Checklist MVV and/or (first) residence permit (UG or UMCG) > Researcher In case you have family members, please ask the ISD for that checklist. The Immigration Service Desk (ISD) ([email protected]) needs the following documents and information in order to prepare an MVV and/or residence permit application: Scan of your passport (pages with personal details and period of validity only). CV in which mentioned at least your current home address, e-mail address, and marital status. Scan of Master diploma (copy of the original and a translation by an official translator, either in Dutch or English if the diploma itself is not in one of these languages). Appendix Antecedents certificate, signed (see page 3). If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Hosting agreement section 2, filled out and signed (see page 4). If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Hosting agreement section 1, filled out and signed (see page 5) by your department/Graduate School or a Letter Of Invitation/Admission with at least your period of stay (from day/month/year until day/month/year). If you need an MVV visa to enter the Netherlands: At which Dutch Embassy or Dutch Consulate General in your country of residence would you like to collect your MVV visa? If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Proof of sufficient financial means*: > A scholarship letter from the University of Groningen or UMCG. This statement should at least state the monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year until day/month/year), or; > A scholarship letter from any other scholarship provider. This statement should at least state the monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year until day/ month/year), or; > You will need to prove a minimum amount per month in living money for your stay in the Netherlands. If you stay for more than 1 year, you initially need to prove that you have sufficient funds for 12 months. You will have to transfer the applicable amount to the UG bank account. As your guarantor, we submit our bank’s proof of your deposit for your MVV and/or residence permit application (along with the other items). After you have opened a Dutch bank account, we will transfer back your living money deposit (total transfer minus banking costs). This method is in compliance with the Dutch Immigration Services (the IND). Please note: this transfer can take about a month, so please make sure you bring sufficient cash or a credit card to manage the first weeks of your stay in the Netherlands. > A combination of two or more of the options listed above may also be accepted. Please send the required documents and information by email to the ISD (isd-staff@rug.nl). We can start with your application as soon as we have received all requirements. Researcher * The minimum monthly income requirements, as of 1 January 2020, are: > € 1251 per month for a researcher without accompanying family members; > € 1786 per month for a researcher with accompanying family members.
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Checklist MVV and/or (first) residence permit (UG or UMCG)> Researcher
In case you have family members, please ask the ISD for that checklist.
The Immigration Service Desk (ISD) ([email protected]) needs the following documents and information inorder to prepare an MVV and/or residence permit application:
Scan of your passport (pages with personal details and period of validity only).
CV in which mentioned at least your current home address, e-mail address, and marital status.
Scan of Master diploma (copy of the original and a translation by an official translator, either in Dutch or
English if the diploma itself is not in one of these languages).
Appendix Antecedents certificate, signed (see page 3).
If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Hosting agreement section 2, filled out andsigned (see page 4). If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Hosting agreement section 1, filled out andsigned (see page 5) by your department/Graduate School or a Letter Of Invitation/Admission with at least your period of stay (from day/month/year until day/month/year).
If you need an MVV visa to enter the Netherlands: At which Dutch Embassy or Dutch Consulate
General in your country of residence would you like to collect your MVV visa?
If you do not receive a salary from the RUG/UMCG: Proof of sufficient financial means*:
> A scholarship letter from the University of Groningen or UMCG. This statement should at least
state the monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year
until day/month/year), or;
> A scholarship letter from any other scholarship provider. This statement should at least state the
monthly amount for living expenses and the period of the grant (from day/month/year until day/
month/year), or;
> You will need to prove a minimum amount per month in living money for your stay in the
Netherlands.
If you stay for more than 1 year, you initially need to prove that you have sufficient funds
for 12 months. You will have to transfer the applicable amount to the UG bank account. As your
guarantor, we submit our bank’s proof of your deposit for your MVV and/or residence permit
application (along with the other items). After you have opened a Dutch bank account, we will
transfer back your living money deposit (total transfer minus banking costs). This method is in
compliance with the Dutch Immigration Services (the IND). Please note: this transfer can take
about a month, so please make sure you bring sufficient cash or a credit card to manage the first
weeks of your stay in the Netherlands.
> A combination of two or more of the options listed above may also be accepted.
