Collect documents for family reunification (Article 8 ECHR) and have them translated

The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will ask for personal documents with your application for family reunification. You must submit the following documents for you and your family member:

• A recent passport photo of your family member. Does your family member not have a passport photo? Then you can submit another clear photo of their face.

• A copy of the front and back of your family member's ID - preferably a passport. Upload the pages containing details of their identity and validity of the ID. Also submit the pages with travel stamps.

• The fully completed and signed background statement

  . This is a statement indicating your family member has no criminal history. A background statement is only required if your family member is 12 years of age or older.

• The fully completed and signed 'verklaring burgerlijke staat

  ' (declaration of marital status). This is a declaration that states your family member's marital status and whether they are in a long-term committed relationship. The declaration is required if your family member is 15 years of age or older.

• Does your family member have citizenship of one of the countries not listed in the 'Bijlage Vrijstelling tbc-plicht

  ' (appendix of exemption from TB requirement)? If so, please submit the 'Bijlage Intentieverklaring tbc-onderzoek
  ' (appendix of declaration of intent for TB testing).

• A fully completed 'Signature upload'

  from yourself. This form is needed only when applying online for an authorisation of provision residence (mvv). You need to print this form, sign it yourself and then take a picture of it. You can then upload that photo with the online mvv application. If you apply for asylum reunification with the written form, this form is not necessary. You already sign the written application form yourself.

Also, when applying for family reunification based on Article 8 ECHR, you must show that you have a family relationship with your family members. This can be done with the following documents:

For your brothers or sisters

• A copy of an original document showing the family relationship, such as a birth certificate or family record book.

• The fully completed attachment 'Questionnaire for brother or sister post-travel and Article 8 ECHR

  '

For your foster parent(s) (you are an unaccompanied minor)

• A copy of proof showing who your guardian is in the Netherlands (for example, your contact at Nidos)

• The fully completed attachment 'Questionnare for family life Article 8 EHRC

  '

For your grandchild or adult foster child

• A copy of proof showing the identity of your relative's biological parents.

• A copy of proof showing the family relationship between you and the child.

• A copy of the child's birth certificate or a copy of other proof showing the family relationship between the child and the child's biological parents.

• The fully completed attachment 'Questionnaire for family relationship with child

  '.

• The fully completed attachment 'Application for DNA testing for family reunification

  '

Are the biological parents of your foster child or grandchild deceased? If so, please include:

• A copy of the death certificates of the child's biological parents.

• A copy of proof showing that you are the guardian of the child.

You can also find information about the required documents on the IND website. To do so, visit: Asylum family reunification | IND

Translate the documents into Dutch, English, French or German

All documents must be written in Dutch, English, German or French. If the documents are written in another language, a

'Register beëdigde tolken en vertalers' (register of sworn interpreters and translators)

The translators you can choose from can be found in the 'Register beëdigde tolken en vertalers (Rbtv)

Find a translator who can translate your documents. You can specify from which language your document must be translated into Dutch. And you can search for a translator near you. You will see the name, e-mail address and phone number of the translators you can contact. It is useful to ask the translator first what the translations cost. This way you know what amount you need to take into account.

Please note that the documents must be translated by a translator sworn in the Netherlands. A translation from abroad is therefore not valid.