Hi, I just wanted to share that my Lao boyfriend is going to make a permanent move to the Netherlands.

I have a relationship with my boyfriend for more then 5 years. The last three years he has been in the Netherlands 6x90 days. Which basically comes down to 3 months NL, 3 months away, 3 months NL repeat repeat. These visits have all been on the normal Schengen visa, which is good for maximum 90 days.

During the 3 months that he was out of the country, I went to Thailand and Laos to see him there.

To apply for a provisional visa (MVV) you need to pass an exam, which has two parts, the first part is 30 questions regarding the Dutch society, the second part is Dutch language. To pass the exam, you need to have 70 points on the first and 16 points on the second part.

My last holiday in Thailand (starting 11-9) was basically dedicated to being able to apply for this MVV. He did his exam at the Dutch embassy in Bangkok on 16-9 (score 100/30, which is maximum score on the first part and more then enough on the second part).

So the biggest hurdle for applying for MVV was taken (or so I thought). On 18-9 he had to leave Thailand, and we went to Vientiane, stayed there until the 21st when we went to his parents. Apart from visiting them, the other reason going there was to get a certificate of martial status. Which we obtained on the 22nd. Back to Vientiane, as this document needs to be translated and legalised. That was quite a daring task. But eventually on the 24th we had a translated document, and submitted it for legalisation with the Lao Ministry of foreign affairs Of course they made us wait until the 28th to collect it again.

Which we did, straight back to Bangkok, as we had an appointment for applying for the visa on the 29th. Of course the Dutch embassy also needs to legalise the document, with a turnout of three days !. Luckily they made the arrangment to legalise the document together with the visa appointment.

Of course I also need to submit various documents (martial status, information regarding my income). The normal procedure is that after my partner has submitted the application, I get a letter from the IND (the agency that handles the visa application) requesting my documents. I got this letter on october 1st whilst still in Thailand. No problem, as I returned to the Netherlands on the 4th. I submitted all my documents (collected before my holiday) on the 5th. Paid the substantial visa fee (тВм830) on the 4th.

I got confirmation that everything was received last friday, now all I can do is wait for a positive decision. When that comes, my boyfriend needs to go to the embassy, to get the visa sticker, then he can get on the plane (providing we find him a seat) and go to the Netherlands.

I just hope they don't take much time to approve the visa

Once in the Netherlands, we can apply for a residency permit, and he can start his job in the Netherlands (yes he does have a job offer already )

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