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DUTCH-VISA-INFO
Family reunification
Your situation
You want reunification with your family or spouse in the
Netherlands for a period of longer than 3 months. You come from a country
where you are required to have an MVV (Philippines).
For you, the "Family
reunification" and the MVV procedures are relevant. You will find a
description of your procedures on this and the following pages.
Family
reunification
Aliens and Dutch citizens who live in the Netherlands can
get their spouse and their family members in a foreign country to come to
the Netherlands. This is called family reunification or family formation.
In order to be eligible for family reunification or family formation, you
will have to satisfy certain conditions.
Conditions
You will be eligible for family reunification if you
belong to one of these categories:
 | You are married to someone who already lives in the Netherlands;
| You are the under-age child (aged 17 or younger) of someone who lives
in the Netherlands;
| You are a dependent family member (for example, of age child or elderly
parent) of someone who lives in the Netherlands. |
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The conditions below depend on the residence status of the family member who
already lives in the Netherlands.
Your family member is a Dutch citizen
Your family member has a permanent residence permit
Your family member has a temporary residence permit
Your family member is a Dutch citizen
| Income:
Your family member has a net income of at least 120 per cent of the family
level set by the National Assistance Act.
| If he is aged between 18 and 23, it is sufficient if he can show that
he works at least 32 hours per week. This will change in april 2004 into
21 years)
| Your family member is be able to show he has an employment contract for
at least 1 year when the application is made.
| If it is your husband or wife the marriage must be registered in the
local council’s personal records database. |
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Your family member has a permanent residence permit
| Income:
Your family member has a minimum net income of at least 120 per cent of the
family level set by the National Assistance
Act.
| If he is aged between 18 and 23, it is sufficient if he can show that
he works at least 32 hours per week.( this will be changed in april 2004
into 21 years)
| Your family is be able to show he has an employment contract for at
least 1 year when the application is made.
| If it is your husband or wife the marriage must be registered in the
local council’s personal records database. |
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Your family member has a temporary residence permit
| Income:
He has a minimum net income that is equal to or more than the family level
set by the National Assistance Act.
| Your family member is able to show he has an employment contract for at
least 1 year when the application is made.
| If it is your husband or wife the marriage must be registered in the
local council’s personal records database. |
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To prove that you satisfy these conditions you must be able to produce a
number of documents.
Documents
In order to be eligible for family reunification, you
must be able to produce a number of documents.
Your family member is a Dutch citizen, has a permanent residence permit,
or has a temporary residence permit
In order to be eligible for family reunification you will in all cases need
the following documents:
| A valid passport (copy);
| 4 color passport photographs;
| A notarized birth certificate;
| If married: a notarized marriage certificate.;
| For children: any relevant custody documents;
| Other family members: notarized documents which show the family
relationship. |
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Your family member in the Netherlands will need the following documents:
| A recent employer's declaration;
| An employment contract for at least 1 year;
| His last 3 pay slips;
| An extract from the population register; |
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Your family member is a recognized refugee
If your family member applies for you to join him within a reasonable period
(3 months), he must try to support your application with as many documents
as possible
If you satisfy the conditions and you have all the documents, then you can
begin the procedure.
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