Re-POST: Visa Application for Partner/Spouse in NL

well..this is actually just a re-post from my past post, with the same topic, but this time, I have the actual necessary documents for the Application of visa for Spouse/Partner in NL..hopefully, this post could be helpful for someone who is trying to apply for visa in NL..

my situation:

my boyfriend is working in NL. He started working in his company since he graduated from the university. Thus, for this, the Dutch gov called 'Kennismigrant' (eng: Skilled Migrant). We are not married, but we are getting married this coming May. For those of you who are not married, it is possible to apply for the visa (MVV) to his/her dependent. I want to apply for the partner visa, and then, after we have the 'Marriage Certificate', we'll switch the status from partner to spouse..


it might sounds very complicated, but it's not as complicated as it sounds..here are the documents you need to prepare to get the MVV with your dependent:

1. Valid Passport (you and your partner)

2.a. Marriage Certificate --> Translated and Legalized (if you are married)
b. Unmarried Certificate --> Translated and Legalized (if you are un-married). This certificate is required for both, you and your partner. This document needs to be obtain from the highest institution, which in my case is: KUA

3. Birth Certificate --> Translated and Legalized

4. Proof of Income of your dependent in NL

5. 3 pcs of Pass Photo --> your face has to be very clear in the picture. Your eyes could / should not be covered

Those are basically the documents you need to provide. The process itself, will take place:

- if you apply from NL: 4-6 weeks

- if you apply from outside NL: 4-6 months

see? it's not that complicated when you have the right answer for the documents needed.

okay. after you got the answer from the Dutch Immigration, you could choose where do you want to take the visa.

after you have your MVV, and you've arrived in NL, go directly to the Gemeente to report yourself. You could also change your status in here, with supporting documents of course, like your Marriage Certificate that has been translated to English/Dutch/French/Deutsch.

Good Luck for those of you who wants to apply for the visa.

petualangan di medan pt. 2

lalu, hari senen ini gw berasa kya hari kerja..bedanya cuman d baju, ngejins dn ngaos..pagi2 gw ngeprint, jebret2..lalu mulailah petualangan kita sekeluagra ngelilingin kota medan itu..adek gw dgn papa balik k KL lgi siang itu, tpi kita cuman bakalan ngedrop doang..tapi sebelom pulang, papa ama adek gw fitting baju dulu..karna kemungkinan mereka datengnya pas deket2 acara..takut mepet dn ga ada barangnya..trus adek gw kocak de..

adek gw: mbaa..uta harus pake blangkon ginii??
gw: ya iyalah taa..uta kan adek mbaa..jdi uta pake beskap jawa..
adek gw: trus, celananya cemana nanti?
gw: siapa bilang uta pake celana? uta kn nanti pake kain jawa..yg ada kerisnya itu *sambil senyum2*
adek gw: iyah mbaaaa..ga betol iniii..ketat gaa?
gw: hadeehh..iyalah naakk..nti ada keris d belakangnya..nanti jga d pakein selop jawa..
adek gw: baahh..jangan ketat2 mbakkk..nanti aku ga bisa makan banyaakkk -.- *tetep ye booo*

pagi itu juga, salah satu tempat yg kita singgahin adalah: MESJID untuk akad..ya kebetulan lokasi juga kn deket sama rumah nenek, jdi ga gtu ribet untuk ksananya...sampe sana, papa bilang kita pengen minta ijin untuk make mesjid..lalu, kita d suruh buat surat permohonan menggunakan mesjid, disertakan FC KTP kedua calon, FC KK kedua calon dan akan dikenakan biaya 500k..dalem ati yaa..kenapalah pulak harus pake KK?? this kind of administration that drives me crazy..a note for other capengs: klw emang niat nikah di mesjid, please book the mesjid dari jauh2 hari..tujuannya adalah supaya kita lebi enak untuk milih waktu biar ga bentrok sama orang laen..

