Who will be able to come to the Netherlands for marriage or a relationship?

You want to rejoin your spouse or partner in the Netherlands. This is called ‘family reunification’. You were already a family when you lived abroad together. 

You want to live with your spouse or partner in the Netherlands; you have not lived together before. This is called ‘establishing a family’. When you started a relationship or got married, your spouse or partner was already living in the Netherlands. You were living abroad at this time.