Source: Selma van der Bijl
This is what you need to arrange when your family member comes to the Netherlands
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If your application for family reunification has been approved, your family member may come to the Netherlands. Read here what you have to do.
Your family member needs to pick up a visa
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Usually your family member must pick up the MVV within 3 months after the positive decision of the IND. Sometimes this period can be extended to 6 months and in special circumstances to 9 months. For example, if the embassy is difficult to reach.
The positive decision from the IND contains instructions on how your family member can pick up the MVV. The decision also contains instructions on how your family member can travel to the Netherlands and what your family member should do once in the Netherlands.
You may need to make arrangements for a reception centre
If you do not have suitable housing yet to live with your family member, after you have made an appointment with the IND, you can also immediately make arrangements for a reception centre at the
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