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Six things that apply to everyone leaving the Netherlands, whichever country it becomes.
- Deregistering with the municipality: when exactly, and what stops thenDeregistering from the BRP is only possible from five days before departure, and is compulsory as soon as you're away for more than eight months a year. What stops at that moment, what stays, and which piece of paper you have to ask for right away.
- Cancelling your health insurance without a gapYour Dutch basic insurance is tied to living or working in the Netherlands and stops being a given on emigration. The art is to have the end date match your new cover — and to know which route belongs to your situation.
- Your AOW accrual stops on departure — and you have one year to repair thatEvery year outside the Netherlands costs you 2% AOW (the Dutch state pension), for life. The SVB has a voluntary continuation that closes that gap — but signing up is only possible in the first year after the end of the compulsory insurance (usually the day you leave), and almost everyone misses that deadline.
- Keeping a bank account and DigiD: the two lines you never cutAfter your deregistration you still need the Netherlands for years — for the M return, refunds and your pension. Within the EU your bank account is a right, towards Australia a favour from the bank. And your DigiD you arrange before departure, not after.
- The M form: the tax return for the year in which you emigratedFor the year of your departure you lived partly inside and partly outside the Netherlands, and a separate return goes with that. Nowadays it can be done online — but you have to think of it yourself, because a letter from the Belastingdienst doesn't always reach you.
- Emigrating with your partner: the conversation, dividing the work and your papersAn emigration works best when you both stand behind it. Three evenings to make the decision together, a division of the work, and what it changes whether you are married, registered partners or living together: for your residence, your nationality and your estate. With the AOW pitfall for the partner who comes along without an income of their own.
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United States
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- The five keys to America: which routes really exist?5 min
- The E-2 visa: the American door the 1957 treaty opens for Dutch citizens5 min
- Working in America: your right to work hangs on your status, not on a permit5 min
- Liable for American tax: two reporting duties, and the child born there5 min
- AOW, healthcare and tax in America: what comes along, what stops — and what works like this nowhere else5 min
- Your partner stays in the Netherlands: is the money you send taxed?8 min
- Coming along on an L-2: what you let go of in the Netherlands — and what you get back for it5 min
- Your car and your household contents to America: what is allowed, and why the car had better stay behind4 min
- Taking your pet to America: one free form for the dog, nothing federal for the cat5 min
- Buying a house in America: no notary, but an escrow — and three days to read everything5 min
- Renting in America: the empty file, the deposit per state and the report you may see5 min
- Your first weeks in America: SSN, health insurance and a credit history from zero5 min
- Driving licence in America: the test again, a deadline per state, and the Dutch renewal that is possible5 min
- School in America: free from five, compulsory from six, and your state's vaccination list5 min
Argentina
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- Healthcare in Argentina: no CAK, and since 2025 no longer free in the national hospital4 min
- The residence routes to Argentina: rentista, pensionado, digital nomad or work5 min
- Working in Argentina: as a trabajador migrante, self-employed or remotely4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Argentina: two treaties, and the AOW goes with you in full5 min
- Car and driving licence in Argentina: 480 days on temporary residence, then standing still4 min
- Pet to Argentina: the EU pet passport is accepted, provided the NVWA stamps it4 min
- Household goods to Argentina: free with permanent residence, with a guarantee if you come temporarily4 min
- Bank and payments in Argentina: an account even without a DNI, and buying dollars is allowed again4 min
- The first weeks in Argentina: first RaDEX, then the DNI, the rest follows4 min
- Buying a house in Argentina: free in town, not in the countryside or near the border4 min
- Renting in Argentina: since late 2023 the contract decides almost everything4 min
- Registration and numbers in Argentina: RaDEX, the DNI, the CUIL and the CUIT4 min
- School in Argentina: compulsory from age 4, and a place even without papers4 min
Aruba
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- Aruban admission: five years of permits, then by operation of law5 min
- Working and earning on Aruba: florin, cessantia and the zero band5 min
- AOW, pension and tax on Aruba: what the Kingdom does arrange5 min
