us that the Senior will review the documents.
Until now we are still waiting...and hoping for the best.
Fingers crossed. Sooner rather than later it will happen!
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