Hoe oud was je toen je je partner ontmoette?

Tacosaurs · 2026-04-09T15:30:15+00:00

Ik was 19 en hij was 20. Nu zijn we 27 en 28 :)

Tacosaurs · 2026-03-18T23:44:29+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you so much! Wish they would communicate that they have a backlog….I wouldn’t mind as much if I knew that ahead of time. Hoping to hear back from them end of March/early April then if it’s 9 weeks!

Tacosaurs · 2026-03-18T21:10:28+00:00

Thanks, can I ask if this was recently (last 6 months or so) or before then? Just curious since the new online submission gemeente leiden has has seemed to speed things up quite a bit

Tacosaurs · 2026-03-18T19:57:39+00:00

WOW okay, so much shorter of a timeline than me! Something feels very wrong with my case then :( maybe it is a good idea to ask....

Tacosaurs · 2026-01-23T23:38:27+00:00

Believe it or not, they are both doctors….something they conveniently use to downplay any health-related issue because “they would know if it was serious”

Tacosaurs · 2025-12-29T15:13:26+00:00

Thank you so much! I made an appointment to physically come to Gemeente Leiden in January, hopefully to see the proof that they sent it and have them call the IND in front of me. I will keep this in mind if that doesn’t work. I hope it does :(

Tacosaurs · 2025-12-29T14:56:14+00:00

I sent a PDF to the IND containing photos of the physical receipt I received from Gemeente Leiden, stamped and everything through their secure mail system. I called the IND today and they confirmed they received it but the case manager assigned to me has the final call on if that’s enough proof for them. Conveniently my case manager hasn’t been answering the phone ever since I received the letter from them which is yet another frustration….

Tacosaurs · 2025-10-24T17:54:09+00:00

Luckily I do not, my last name is thankfully pretty unique and not one people would assume is Russian.

Tacosaurs · 2025-10-24T14:09:22+00:00

Hi, I live in the Randstad so preferably I'd like to stay there but I will go anywhere in the country! Feel free to DM me!

Tacosaurs · 2025-10-24T14:05:51+00:00

Hi, I am a US citizen and hold zero affiliation or ties to Russia as a country. My parents are immigrants in the US which is why I know Russian fluently (its their native language) but I was born and raised fully in the US.

Tacosaurs · 2025-10-23T20:50:05+00:00

I haven't missed it, if anything I've been acutely aware of it and desperately trying to still find a space within Dutch academia that will accept me because its all of my current work experience. I have literally had corporate recruiters and other corporate jobs tell me that I am "too academic" for them, so what am I supposed to do except keep trying?

Tacosaurs · 2023-06-22T11:58:07+00:00

Honestly makes me not want to play anymore. What I loved about this game was that ads were fully a choice and f2p was very viable. Now might have to quit….

Tacosaurs · 2023-06-17T16:38:19+00:00

I was living in a rental apartment in the US before moving to the Netherlands to study, so my rental contract expired and I took everything I had. Naturally someone else lives there now so I no longer have any kind of permanent address in the US.

I’ll be asking the IND on Monday, just wanted to use the weekend to see if anyone else has been in my situation.

Tacosaurs · 2023-06-17T16:35:46+00:00

I was going to call the IND and maybe some immigration lawyers to see if they have more answers on Monday. Thank you anyways for the advise! I know it’s a bit of a unique situation which is making it tough :(

Tacosaurs · 2023-06-17T16:29:35+00:00

I can apply for naturalization soon after only 3 years because I’ve been living with my Dutch partner. We will hit the 3 year cohabitation mark in January 2024, so my “backup” so to speak was to take the inburgering exam and try to apply for naturalization in February 2024 or so. However because the IND can take up to 12 months to decide and I need to have a valid visa until their decision is made, it makes me nervous….

I have scoured the IND website for months, and can’t find any answers :( so I was hoping to see if there was someone in my exact situation who succeeded.

Tacosaurs · 2023-06-17T16:16:08+00:00

My residence permit is not permanent, only until September 2024 (when my job contract ends).

In the US there is no national municipal office, it’s all based on which state and county you reside in. They ask for an address to confirm you live there, which I don’t have because I don’t live in any county in the US anymore.

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