The Modern Migration Policy Act (Wet modern migratiebeleid) will be introduced on 1 June 2013. State Secretary Teeven stated this in his letter to the House of Representatives. The National Visa Act (Wet nationale visa, also referred to as the MVV Act) will be introduced simultaneously.
The Modern Migration Policy Act can enter into force now that INDiGO, the new information system of the IND, is functioning and can adequately support the implementation of the act.
Once the act has been introduced, most migrants will need to have a sponsor in the Netherlands. Sponsors and migrants have statutory obligations under the Modern Migration Policy Act. It concerns, among other things, the obligation to provide the government with correct information and to keep records. Apart from obligations, the act also provides that, from now on, sponsors can submit an application for a residence permit for migrants.
A major advantage of this act is that the application procedure in order to be allowed entry into the Netherlands (the regular provisional residence permit) and the application procedure for being allowed to stay in the Netherlands for a longer period of time (the residence permit) are combined into a single procedure. As a result, migrants or their sponsor only need to submit a single application.
With the introduction of the Modern Migration Policy Act, regular residence permits such as permits for work, study and family reunification can be granted for a longer period of time, so that migrants or their sponsors will have to renew these less frequently. With the introduction of the Modern Migration Policy Act, it is also possible to change employers or educational institutions more easily without a new permit being required for this.
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will implement and enforce the Modern Migration Policy Act. The act offers the IND instruments for effective supervision and visible enforcement with respect to migrants and sponsors. For example, the IND can impose administrative penalties on migrants and sponsors who fail to abide by the rules, for example for providing incorrect information.
In the coming months, the IND will make the final preparations for the introduction of the act. Specific target groups such as chain partners and covenant holders will be kept informed of all new developments through the usual channels. Moreover, information about modern migration policy is placed on www.ind.nl.
Source www.ind.nl.