Once the IND has approved your application, we will send you a confirmation by email. This will contain your IND registration number (V-number) and information about the issue of your entry visa (MVV). Next, you'll have to make an appointment at the embassy that you indicated in your application to collect your MVV. There, you'll be interviewed and asked to submit your biometric data. This data will be sent to the IND.
Your entry visa (MVV) will then be put in your passport anywhere from one day to three weeks after your appointment, depending on the embassy's policy. If you wish to know the time frame at a particular embassy, we advise you to contact them yourself. You can find a list of Dutch embassies and consulates here.
Please note these essential conditions:
- You can only collect your entry visa (MVV) at the embassy in your home country that you choose at the start of your application
- If you did not choose to collect your entry visa (MVV) in your home country but in another country, please note that you must be legally residing in that country for at least 3 months.
- If there is no Dutch embassy in your home country, find the one closest to you by using this link to the Dutch government’s embassy website.