Thursday, May 1, 2014
US/NETHERLANDS VISA Question(someone who specializes,preferably)?
US/NETHERLANDS VISA Question(someone who specializes,preferably)?
My fiance lives in the Netherlands. I am a U.S citizen. I want to move there with my teenager. My teen would have to finish the school term in the Dutch countries. Our passports are only good for 90day visitation. How can I go and stay? I would already have a residence seeing as I would be living with my fiance. I would even be willing to register and go for schooling, if it meant that would prolong my stay to make things work out for a form of citizenship.B/c as I see it, I can't go as a tourist if I want to go to school and have my youth to go to school? Can I become a student and apply for some type of stay, which would allow my youth to be there and attend school, meanwhile apply for permanent residency? ** I already know that if he has an income he can use that as a guarantor that I can come and stay.....but I can't have him show he can fully support me(though he can through his skill of hands), b/c he has a non-profit foundation. And any other money is unsteadily made through his artistry. Can anyone who has experience with this offer help or links to someone who can help me? Truly thank you for reading this, and thanks to any replies in advance!
Netherlands - 2 Answers
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1 :
I think you should visit this site: http://www.ind.nl/en/index.asp It's the dutch immigration website.
2 :
Ok, basically you need to arrange a visa in advance of coming to NL. Yes you can come here for 90 days as a tourist under the visa waiver program, but what you can't do is to come over as a tourist and then apply to stay for a residence permit. Regarding the student visa - of course you can apply for this, but it means that (a) you would still have to show financial support for the duration of the course and (more importantly for you) (b) a student visa is a temporary visa for the duraton of the course - no rights towards a residence permit or citizenship are able to be claimed from this period of time. You would still have to return home and apply for a visa in the same way you would do now. The IND site is the best one to get the info. There is a wizard to take you through the steps here http://www.ind.nl/EN/verblijfwijzer/, and a brochure with more info here http://www.ind.nl/en/Images/VIN_ENG_0806_tcm6-595.pdf As I understand it, someone who is not on a regular income e.g. self employed is still able to act as a sponsor but it will depend on the level of income coming in. If you were to apply for a visa as a dependant of him, he would need to act as this sponsor fully. Otherwise your only other routes are as a 'highly skilled' migrant, self-employed (owning your own business in NL) or sponsored by a company. None of these are easy prospects at all (but again you can read about it on the IND site) To obtain more info you can contact the Dutch embassy in the US, but what I would do is to have your fiance call the IND direct. There is a lotmore info about this online in Dutch than there is in Englsh. Plus he could make a call in Dutch cheaper and easier than if you call them from the US. Alternatively you can check this site - in the forums (written by expats for expats) there are sections for Americans and also for immigration/visa issues. You have more chance to find someone with a "been there, done there" story to help you more http://www.expatica.com/nl/main.htmlI wish you much luck eitherway.
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