In short: This page lists only what the official pages say to people who apply for the Netherlands student visa (Residence permit for study at university or higher professional education (MVV + VVR)) from Pakistan. After the IND approves the residence permit application your university filed, the MVV visa sticker can only be applied for at the Dutch embassy in Islamabad. The rules that hold for every applicant are on the main Netherlands student visa page. Each line links its official source; last checked on 14 October 2026.
After the IND approves the residence permit application your university filed, the MVV visa sticker can only be applied for at the Dutch embassy in Islamabad.
Source: netherlandsworldwide.nl · checked on
The embassy does not issue the MVV sticker at once: it can take up to 10 working days. At the appointment you choose where to collect your passport with the sticker: at the embassy in Islamabad, or at a Gerry's collection centre near you.
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The appointment for the MVV sticker at the embassy in Islamabad is requested by e-mail to isl-ca@minbuza.nl. Booking system: Email to the Dutch embassy in Islamabad (isl-ca@minbuza.nl).
Official application page: netherlandsworldwide.nl
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ForiForeign prepares your student visa application with you and guides you through each step: the documents, the forms and the order to do them in. You file the application yourself with the authority named above, and that authority decides. ForiForeign is not a visa office or an agent of Netherlands, and no one can promise a visa. Rules, fees and dates change: confirm each one on the official page linked beside it before you pay or travel.
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