- The container to Aruba: exemption, border BBO and the six-month rule5 min
- Renting on Aruba: free prices, a Rent Service that decides on notice, and the contract Censo wants to see4 min
- Your pet along to Aruba: permission in advance, a two-week certificate and a rabies shot at least a month old4 min
- Bank and payments on Aruba: florin pegged to the dollar, 1.3% on every payment abroad, and the extract the bank wants5 min
- Censo Aruba: appointment, address and registration, with the cedula and the personal number5 min
- Your first weeks on Aruba: Censo, cedula and the 30-day window5 min
- Healthcare on Aruba: the AZV, a premium of 10.5% through wages, and no treaty with the Netherlands4 min
- Buying a house on Aruba: the familiar notary process — with a kink in the tax at 250,000 florin5 min
- Your driving licence on Aruba: the Dutch one is invalid as soon as you live there, so convert it at the BER4 min
- School on Aruba: in Dutch, compulsory from four to seventeen, and enrolling between December and February4 min
Australia
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- The three visa routes to Australia, explained5 min
- The skills assessment: who assesses your occupation, and why that step has to come first4 min
- The points system: how to calculate your Australian score4 min
- Is your occupation on the list? This is how you look it up4 min
- When you need a migration adviser — and when you don't4 min
- Apostille and legalisation: which document needs what4 min
- The medical examination: why you shouldn't do it too early4 min
- Your pet to Australia: 180 days of waiting, a titre test and ten days of quarantine5 min
- Police certificates: why timing is everything here5 min
- IELTS or PTE — which test suits you?4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Australia: everything moves to the state of residence — except your ABP5 min
- The 60-day clock: what must be ready before your invitation comes5 min
- The visa fees: what a family pays at submission4 min
- State nomination: the 190 and 491 routes, explained4 min
- Banking and paying in Australia: open your account within six weeks, then your passport is enough5 min
- Buying a house in Australia: without PR the existing housing market is closed until mid-20295 min
- Renting in Australia: winning the application without an Australian history4 min
- Taking your car to Australia: an import approval first, then 5% duty and 10% GST5 min
- Your first two weeks in Australia, in order5 min
- Your household contents to Australia: tax-free if you owned everything for twelve months, and the car isn't included5 min
- Your driving licence in Australia: the Netherlands is on the right list — but the clock ticks per state4 min
- Medicare for Dutch citizens: what it covers, and the deadline migrants miss5 min
- Going to school in Australia: free for PR families, expensive for whoever comes too early4 min
- Working in Australia: your visa is your work permit, and then come TFN, superannuation and recognition of your trade5 min
Belgium
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- Working and earning in Belgium: double holiday pay, indexation and the real net salary5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Belgium: the treaty and the € 25,000 threshold5 min
- Renting in Belgium: the deposit in your name, the inventory report and the nine-year contract5 min
- Your car to Belgium: BPM back, paying BIV — and check the LEZ first5 min
- Your dog or cat to Belgium: the EU passport, and the eight days that start after the border5 min
- Your household goods to Belgium: no customs, but eight working days, one month and a registration duty for the van4 min
- Your first weeks in Belgium: the complete file, the neighbourhood officer within fifteen days and the six months for the care fund5 min
- Settling in Belgium: bijlage 19, the neighbourhood officer and the complete file5 min
- Bank and payments in Belgium: your Dutch IBAN may not be refused, and the basic banking service costs at most € 20.345 min
- The mutualiteit, the co-payment and the S1: how healthcare works for Dutch people in Belgium5 min
- Buying a house in Belgium: the compromis binds at once, and your region sets your tax4 min
- Your driving licence in Belgium: registering is free, exchanging only after 185 days5 min
- Children and school in Belgium: compulsory from five, applying in a window and the Groeipakket of € 190.664 min
Belize
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- Healthcare in Belize: no CAK, an NHI that only buys primary care, and your own policy4 min
- Residence routes to Belize: QRP, permanent residence, work or partner5 min
- Working in Belize: the Temporary Employment Permit, three job adverts first and BZ$ 3,000 a year4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Belize: full AOW, no tax treaty5 min
- Car and driving licence in Belize: up to 74% in duties, the QRP exemption and a test at the municipality4 min
- Dog or cat to Belize: a BAHA permit, a two-week certificate and the blood test for the way back4 min
