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Feb 04, 2005 11:51

The day before I left for the US, I finally got my lovely residence permit, which, according to the IB-groep website, entitles me to receive a bit of money from the gov't every month, as well as free public transportation during the week for the duration of my study. Which is a Really Good Thing, since I live in the middle of nowhere, and the train ( Read more... )

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Re: *sigh* nephthys224 February 4 2005, 15:33:20 UTC

were they going to let you come back into the Netherlands without your residency permit?

Well, in the end it wound up not being a problem since I got the permit just before I left. But of course I didn't know that would happen, so I made several different phone calls to the IND with that question, and got (surprise, surprise) several different answers. One guy told me what you heard-- that I'd be stuck in the US for 3 months. Another person told me I could leave the country whenever I felt like it, as long as I didn't go to my country of origin, and that if I did, I couldn't come back-- ever. I freaked out when I heard that, and called back the next day, only to hear that "I must have misunderstood" (I hadn't) and that it was perfectly fine to leave the Netherlands for any destination, even without a residence permit. I have no idea what the official stance is on this whole issue, but I have since heard that there is some sort of document you can request that allows you to return to your country of origin before the permit is processed for things like funerals, weddings, and "emergencies". Who knows? I'm just glad I've finally got the damn verblijfsvergunning, even if it's only good for another 5 months before I have to get it renewed.

Re: *sigh* hederaivy February 4 2005, 15:37:34 UTC

even if it's only good for another 5 months before I have to get it renewed.

WHAT?? It's not good for a whole year? Is that because it's a student permit?

Re: *sigh* yarahu February 4 2005, 16:28:32 UTC

Nope. It's good for one year, but the year begins on the day you apply for your permit. Given that it takes forever and a day to process your application, your permit will be valid for one year minus forever and a day, which amounts to, give or take, five months.

Furthermore, given that the process for renewal lasts about as long as the original application, you should apply for renewal at least three months or so before the first permit expires.

Jeeez. hederaivy February 4 2005, 16:30:38 UTC

Er.
No.
I applied for my original permit on October 9, 2003. So...it was already out of date before they even got around to starting to process it?
That is just Sad and Wrong.

Re: *sigh* ivo February 4 2005, 17:45:12 UTC

Just like in the US. I'm a Dutch citizen on a work visa in the US, and althought it's valid for 3 years, since I applied on Jan 1, (but only got it in may), it expires on Dec 31, so I lose like 5 months on my work visa.

Re: *sigh* hederaivy February 4 2005, 18:07:39 UTC

Normal things are dated for the day they're issued, not the day you apply.
Honestly, Bureaucracy sucks. In EVERY language.

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