verblijfsdocument

Yippee!..I am so happy atlas! I'm officially living here in Holland. I still can't believe it that all things going so smoothly. I took an entry test at Friesland college and it came out good. The docent (teacher) let me chose the A2 level of dutch lesson or B1.If I will choose A2, I still have to do Inburgering exam, but since I came here not  through MVV, I can choose B1 program of learning dutch and do not have to take the Inburgering. It's purely dutch lesson for me to speak, read and write in dutch. If  I'll pass the levels, then I could go for a course. The teacher said, it will take one and a half year, but it's up to me I chose at night. I will go to school five hours a week it will be two and a half hours a day  twice a week. The weather here is not good as of now and it's so cold  if  I will go to school with my bicycle. Bert will bring me every night at school. Yesterday, I got my verblijfsdocument until 2014, then we went to Germany to fix some papers.

GRANTED!!

Last Friday I got the letter from IND  (Immigrate en Naturalisatiedients). I was nervous and so excited that I opened it immediately and translated it through dictionary. What a big surprise! My application for residence permit was granted. We applied it Oct. 21,2009 and the confirmation letter was only one week. The following week after,  I got the decision. The IND gave me from 21st of October 2009 until 21st of October 2014 the RESIDENCE PERMIT. I'm so happy we're back here in Holland! It means that schooling will start. I will go to school to learn dutch , but  because I have status in Germany the Gemeente will not oblige me to learn dutch. I can choose what kind of school and what kind of lessons I'm going to take. It's up to me the city in charge said in five years, I have to do dutch lessons and they will shoulder my schooling if  I want and get diploma to have a better work. I like it also if  I know how to speak dutch it  makes my life easier to communicate. Hopefully, I can get dutch passport. It will be so tough,  but there's no glory without sacrifice. We can't get everything what we want in just one snap of our fingers. God Jesus Christ is always there and of course faith with work.

6 months permit

Today, Bert has to go to work.  Last week he had a  week  free off. We did a lot of things we painted the walls and changed the floor in our house. We went also to IND Zwolle  and applied for my  resident permit. It was good we have all the authenticated papers and we answered some question very good .The IND gave me a temporary stay for six months here in Netherlands I can work too if I want. Hopefully by three months maximum of waiting, I can get the residence permit.

The process

It wasn't easy to get here in Holland a lot of paper works to do passport, legalisation, Id's, etc and fall into line with so many people waiting. After I completed the papers, I went to the Netherlands embassy to apply for a tourist visa, but unfortunately it was denied. They said it was uncertain for me to go back to the Philippines. Bert was not happy, but he was so calm and giving me a lot of hope he knew also that it's not as quick as that because a lot of  foreigners came here and live by the government. Bert filed  re- appeal to IND we sent the business permits, bank account, mobile statement, pics of the wedding and we answered all they want to know,  but still the process was killing me. We want to be together, but it's just because of the country. We thought that if they will deny me again we will go for MVV I will do the dutch exam that's the last option we can get. I learn dutch every day Bert help me through internet while chatting. I was denied October 8,2008 and after three months of waiting, the IND replied!  They don't have objection anymore and I can come to  Netherlands. I was extremely so happy!  And Bert too finally we will be together. I came here as a tourist for three  months Bert don't want me to go back anymore. We went to Germany tried to buy a Farm and live there, but the farm was not in good condition we never bought it. We applied for my residence permit and before my tourist visa expiration,  I got the green card from Germany until 2013.