tapi hari senen ini juga, gw alhamdulillah kelar perhuntingan kebaya seragam..Insyaallah semuanya udh kebagian..tho bahannya masi d pesen dari jkt, tpi paling engga ntar mama udh tinggal ambil pas pulang k medan at the end of this month..ada lagi yg udh kelaarrr..buku tamuu.. ^^
kn kita emang pengen ngadopsi perbatikan d beberapa aspek..kaya: undangan, suvenir, buku tamu..dan tentunya perkainan keluarga kandung..hehe..naahh..mama kn tanggung jawab dengan buku tamu (karna tadinya pengen buat buku tamu sendiri)..eeehh..tak disangka, dapet aja gtu yaa buku tamu batik d gramed..alhamdulillaaahh..dasar aja rejeki, emang ga kemana..

malem senen itu, janjian ketemuan sama vendor dekor dn penjait d rumah si tante tetangga..untuk kebaya: si kakak itu tampaknya akan sedikit sulit buat kebaya gw, karna request gw adalah gw ga mw pake kain tile lagi..jdi semuanya (bordir, payet, tempel bunga) udh langsung d satin..moga2 bisa ya kaakk..hihi..modelnya sesuai yg perna gw tulis waktu itu d post yg ini
vendor dekor: ternyata, nama usaha mereka adalah: ROSE FLORIST & DECOR..untuk yg ini juga ga terlalu ribet dn lama milih2nya..karna gw udh ada ide kira2 mw gmana dekorasinya..cuman pas nego harga aja yg agak lama..haha..tapi alhamdulillah..harganya sangat sangat sangat bersahabat dengan kantong..tadinya kita request bunga palsu aja, karna pasti bakalan mahal..tapi dia kekeh juga mw pake bunga asli..KOMPLIT (pelaminan,gate,gazebo,bunga utk stand makanan,stand bunga untuk nikah..pokoknya semuanya deehhh)..sampe gw terheran2..rada2 ga tega boo..tapi juga saat bersamaan gw jingkrak2 hepi..hihi..mudah2an jodohnya lancar terus dengan si vendor ini..amiin..

naahh..paling berat adalah hari selasa..dari pagi keluar rumah, ahirnya sampe d DepAg jam 12..lalu ngobrol2 sama sodaranya tante ipar tadi..iihh..menyebalkannya yaa..diana kira eike pinball apee pake acara oper2an segalaa?! diana kiraa eike tep rusak apee d suruh ngulang sampe beribu2 kalee *okay, gw lebay dsni..tpi tetep aja bekali2*..dn yang paling ngegondokin adalah..ada satu bapak2..dese nanya gtu, bisa bahasa inggris apa engga -.- ..cape de paakk..bukannya nyombong pak'e..pan aye nulis skripsi pake bahasa inggris..males aja gtu yah ngeladeninnya..

sejam berlalu..tanpa hasil..

dua jam berlalu..tanpa hasil..agak suntuk..

tiga jam berlalu..tanpa hasil..makin suntuk, hopeless..perut krucukan luar biasa..

empat jam berlalu..ahirnya kita berangkut k KUA kecamatan dengan modal nekat, ditemenin si tante DepAg tadi..dsana, setelah berdebat kusir endembre endembre, gw d suruh nulis surat pernyataan BY HAND..udhlah gw jarang nulis sekarang, pakeklah yaa itu surat pernyataan d tulis ulang..GGGRRRRR..

lima jam berlalu..si kepala KUA tdi pn dengan baik hatinya, pergi k RENTAL KOMPUTER UNTUK NGETIK..sedih euy liatnya..moso kantor KUA ga pnya komputer, printer..padahal, jaman sekarang, itu kn sesuatu yg sangat lumrah..

enam jam berlalu..ahirnya alhamdulillah, itu surat keterangan belum pernah menikah utk ngurusin visa dapet jugaaa..big relief..dn gw pn ngucapin terima kasih tak terkira banyaknya sama si bapak KUA tdi..makasi ya paakk..kata org pak, pahalanya gede, nolongin org mw nikah..

