Applying for an MVV visa sticker for the Netherlands in India

You can also apply for your MVV visa sticker at a different location than the one specified in the letter from the IND informing you of its positive decision. You do not need permission from the IND, embassy or consulate-general for this.

Because of the high number of applicants, appointments fill up quickly. If you are unable to make an appointment, try again at a later date. Slots may become available due to cancellations or re-scheduling.

If you did not receive an email confirming your appointment, check your spam folder. It is possible that it may have ended up there. If the email is not in your spam folder, contact NetherlandsWorldwide.

If your sponsor applied to the IND for the residence permit in the Netherlands, bring the following documents with you to your appointment:

• A completed and signed MVV issue form. 
• Your passport and a photocopy of the page with your photo on it. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of the appointment and contain at least 2 empty pages.
• If you are not a national of the country where you live: your residence permit (or comparable document) and a photocopy of it.
• A passport photo that meets Dutch requirements. Find out how to have a Dutch passport photo taken in India.
• A photocopy of the letter from the IND stating that your application has been approved (letter informing you of the positive decision) and which includes your alien registration number (V number). If you are applying for an MVV visa sticker because you will be studying in the Netherlands, you do not need to bring a photocopy of this letter. The email from your educational institution containing your V number is sufficient.
• All other documents listed in the letter from the IND and a photocopy of each of those documents.

Keep in mind that you will need to hand in your passport at the appointment. You will get it back when you have your passport with the MVV sent to you or collect it. This can take up to 10 working days.

If you applied for the residence permit yourself at the embassy or consulate-general, you only have to bring your passport to your appointment. Your passport must be valid for at least another 6 months and have at least 2 empty pages. 

Keep in mind that you will need to hand in your passport at the appointment. You will get it back when you have your passport with the MVV sent to you or collect it. This can take up to 10 working days.

Prior to your appointment, arrange for the DTDC courier service to send your passport with the MVV visa sticker to you. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Call the DTDC courier service on +91 97 11 00 19 80 (Monday to Saturday from 10:00 - 17:00) and ask if the service is available at your address.
2. If the courier service is available at your address, DTDC will ask you to purchase an Airway Bill (AWB) number online. An AWB number costs 750 Indian rupee. Please note that each envelope needs a separate AWB number and that 1 envelope can only be used for 1 applicant. If you applied for several MVV visa stickers in a group, please purchase a separate AWB number for each person.
3. You will receive your AWB by text message as soon as you have paid. Write your AWB number down, you will need it at your appointment at the embassy or consulate-general.
4. Print the disclaimer form, fill it out and bring it with you to your appointment.
5. Ask for a DTDC envelope at your appointment at the embassy or consulate-general. Write your address, (mobile) phone number, passport number and AWB number on the envelope in block letters (print). Your passport will be sent to your address in this envelope.

You can only collect your passport if you have permission from the embassy or consulate-general. You will be informed what you need to arrange for this at your appointment.

Bring the following documents with you when you collect your passport with the MVV visa sticker:

• the receipt you received when you applied for the MVV visa sticker
• a valid identity document

If someone else collects your passport, that person should also bring the receipt and a valid identity document, and an authorisation letter stating their full name. The letter must be signed by you.

You do not need to make an appointment to collect your passport with the MVV visa sticker. See the address, opening hours and closing days of:

• the embassy in New Delhi
• the consulate-general in Bangalore
• the consulate-general in Mumbai