Family reunification with your parents, siblings or adult children
Do you want your (foster) parents, brothers, sisters or adult children to come to the Netherlands? If so, you can apply for family reunification through a law called 8 ECHR. This step-by-step plan tells you how it works.
Source: Karolina Grabowska
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Waiting for the IND's decision
Last updated: 9/25/2024, 11:31 AM
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has 6 months to decide whether to grant you a permanent residence permit. Those 6 months start after you make the application.
Awaiting the decision in the Netherlands
The INDDigiD
My IND
Track the status of your application for a permanent residence permit by logging on to the IND website.
Sometimes the IND takes longer than 6 months to make the decision
Sometimes it takes longer before you receive a decision from the IND. This happens, for example, when your application is not complete. Or when the IND has to do extra research.
You will then get a letter from the IND saying they need more time. The IND adds the time of extension to the 6 months that the IND has standard time to decide.