pulang k rumah, tanpa babibu, gw memohon dn memelas sma mama untuk beli makanan..udh ga sanggup cuyy..karna udh terlalu sore, jdi lauk d resto padang kn udh ga banyak..apapun jdilah yaa..nasi pake sambel jga klw lgi laper enaknya luar biasa..makaa, saya pun makan tanpa mikir..statement yg kuucapkan sama si mba penjait tadi 'sabar ya kaakk..ini lgi diet..mudah2an bisa agak kecilan ukurannya' pun terlupakan..

hari rabu pagi, sebelom balik k keel lgi, masi juga d jabanin survey undangan..yg ternyata, hasilnya terlalu mahal utk budget kita.. :( another dissapointment..

jdi, intinya, mission for my next trip:

- cari vendor undangan
- nyari tempat penyewaan gending jawa
- ngurusin surat KUA eike..

itu yg urgent..yg udh deal2, finalisasinya belakangan ajaaa.. :D *dasar bandel*

petualangan di medan pt. 1

seminggu lebi ga ngapdet d blog nih..mengapa dn kenapa? karna aye ceritenye baru pulkam..hihi..dalam rangka ada perkewongan anak sahabat baiknya papito..yaa..udh pulang begonoo, sekalianlah yaa eike ngurusin printilan yg tak tersentuh..hehe..

ayo mari kita bercarito carito yuukkss..

sabtu sore gw sampe d polonia dari KLIA..nyampe medan basically sie ga ngapa2in, karna emg udh sore abeesshh..dn malemnya jga mapa mw 'mengumumkan' sama keluarga besar tentang rencana besar kita..lalu, kongkow2 *ahahayyy..kata2nya ga nguatin dee* ama mak gw d rume tetangge..cerita2, trus gw pun isenglah nanya2 tentang major things like my weds decoration and catering *which is very very very crucial*..si tante ini udh 2x ngawinin anaknya, jadi jam terbangnya udh cukup okelah ya untuk ngasi rekom..

si tante itu ngerekom untuk dekorasi: Bang Nasir *which by then gw ga tau nama kumpeninya apa*..tpi menurut si tante, harganya ga begitu mihil..dn hasilnya jga oke..karna dia keluaran dari vendor dekor, sehat dekorasi, yg tersohor dengan bagusnya dn tentunya mahalnya d medan..ibaratnya, klw pake dekor sehat ini, siap2 saja untuk jual rumah klw pendapatan anda pas2an..

naahh..untuk catering yg oke, ada beberapa opsi..ada namanya tante mimi..tante mimi ini jga sepantar2 ama si sehat dekor itu..paling murah, prasmanannya sekitar 45k per pax..tpi rasanya masakannya ga ush d tanya..emang enak banget..nah, ada lgi tante bebi apa tante susi gtu..harganya sedikit lebih bersahabat..naah..karna si para tante catering ini adalah kaum kerabat si tante tetangga, jadinyalah saya memohon untuk menyerahkan tanggung jawab nego harga catering dengan tante tetangga..

the third important thing is: JAIT KEBAYA gw.. x_x..gw sepertinya salah satu capeng nekat yaks..jam segini belom jga masukin kebaya..tpi kmaren nanya2, trus dapet rekom sama penjait yg harganya sangat bersahabat *mudah2an* dn hasil jaitannya jga bagus..

sebenernya, yang paling banyak gw urusin pas kmaren balik ini bukan yg directly related to wed-prep..tpi lebih k administrasi..huuuhh..menyebalkaaann!! SANGAT SANGAT MENYEBALKAN berurusan dengan BIROKRASI di INDONESIA!!

