Verblijfsdocument (Residence Permit)

Yesterday, before we went to Amersfoort to attend the Ceremony for receiving Gold Medal of Papa Willem. We went first to IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst) in Zwolle. I just got my renewed Verblijfsdocument or Residence Permit ID here in Holland. This is an Identification card for foreigners like me. Last year, I applied for it and have it good for 1 year. So I applied for renewal this year. And now, my new Verblijfsdocument is good for 5 years. I'm still alien here, even though I'm married to a dutch man and even we have a daughter already. It's not automatic here to get right away a dutch passport then... I still have to pass the Inburgering Exam or Staatsexamen Nederlands als tweede taal (Dutch as second language). That's why I have to go to school for at least 1 year to study dutch language. I'm required under Dutch government to go to school. It's good for me too because I'm learning and understanding dutch language now... And trying to talk in dutch as well... so far...."gaat goed" (doing well).