Hi all, Just to make things clear (and try to put an end to the bitter agrument here :)).

 

We went to IND today:

 

1. KM spouse has the right to work derived from her/his partner KM status.

2. Citizens from Romania & Bulgaria pay for residence permit for spouse 40euro (no matter work-free or not, the former is related to KM status).

3. So, a Romanian or Bulgarian KM's wife/husband has the right to work and her/his residence permit should state that.

4. The fee for "arbeid vrij toegestaan" residence permit for Bulgarian & Romanian KM's spouse is 40euro. NOT 1250euro, this is for non-EU (proper non-EU countries :)).

 

Hope this will be useful to know for other ppl in my situation.

 

Best regards and thank you all for your help.

This post was edited by nrose at February 20, 2012 5:39:49 PM CET

Hi, Thanks all for the replies. We are actually from Romania, although I wrote non-EU country because we don't have the right to work. So, half-EU, half-non-EU :). Does it make any difference in that case? Thanks.

Hi ouloveit3, Perhaps I get it wrong also. Do you know by chance how much does it cost for a kennismigrant wife to get a residence permit with free-to-work stamp. Thanks a lot.

Hi, I've contacted the IND but they told me my wife need to apply for a work permit if she wants to work, that cost 1250e. I somehow got the impression that kennismigrant partners doesn't need a work permit and only a residence permit with free-to-work stamp. Is it my misunderstanding or IND? Soo, confusing and tedious. After all, what should we apply for: a work permit and pay 1250e or residence permit with free-to-work stamp that only cost 40e? Please help, I'm so frustrated :)

Thank you, ouloveit3, that's good news indeed :). Well, we understand that finding a job might not be easy, but with a right-to-work will at least have a chance.