jadi kn cerita sambungan dari urus2 visa yg waktu ituu..udh d konpirmasiin klw gw dn bey harus ada surat BELUM PERNAH MENIKAH..ya Rabbb..susahnya untuk dapetin surat yg satu iniiii.. x_x
si bey suratnya udh kelar, tpi salah, karna yg dia punya cuman ada cop KUAnya..hihih..karna imigrasi belanda minta untuk dapetin kop surat dari KUA, since KUA adalah instansi tertinggi untuk buat pernyataan ini..lah..sedangkan punya gw, udh sebulan diminta, baru kmaren dibilangin klw harus ada surat pernyataan dari orang tua..anda sudah pusing?? saya sudah naik darah!! emang apa2 itu ga bisa ngandelin orang yaa..apa2 harus d kerjain sendiri..

jadi, menurut si pak kepling (kepala lingkungan) ituu, papa harus buat surat pernyataan bahwa saya belum pernah menikah..hadeehh..lha wong sing pengen nikah sayaa, ko ya yg minta papa..emang pada rada2 tuh..ini yaa, penuh dengan perdebatan dengan kakek gw..*elus2 dada*..ahirnya, saya mengalah dn air mata pn tak tertahankan lgi untuk jatuh..di antara mereka ngomong2 soal surat itu, gw pun ahirnya keluar dari ruangan itu, menjauh lalu menangis..

emak gw juga ikut2an lgi..pengen aja rasanya malem itu semuanya gw lemparin, gw tinggalin dn ngeloyor pergi..tapi gw ngademin kepala dn hati d luar rumah d temenin nyamuk2 segede traktor..lalu gw pun masuk..mungkin kakek gw ngeh kali yaa..dia ko jadi agak kalem..tpi hati gw udh terlanjur ga enak, jadi semuanya gw diemin, ga gw komen, cuman manggut2 aja..

besok paginya *hari minggu*, emak gw udh gedor2 kamar aja nyuruh gw ngetik surat yg diminta kmaren..trus gw jelasin sama mak gw, lebih logika surat yg gw dapet dari bey..kenapa? karna di surat dia, angga adalah pemohon, di ketahui oleh, RT,RW,Lurah, lalu KUA..lah, contoh surat yg d buat tadi malem sama kakek gw yg nanda tangani adalah bokap gw doang..itupun pagi2 buta, gw debat ama emak gw..karna gemes, gw buat aja suratnya 2 biji, versi yg beda2..biar pada puas tuh..
kasi ni k kakek gw, biar belio yg ngasi k si kepling itu..ditambah udh d kasi hepeng 300k..itupun masi susah!!! aje gile ini emang..

seharian hari minggu itu kita d perkewongan orang, sambil observasi dn makan *ini yg paling utama klw kata adek gw..haha*..nah, pulang dari sana, kita k rumah keluarga papa..apalgi, klw bukan woro2 sekali lgi..another tiny drama happened there..tpi ahirnya gw cuekin aja..hehe..tpi yg paling penting, kita baru tau klw adek ipar papa itu punya sodara d DepAg..

to be continued

apakah tema prewed nanti?

I'm supposed to finish up my reports..last night, I thought it was gonna be fine, since I've done everything on schedule..but, this morning, I told my boss that the net loss we've made in the report is so damn ridiculous..and after I consulted to the auditors, they said, I have to make changes in the numbers..okay..say hello to no life until the report is done.. "hello no lifeeee..!!"

tadi sempet ngejenguk news feed fbku yg tak tersentuh dari pagi ini..pas liat, ada fotografer di bandung yg aplot foto preweddingnya (very recommended for capeng2 yang ada dibandung untuk pake dia, karna hasilnya stunning..apalgi untuk yg penggemar konsep simple)..hmm..saya mulai berfikir..apa yg harus gw pake pas prewed gw ntar ya? *right at this moment, I'm thinking to resign earlier because my wedding hasn't been touched since lebaran..(sedih)*..

tema resepsiong kita kan simple and elegant..nah..tpi diantara itu semua, kita tetep mw nyelipin bau batik dan bau belanda..kenapa? simple aja jawabannya: karna gw orang jawa *sok ngaku2* dn bey jga orang jawa..dan kita ketemu di belanda..