- Household goods to Belize: duty-free with a residence permit or the QRP, otherwise you pay duties4 min
- Banking and paying in Belize: a fixed rate, exchange control and who may open an account4 min
- The first weeks in Belize: extend every 30 days, and do not stay away too long for a year4 min
- Buying a house in Belize: the notice to the central bank, two land registers and the stamp duty5 min
- Renting in Belize: no sales tax on a home, but on holiday lets, and your lease as proof of address4 min
- Registration in Belize: your residence status, your Social Security card and your TIN4 min
- School in Belize: compulsory from 5 to 14, tuition-free schools and a student permit per school year4 min
Bolivia
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- Healthcare in Bolivia: the SUS from age sixty, the Cajas for employees4 min
- Residence routes to Bolivia: from visitor to permanencia definitiva5 min
- Working in Bolivia: with any permanencia, never as a tourist4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Bolivia: no treaties, but a source-based tax5 min
- Car and driving licence in Bolivia: a used car can hardly get in4 min
- Pet to Bolivia: first an import permit from the SENASAG4 min
- Household goods to Bolivia: duty-free up to US$ 35,000, but only with the right visa4 min
- Banking and payments in Bolivia: an account with your cédula, declare your cash4 min
- The first weeks in Bolivia: stamp, permanencia, cédula and bank4 min
- Buying a house in Bolivia: what is allowed, what is not, and the 50-kilometre border zone4 min
- Renting in Bolivia: alquiler or anticrético, and what the law gives you as a tenant4 min
- Children and school in Bolivia: a school year from February to December4 min
- Registration and numbers in Bolivia: the SEGIP cédula and the NIT4 min
Bonaire
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- Working on Bonaire: freely, but without a safety net5 min
- AOW, AOV and the BES taxes: what stops and what travels with you5 min
- Your car to Bonaire: the twelve-month rule5 min
- Your dog or cat to Bonaire: 21 days after the jab, 15 weeks old and no titre test4 min
- Your household goods to Bonaire: the exemption you apply for before shipping4 min
- Bank and payments on Bonaire: the dollar, the CRIB number and the guarantee up to $ 25,0005 min
- Renting on Bonaire: dollars, the Rent Commission and the $ 979 threshold5 min
- Your first weeks on Bonaire: the declaration, five days, the sédula and only then the rest5 min
- Moving to Bonaire: emigration within your own country5 min
- Buying a house on Bonaire: 5% at purchase — and after that living there yourself makes the difference4 min
- Your driving licence on Bonaire: recognised as equal, valid five years, and the RDW route that does exist5 min
- Children and school on Bonaire: Dutch education, one secondary school and $ 239 child benefit5 min
- Healthcare on Bonaire: one hospital, and the flights are in the package5 min
Brazil
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- Healthcare in Brazil: the SUS is there for everyone, and the plano de saúde has waiting periods from 24 hours to 300 days5 min
- The residence routes to Brazil: 2,000 dollars of pension, 1,500 dollars remotely, or an employer who carries the file5 min
- Working in Brazil: the employer opens the file, the digital nomad works for abroad, and the diploma goes past a state university5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Brazil: the treaty of 1990 divides, and the treaty of 2002 exists only on paper6 min
- Car and driving licence in Brazil: the used car may not enter the country, and the Dutch licence is valid 180 days5 min
- Your pet to Brazil: a certificate from the NVWA, rabies, deworming within 15 days, and no quarantine5 min
- Your household goods to Brazil: free of import duties as bagagem desacompanhada, between three months before and six months after your arrival5 min
- Bank and payments in Brazil: the law gives you the right to an account, the bank decides the documents, and Pix is free5 min
- CRNM and CPF: the two numbers everything in Brazil hangs on, and the 90-day clock5 min
- Buying a house in Brazil: free in the city, capped on the land, and ownership that only exists after registration5 min
- Renting in Brazil: thirty months, a fiador or a three-month deposit, and a rent that may not be in euros5 min
- Your first weeks in Brazil: the 90 days of the Polícia Federal, the CPF you already have, and an address that is yourself5 min
- School in Brazil: compulsory from 4 to 17, free at the public school, and a file that travels via DUO and the court5 min
Bulgaria
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- AOW, pension and tax in Bulgaria: the Netherlands taxes, Bulgaria doesn't5 min
- Working in Bulgaria: no permit, ten percent tax, and what the contributions cost4 min
- Healthcare in Bulgaria: from the CAK's S1 to the GP who opens everything5 min
- Car and driving licence in Bulgaria: on plates within a month, with an environmental fee by age4 min
- Renting in Bulgaria: one month's notice, the small repairs for you, and the contract as proof of address4 min