Please send the required documents and information by email to the ISD ([email protected]). We can startwith your application as soon as we have received all requirements.
Researcher
* The minimum monthly income requirements, as of 1 January 2020, are:
> € 1251 per month for a researcher without accompanying family members;
> € 1786 per month for a researcher with accompanying family members.
If you do not need an MVV to enter the Netherlands:
In order to get a residence permit you will need to leave your biometric details at the Immigration and
Naturalisation Service (IND). You can do this at their desk located in the International Welcoming
Center North (IWCN) one week after you have received our confirmation of application. You will need an
> Always bring your passport and, if applicable, your current/old residence permit when you visit the IWCN!
These instructions also apply to the new residence permit cards of any family members.
AppendixAntecedents Certificate
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1 Certificate
2 Signing (by the foreign national)
2.1 Name
2.2 Date of birth and V-number (if known)
2.3 Place and date
2.4 Signature
n I certify that:• I have never been sentenced to imprisonment or a custodial measure for committing a crime;• I have never been sentenced to perform community service for committing a crime; • I have never been imposed an unconditional fine for committing a crime;• I have never accepted an out-of-court settlement for committing a crime;• I have never been imposed a penalty order by a public prosecutor for committing a crime; • I am currently not subject to prosecution for committing a crime;• I have never been responsible for one of the following categories of acts as referred to in Article 1F of
the 1951 Refugee Convention: a crime against peace, a war crime, a crime against humanity, a serious non-political crime (for example murder or terrorism), or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations (for example terrorist acts); and
• I am aware of the fact that a sentence for committing a crime may result in a refusal or termination of the right of residence.
• I have not submitted any incorrect data during earlier residence procedures;• I did not reside in the Netherlands illegally in the past; • I am not subject to any entry ban.
n I am unable to certify the above for the following reasons:
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I have completed this form truthfully.
|Day Month Year V-number
Place Day Month Year
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> Please tick the applicable situation
Processing of personal data The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) processes personal data when it processes your application, notification, or request. This means that if needed the IND will request data from you yourself and other organisations or persons. The IND also uses and stores data and shares them with other organisations. When doing so, the IND strictly adheres to the stipulations of privacy legislation. For instance, the IND must treat data safely and with due care. The law also gives rights. At your request, you are allowed to see which data on you the IND processes. You can also get information on why the IND does so and to whom your data have been passed on. On www.ind.nl you can read how the IND processes your data and which rights you have. You can also read how to use your rights.
This certificate only needs to be completed if the foreign national is 12 years of age or older. Please note! Not completing this antecedents certificate truthfully is an offense of which in all cases a report will be made.
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Hosting Agreement
This Hosting Agreement between the University of Groningen (UG)/University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and the scientific researcher is the basis for the requested residence permit’s period of validity.
Section 2 (to be filled out by scientific researcher)
Living address in the Netherlands (if known):
Street name and house number: _______________________________________
Postal code (1234XX) and city: _______________________________________
By signing this agreement I, the scientific researcher, declare the following: › I am aware that my legal stay in the Netherlands is based on this Hosting Agreement.› I am aware I have no recourse to public funds, specifically with regards to Dutch welfare
benefits (Dutch: bijstand).› I am aware it is my obligation and responsibility to have a valid healthcare insurance
during my entire stay; I have and will remain having a healthcare insurance with sufficient coverage in the Netherlands.
› I am aware that as a (future) holder of a Dutch residence permit, I am expected to have my main residence in the Netherlands, and I will not be out of the Netherlands for more than 6 months per year.
› I will report any changes in my situation (e.g. amount of income, amount of working hours, emigration) to the ISD as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
NB. Unsalaried scientific researchers are registered within the human resource management system (as OEP = ‘Overig Extern Personeel’; other external staff). For more information about the conditions of your (unsalaried) employment and legal relationship with the UG/UMCG, please contact your department.
Signing
Full name: _________________________________
Date of signing: _________________________________
Place of signing: _________________________________
Signature: _________________________________
By submitting an MVV and/or residence permit application to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, the Immigration Service Desk of the University of Groningen declare that the scientific researcher has submitted documentation to prove they have sufficient monthly financial means in accordance with the minimum amount as indicated by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service.
