Applying for an MVV visa sticker for the Netherlands in Ethiopia

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. If you are applying for an MVV visa sticker for family reunification as a refugee, use the MVV issue form for family reunification as a refugee.
• 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 Ethiopia.
• 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 collect your passport with the MVV visa sticker. This can take up to 10 working days.

I do not have a passport

You can apply at the embassy for a replacement travel document if you meet all of the following 5 conditions:

1. You do not have a passport.
2. You can prove that you cannot obtain another travel document.
3. The IND has given you approval to apply for an MVV visa sticker.
4. You can demonstrate that you are the person who has received approval from the IND. For example, with an official identity document that bears your photograph.
5. You are applying for the MVV visa sticker in a country other than the one where you live.

If you meet all 5 of these conditions, bring the following documents with you to the appointment as well:

• A completed and signed passport application form.
• An extra passport photograph that meets Dutch requirements. Find out how to have a Dutch passport photo taken in Ethiopia.

If you are under the age of 18, your parent(s) must give consent by signing the passport application form. You will also need photocopies of the passport(s) of your parent(s). This is not required in the following situations:

• One of your parents cannot give permission, or refuses to give permission:
  You will need a declaration from a court. This must have been issued within the last 3 months.
• One parent has parental responsibility:
  You must be able to demonstrate this with a court judgment.
• A person or institute other than your parent(s) has parental authority:
  You must be able to demonstrate this with an official document. For example, a court judgment.

If you applied for the residence permit yourself at the embassy, 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 collect your passport with the MVV visa sticker. This can take up to 10 working days.