- Taking your pet to Bulgaria: the EU rules, the puppy rule that fails en route, and the dog tax4 min
- Your household goods to Bulgaria: no customs within the EU, but watch the route through a country outside it4 min
- Banking in Bulgaria: the euro since 2026, the basic account and why your Dutch account simply works4 min
- The personal number in Bulgaria: what the LNCh opens, and which codes you need with it4 min
- Your first weeks in Bulgaria: the car within a month, yourself within three4 min
- Residence in Bulgaria: three months, a certificate of 3.58 euros and a personal number4 min
- Buying a house in Bulgaria: free for EU citizens, and since 2024 the land too4 min
- School in Bulgaria: compulsory kindergarten from four, and why newcomers queue last for first grade4 min
Canada
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- Express Entry and your CRS score: why French is the biggest lever you pull yourself5 min
- Working holiday in Canada: the route for whoever is under 31 — with a quota and a lottery4 min
- The language test for Canada: which test counts, which score you need and what each level earns4 min
- Working in Canada: your permit, your partner and the diploma that is not yet a licence to practise4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Canada: 15% stays in the Netherlands, and what you must record on day one5 min
- Your household contents, your car and your dog to Canada: one list that determines everything4 min
- Banking and paying in Canada: your right to an account, the free first year and the cheque that gets held4 min
- Buying a house in Canada: until January 2027 your residence status is the key4 min
- Renting in Canada: the deposit, the rent increase and Ontario's new-build gap5 min
- Your first weeks in Canada: SIN, health card and a driving licence that works out differently per province5 min
- Your driving licence in Canada: exchange in BC and Alberta, new tests in Ontario5 min
- Children at school in Canada: free, arranged by province, and in Québec in French4 min
- Healthcare in Canada: provincial insurance, the waiting period and what it does not cover5 min
Chile
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- Healthcare in Chile: FONASA or an ISAPRE, and what the treaty does for pensioners4 min
- Residence routes to Chile: retired, living on income, work or family5 min
- Working in Chile: the work permit, the 85% rule and your diploma4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Chile: the Netherlands taxes, Chile gives credit5 min
- Car and driving licence in Chile: only new cars across the border, and a Chilean licence4 min
- Dog or cat to Chile: the SAG's new rules since July 20264 min
- Household goods to Chile: duty-free up to US$ 6,750, within 120 days of your arrival4 min
- Banking and payments in Chile: first the cédula, then the CuentaRUT4 min
- The first weeks in Chile: to the Registro Civil within 30 days, the rest follows4 min
- Buying a house in Chile: what foreigners may do, the notary and the register4 min
- Renting in Chile: notice periods, the lease at the notary and the deposit4 min
- Registration and numbers in Chile: cédula, RUN, RUT and ClaveÚnica4 min
- School in Chile: the provisional pupil number, placement and the school year4 min
China
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- The work permit for China: the threshold, the class and the chain5 min
- Working in China: the contract, the hours, the tax and the limits of your permit4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in China: the treaty that doesn't quite do enough6 min
- Healthcare in China: compulsory in the Chinese insurance, and you arrange the rest yourself4 min
- Your pet to China: the titre route past quarantine4 min
- Your household goods to China: the first shipment duty-free, but twenty kinds of goods always taxed4 min
- Car and driving licence in China: one theory test, and the car stays at home4 min
- Banking and payments in China: an account on your passport, and the 50,000-dollar annual quota4 min
- Buying a house in China: only after a year, one home — and the land stays the state's5 min
- Renting in China: the contract, the deposit and the police registration5 min
- Internet, WeChat and paying: digital life in China, honestly4 min
- Your first weeks in China: three clocks and one order4 min
- School in China: international, an international division, or Chinese4 min
- Residence permit and registration in China: 24 hours, 30 days and the ten-day rule4 min
Colombia
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- Healthcare in Colombia: no CAK, and as a pensionado no access to the public system5 min
- Residence routes to Colombia: pensionado, rentista, investor or digital nomad5 min
- Working in Colombia: a work visa through the employer, or as a digital nomad for abroad4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Colombia: a treaty on paper, not yet in force5 min
- Car and driving licence in Colombia: a used car cannot come along, your licence only works for visitors4 min
