Ministerie van Justitie, Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst
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As of March 15th migrants wishing to settle in the Netherlands for, in particular, the purposes of marrying or forming a relationship are required to take the civic integration examination abroad.
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Compiled information relating to highly skilled migrants.
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On 1 November 1994 the Act for the Prevention of Bogus Marriages and the Municipal Database (Personal Files) Act (GBA) came into effect. This arrangement makes it possible to prevent, conclude or annul bogus marriages. The Act also makes it possible for the government to refuse to acknowledge bogus marriages entered into in other countries and, consequently, not include them in the Municipal Database in the Netherlands.
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Milou is sixteen months. Of those sixteen months she spent almost
eight with her mother Eliane and her father Evert van der Wouden.
Last February they collected their daughter in China, following a
procedure of more than three and a half years. “Which is quite fast
for adoption”, Eliane says.
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As from 13 April 2004 you must apply for a residence permit from
your local council if you are planning to stay in the Netherlands
for more than three months. The council collects all
applications and issues all foreign national documents. Some
councils work by appointment only.
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There are many reasons why foreign nationals want to travel to the Netherlands. Some want to come here because they are not safe in their home country. These are asylum seekers or refugees. Others come to the Netherlands to work here for a couple of years for an international company, to join their partner or to gain work experience. This is what IND refers to as ‘regular residence’.
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"Can I see your passport please? Do you have a municipal
registration?" People with Dutch nationality have a Dutch passport.
Foreign nationals do not. They do need papers, however, to show
that they are entitled to stay in the Netherlands.
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