Applying for an MVV visa sticker for the Netherlands in the United States

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 the United States.
• 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 or have it sent to you. 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 collect your passport with the MVV visa sticker or have it sent to you. This can take up to 10 working days.

You will receive an email from the embassy or consulate-general letting you know when your passport with MVV visa sticker is ready to be collected. See the collection hours for each location and check whether you need an appointment:

How to have your passport with MVV visa sticker sent to you, depends on where you live.

I live in the United States

Find out how to have your passport with MVV visa sticker sent to you

I live in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands or US Virgin Islands

After applying for your MVV visa sticker, your passport will be returned to you so you can travel back to your country of residence. To collect your MVV after returning home, you can arrange for a courier to:

1. bring your passport to the embassy or consulate-general, and:
2. return your passport with the MVV sticker to you.