How long does it take to apply for Dutch immigration?

How long will it take to get a reply when applying for Dutch immigration?

1. Apply for a short-term visa:

According to (EC) No.810/2009, the cycle is within 15 days.

2. The statutory 90-day reply period applies to:

Apply for temporary and ordinary residence permits that require MVV long-term visas to enter the country.

Apply for a temporary ordinary residence permit without a long-term MVV visa.

Application form for extension of temporary ordinary residence permit

Application form for change of temporary fixed-term residence permit category

Apply for permanent residency for families of EU/EEA and Swiss citizens.

3. The statutory 60-day reply period applies to:

Scientific research, study and exchange work experience as interns (an organization specially designed to promote European youth exchanges). If the application is submitted by an organization qualified as an employer sponsor, the completion time is within two weeks. If the application is incomplete or the immigration department needs to do additional investigation, the approval period is usually within seven weeks.

The statutory approval period of 4.6 months applies to:

Apply for permanent residence permit on a regular basis

Apply for a long-term residence permit in the EU

Application for verification of legal residence certificate under EU law

Apply for temporary asylum and residence permit

Right of permanent residence and asylum, and application for residence permit.

Apply for extension of temporary asylum residence permit

5. The statutory one-year reply period applies to:

application/petition for naturalization

6. A reasonable 90-day reply period applies to:

EU/EEA and Swiss citizens apply for permanent residence in the Netherlands.

A reasonable reply period of 7.8 weeks applies to:

Citizens of the European Union or the European Union and Switzerland need to change their residence cards because their personal information is stolen, lost, damaged or changed, and apply for permanent residence in the Netherlands.

Further Reading: Four Welfare Policies for Dutch Immigrants

First, the world's leading pension system.

The Dutch pension system has always been the best in the world, second only to Denmark. The original intention of Dutch pension system design is to ensure that everyone can enjoy a decent life after reaching the legal retirement age, both now and in the future. Its characteristics are mainly manifested in three pillars: basic state pension, occupational pension and private pension.

The basic national pension plan is a compulsory insurance plan based on payment, which is between pure national welfare and commercial nature. The most striking feature of this plan is that the payment is linked to personal income, while the pension is fixed and unified, which is 70% of the legal minimum wage. This embodies the design concept that everyone enjoys basic welfare equally.

Second, the European health care system

In the Netherlands, the government requires every citizen to have medical insurance. The system aims to make everyone get affordable medical care, and the government's task is to create conditions to prevent diseases and accidents as much as possible, and strive to provide various forms of treatment, care and care.

In the Netherlands, basic medical insurance has covered most of the medical services that residents may need in their daily lives, such as seeing a doctor, being hospitalized and buying medicines.

The funds of Dutch national medical insurance are raised in two ways, one is the insurance premium paid by citizens (minors under 18 are free), and the other is income tax. The average monthly premium of basic medical insurance in the Netherlands is about 100 Euro.

At the same time, the Dutch government also provides insurance subsidies for low-income people. As long as you are a Dutch citizen or have the right of abode in the Netherlands, you can apply for insurance allowance. In addition, the Netherlands implements universal medical care, and maternal care before and after the birth of the child is free. There is also domestic help for 7 days and 5 hours a day after delivery.

As long as you live legally in the Netherlands and buy medical insurance, you can enjoy all the family medical equipment and services provided by the special family medical care center. At present, the minimum choice of Dutch medical insurance is 77 euros a month. The medical insurance purchased in the Netherlands belongs to global medical insurance, and the medical expenses incurred in other countries can be reimbursed by the insurance company that purchased the insurance.

Third, high-quality education and relatively low tuition fees.

The quality of Dutch higher education is famous for its high quality, internationalization and application. Among the top 200 universities in The Times of England, only 14 U-universities and 13 universities are listed in the Netherlands. All its H-level universities have been selected into the list of 200 business schools in the world.

The Dutch government has invested heavily in education, which makes the cost of studying in the Netherlands relatively low. Undergraduate tuition is 50,000-70,000 yuan a year, and the average living expenses are about 50,000 yuan a year.

Fourth, a reasonable tax system and generous tax refund benefits

Tax refund is a kind of welfare means with Dutch characteristics, which is only available in the Netherlands in Europe and America. In the eyes of many Dutch people, the tax rebate is the welfare given by the Queen to the people. According to the Dutch laws and tax system, all people who work or have income in the Netherlands have the obligation to declare and pay taxes according to law, but at the same time they have the right to refund taxes.

This kind of tax rebate is all-round, and there is a high tax rebate for buying real estate; There is a 30% tax refund for renting a house; 45% tax refund for purchasing medical insurance; Spouses can also enjoy tax refund if they have no job, and even every single purchase between companies can enjoy a tax refund of 19%.

This kind of tax refund benefits can be collected every year or every month according to your own requirements. You can enjoy preferential tax refund from the day when immigrants arrive, whether they live permanently or become naturalized.

The third chapter is extended reading: introduction of the Dutch immigration regression law.

I. Overview

The unified law in the Netherlands is a highly humanized follow-up law specifically for immigrants. This law is implemented only in the Netherlands, starting from 1985. Its policy background stems from the serious shortage of labor in the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s. In order to support the rapid economic growth and construction in the Netherlands, the government has introduced many laborers from abroad. After twenty or thirty years of hard work, these workers are old. Although these people have obtained permanent residency or nationality in the Netherlands, there are still some foreign workers and immigrants who miss their motherland and ask to return to China to find their roots.

The Dutch government believes that these foreigners have contributed all their strength to the economic construction of the Netherlands, so the government has an unshirkable responsibility for these foreigners. Therefore, under this special background, with the permission of Her Majesty the Queen, the Dutch government began to implement the unified law from 1985, so that foreigners in need can return to their original residence to enjoy Dutch nationality and welfare in their old age on the premise of voluntary application.

Second, the type

According to the provisions of the Reunification Law, different immigrants can enjoy different rights and interests according to the different situations. In short, China immigrants who can enjoy the rights and interests of the reunification law can be roughly divided into the following two categories:

Answer: Under 45 years old, living for more than one year and less than three years (only 100 students per year)

You can apply for basic allowances (travel allowance, moving allowance and living allowance for two months).

B: At least 45 years old, have lived for more than three years, and have received relief, unemployment, disability or old-age pension for more than half a year.

You can apply for return allowance (travel allowance, moving allowance, life allowance).

Among them, there will be some differences according to the single person, whether there are family children, tax records and so on.

Generally speaking, the minimum basic allowance is 2,709.94 euros, and the minimum living allowance for life is 682.08 euros per month, which will be paid until the death of the beneficiary, regardless of whether the applicant has income after returning to his original country of residence. At the same time, after returning to the original country of residence, they still retain the permanent residency and nationality they have obtained. Of course, immigrants who choose to return to China should be carefully considered. If they choose to retire early with return subsidies, they will no longer be able to enjoy more comprehensive insurance in the Netherlands.

For immigrants who immigrate to the Netherlands and take root, it is a choice to stay in the Netherlands, a high-welfare country in the world, and enjoy the beautiful natural living environment and a better insurance and welfare system in the Netherlands for life. However, for those who are eager to return to their roots or want to retire early and enjoy life, according to the provisions of the Regression Law, it is also a good choice to choose to enjoy some Dutch benefits and return to China.