kmaren itu, request dari bey untuk prewed: SEPEDA..weits..tpi konsepnya ga sama donk sama oraangg..kita ga mau boncengan..mau sendiri2 naik sepeda sambil pegangan *if possible*..kenapa? karna kita jadian pas lgi sepedaan berdua menuju k kota..and we ended up holding hands while riding our bikes..

cumaaann..moso gw pake dress buat sepedaan? kepikiran pake jeans..tpi emang pantes yah kerudungan pake jeans dn kaos gtu untuk prewed? hihi..

dan ga mungkin kan yah gw prewed temanya cuman bersapida tok..but I can't think of anything, because my head is more than full to think..

btw, I called Dutch embassy today..asking them regarding the Inburgeringexamen..they said, we have to pay from Holland..how much? ONLY EUR 350! and guess what? it's only for the exam!! they don't have any Inburgeringcursusen here..they said, I can call them anytime I'm ready for the exam..but the question..when will I be ready for the exam? :(

Visa application is starting to frustate..

this time, the post is not quite directly related to wed-prep..but, it is still one of our main concerns beside the reception and the holy matrimony themselves...it is about MY VISA *x_x*

what is it with my visa? okay..here is the thing...the plan for us is that we want to go back to belanda together..why? because we'd been married by then..and it's been too long for us to be apart..but..there is a big BUT here *it's quite funny to read this line..hihi..big BUTT*...

BUT, the process is not as simple as we thought it would be..though I've lived there for 4 years, they didn't make the process easier *huufffhh*..

the plan was...we apply the MVV (Machtiging Voorlopig Verblijf) for me as a partner (Holland recognizes the status of partner or as they call it 'Samen Wonen')..why? because we're not married *it's obvious, huh?*..then on, when we're married and back to there, we'd go to the immigration and city hall to change our status, from partner to spouse..*does it sound complicated? it is..*

a couple of months ago, I called the local Dutch embassy..asking them about this matter..they said, if we apply the visa from maleisiong, the process would be longer..as 4-6 MONTHS!! and if his co applies the visa from there, the process would be much shorter..as 4-6 WEEKS to get any answer...darn..the numbers are the same, but the buntut is different...so, we decided it's best for his co to apply my visa from there...

then, we got the news from his HRD..saying that he needs to make sure that the application is correct..whether we're doing the application in the right process..woowww..it took him sometimes *sampe ribut dooonk* to call the immigration..

then, yesterday, he made that frightening phone call to immigration..well well well..what did he got? same as mine before..make the MVV as partner, then when we're married, we need change the status..however, there is an additional conditions that we must fulfilled..what is it? it is: INBURGERINGEXAMEN...well, it's basically a test for anyone outside EU, US, Canada who wishes to apply for a resident permit in Holland..

my poor bey tried to convince them that I don't need to take the test because I studied there..but they said, because my study was in English, so I had to take the test..my dear God..

Aside from the INBURGERINGEXAMEN that I have to take, I still have to give these documents:

- copy of all pages of my pasport
- translated,legalized Birth Certificate
- translated,legalized Single Status (surat keterangan belum menikah)

luckily, I still have my legalized Birth Certificate..but the Single Status, I still need to ask from my KUA..and so he is..because, even though he has a KTP in belande, he still an Indonesian..thus,he needs to ask the Single Status from his KUA..what's worst is not those things..but the COST!!

i called a sworn translator the other day, referred by a friend of mine..they're in jekarda..that man said, for a translated and legalized document, it costs Rp 1.5jt!! it means, for us, it will cost around Rp 3jt excluding the postage by DHL..mamma miaaa!! and we're not even started..the MVV now costs about EUR 830..please do the math..

bey sounded quite upset..but i told boyfee that there is nothing that we can do..we just need to follow the rules...