Visas and immigration procedures
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Vocabulário
- het visumvisa
- de verblijfsvergunningresidence permit
- de aanvraagapplication
- de immigratieimmigration
- de nationaliteitnationality
- het paspoortpassport
- de ambassadeembassy
- de inburgeringcivic integration
- het verblijfstay, residence
- de werkvergunningwork permit
- verlengento extend, renew
- de vreemdelingforeigner, alien
Formal Conditional: Mocht u... & Formal Future
Dutch administrative language uses polite conditional forms and formal future constructions in immigration contexts.
Mocht u + infinitive at end (Should you...):
- Mocht u vragen hebben, neem dan contact op. — Should you have questions, please get in touch.
- Mocht u niet aan de voorwaarden voldoen... — Should you not meet the requirements...
This is more formal than als u and implies a hypothetical situation politely.
Formal future with zullen:
- Uw aanvraag zal binnen zes weken worden behandeld. — Your application will be processed within six weeks.
- De vergunning zal worden verlengd. — The permit will be extended.
Dient te for administrative obligations:
- U dient uw paspoort mee te nemen. — You are required to bring your passport.
- De aanvrager dient het inburgeringsexamen te halen. — The applicant is required to pass the civic integration exam.
Gelieve + te + infinitive is an ultra-formal request:
- Gelieve het formulier in te vullen. — Please fill in the form.
These constructions are essential for understanding official correspondence from the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Service).
Expressões
- Mocht u vragen hebben...Should you have questions...
- Uw aanvraag zal worden behandeld.Your application will be processed.
- U dient het formulier in te vullen.You are required to fill in the form.
- Gelieve uw paspoort mee te nemen.Please bring your passport.
- De vergunning is verlengd.The permit has been extended.
- Ik wil mijn visum verlengen.I want to extend my visa.
Erros frequentes
Mocht u heeft vragen...Mocht u vragen hebben...After mocht, use the infinitive hebben at the end, not the conjugated heeft.
Uw aanvraag zal behandeld worden.Uw aanvraag zal worden behandeld.In formal Dutch, the word order is zal worden + past participle, not zal + participle + worden.
U dient het formulier invullen.U dient het formulier in te vullen.Dient requires te before the infinitive, and invullen is separable: in te vullen.
Gelieve uw paspoort meenemen.Gelieve uw paspoort mee te nemen.Gelieve requires te before the infinitive; meenemen splits to mee te nemen.
Ik wil mijn visum te verlengen.Ik wil mijn visum verlengen.After modal verbs like willen, use the bare infinitive without te.
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