Hi Everyone, new member here from Indonesia.
Here's my situation. My boyfriend of 7 years is an EU citizen (Irish) and me Indonesian. We both currently living in Indonesia and have been living together for 5 years. He's planning to study in The Netherlands this summer and I'd like to join him. I have read plenty of verification against eu law but I still have some questions and I hope I could get some enlightment here..
- As Indonesian, I'd need Schengen tourist visa to go to Netherlands and apply for verification against EU law in person when I got there. But tourist visa only grant me 90 days maximum (if I got single entry, I'd only get 15-20 days, depending on the embassy). Meanwhile, I have read that IND took 6 months to process residence permit for verification against eu law. Would having Schengen visa only allowed me to stay while waiting for the decision?
- As I read from other post, my passport won't be detained during the process. Would I be allowed to leave Netherlands while waiting for the process? I am thinking that in the 6 months of waiting I could go back to Indonesia and keep my job until I got the decision that I am allowed to reside and work in Netherlands.
We both are not married and not registered, but we have plenty of relationship proof and letter from our landlords stating that we have lived together for more than 2 years. I am hoping this would be enough to help my case. Any other suggestions to help my situation is very much welcome. Thank you very much!
