You want to live with your spouse or partner in the Netherlands. The following conditions apply:

• you are married and your marriage has been registered in the Netherlands, in the municipal personal records database [Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie];
• or you are both unmarried and you are able to prove this with official legalized documents;
• you will live with your spouse or partner as soon as you arrive in the Netherlands:
  - you are intending to run a joint household with your spouse or partner;
  - you are going to register yourself at the same address as your spouse or partner. 

The following conditions apply to your partner/spouse in the Netherlands:

• he/she is 21 or older. In the case of family reunification, he/she must be 18 or older;
• he/she enjoys a sufficient income in the Netherlands.
  

Please note: On 15 March 2006, the civic integration examination abroad has been introduced as a conditions for MVV. For the conditions, please refer to Civic Integration Examination.

MVV application

There are 2 ways to start the procedure for an authorization for temporary stay (MVV):

1. Your referent in the Netherlands starts the MVV procedure by submitting a request for 
     advice/recommendation to the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Service);

Request for recommendation on an authorization for temporary stay (MVV)

If you are living in the Netherlands and wish to invite a Taiwanese national to stay with you,  you can ask the IND for a recommendation on an MVV for this person before you start to submit MVV application. This makes you the person's referee (sponsor). To formulate a recommendation, the IND needs information about the foreign national and about you. There is no fee associated with the processing of the request for recommendation. You can use an application form to request a recommendation on an MVV on behalf of the foreign national. If IND gives a positive recommendation, it is easier for the foreigner to obtain MVV.

For more information: IND, the organization for entry into the Netherlands.

Download the form called Request for Advice preceding the actual application Provisional Residence Permit (MVV) 

2. You apply for the MVV yourself at NTIO:

• your original passport and photocopy of picture-page.
• MVV application form with two passport sized photos on a white background taken recently.
• a photocopy of your spouse's/partner's passport (except blank pages).
• if you were married in Taiwan, your original marriage certificate, the English translation must be authenticated by a Notary, and to be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign, ROC; thereafter to be stamped by NTIO. See Legalization of Documents.
• If you are not married, an original declaration of unmarried status together with the Household Registration Transcript, dated not more than six months previously. This declaration must be authenticated by a Notary, and to be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country; thereafter to be stamped by NTIO. See Legalization of Documents  
• Non-criminal record with the certification from the local Municipality Headquarters Service Center, Foreign Affairs Division. The certificate shall be verified by a Notary and to be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC; thereafter to be stamped by NTIO.  See Legalization of Documents
• Letter proof of passing the Civic Integration Examination, if necessary.

If you are not in possession of the documents mentioned above, you should not yet apply for an authorization for temporary stay. Your application will almost certainly be rejected.
If you submit copies of documents, please ensure that they are clearly legible.

Download Brochures & Factsheets:
1. Staying in the Netherlands
2. Appliation for a Residence Permit with MVV (Applicable in the Netherlands)

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