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by gani999 » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:49 pm
These days it often takes around six months , sometime even more, for first time applicants. The entire IND is a mess ever since they centralized it.
You will not be called in front of any judge and it is not the courts who award the residence permits. Residence permit applications are handled by the IND and once the permit is issued, you'll be called to the aliens police to pick it up.
But you can continue to remain in the country during that time and , should you want to leave for a short period, you can apply for a return visa which will help you get back through immigration.