- Dog or cat to Colombia: a ten-day health certificate and the inspection at the airport4 min
- Household goods to Colombia: no exemption, but one flat rate of 15%4 min
- Banking and payments in Colombia: an account is possible as a non-resident, but every withdrawal costs 4 per thousand4 min
- The first weeks in Colombia: the cédula within 15 days, the rest follows from it4 min
- Buying a house in Colombia: foreigners may, ownership passes on registration4 min
- Renting in Colombia: no cash deposit, rent tied to inflation5 min
- Registration and numbers in Colombia: the cédula de extranjería, the RUT and the SIRE5 min
- School in Colombia: compulsory from 5 to 15, and first have the school years recognised4 min
Costa Rica
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- Healthcare in Costa Rica: your own policy, and the Caja on top5 min
- The residence routes to Costa Rica: three cards, an income test in dollars, and a waiting time the brochure doesn't mention5 min
- Working in Costa Rica: as a pensionado only with permission, and the rules your employer knows5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Costa Rica: without a treaty the Netherlands keeps taxing, and without credits6 min
- Household goods, car and pet to Costa Rica: the exemption that is closed, the car you don't take, and a chip for the animal5 min
- Banking and paying in Costa Rica: what the bank must ask, the 22-character IBAN and SINPE Móvil4 min
- DIMEX, Caja and your address: registering in Costa Rica, from fingerprints to renewal5 min
- Buying a house in Costa Rica: the two hundred metres, the five years, and 1.5 percent5 min
- Renting in Costa Rica: three years in the law, three months' notice, and a rent that rises with inflation5 min
- Your first weeks in Costa Rica: fingerprints, lodging, and then waiting with the clock in hand5 min
- School in Costa Rica: free and compulsory from preschool to bachillerato, with a school year from February to December5 min
Curaçao
14
- Working on Curaçao: no work permit, but a CRIB number, and a payslip with four premiums5 min
- Tax and the penshonado scheme: the two-month clock nobody knows about6 min
- The container to Curaçao: what the crossing costs, and how the exemption works5 min
- Renting on Curaçao: the rent commission, the notice period and what Kranshi wants from your contract5 min
- Your car to Curaçao: one exemption, twelve months of ownership, otherwise the full rate5 min
- Your pet along to Curaçao: chip, rabies, a fourteen-day certificate and the deposit at customs5 min
- Bank and payments on Curaçao: the sédula opens the account, the CRIB number the tax5 min
- The declaration by operation of law: you may live on Curaçao — but have it recorded5 min
- Kranshi and the sédula: the registration your Curaçao life hangs on5 min
- Healthcare on Curaçao: the bvz, the premium through your tax and the gap before you register5 min
- Buying a house on Curaçao: the notary arranges it — and the OZB is charged in bands4 min
- Your first weeks on Curaçao: five days for Kranshi, three working days to the sédula, and the clocks that start after that5 min
- Your driving licence on Curaçao: register for free, exchange for XCG 175, and renew through the RDW5 min
- School on Curaçao: compulsory from four, and the language choice you make before the move4 min
Cyprus
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- AOW, pension and tax in Cyprus: what the new treaty does to the 5% scheme5 min
- Your car to Cyprus: left-hand traffic, customs, registration and your driving licence5 min
- Taking your pet to Cyprus: the passport, 105 days and the breeds that are not allowed in4 min
- Your household goods to Cyprus: no customs duties, but the port, the plants and the shotgun5 min
- Banking and paying in Cyprus: your right to an account, deposit protection and rent that can no longer be paid in cash5 min
- The MEU1 and the yellow slip: registering in Cyprus5 min
- Yellow slip, ARC, TIC and social insurance: the Cypriot numbers, and which office issues them5 min
- Your first weeks in Cyprus: which clock runs out first4 min
- Living and renting in Cyprus: the stamp, the proof of address and rent through the bank5 min
- The non-dom regime in Cyprus: no defence contribution on dividends and interest, and what changed in 20265 min
- Buying a house in Cyprus: the title deed, depositing the sale contract and the transfer fees5 min
- School in Cyprus: free and Greek, or private and English, and enrolment in January4 min
- Working in Cyprus: the minimum wage, the contributions, the relief for newcomers and your diploma5 min
- Healthcare in Cyprus: GeSY, the GP and the S1 route4 min
Denmark
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- Your car to Denmark: the tax that changes everything5 min
- Your pet to Denmark: thirteen banned breeds and four weeks for the register4 min
- Your household goods to Denmark: no declaration, but limits on drink, medicines and fireworks4 min
- CPR, MitID and Digital Post: the order that opens everything5 min
- Denmark's researcher tax scheme: 32.84 per cent tax, for seven years, and one chance4 min
- Renting in Denmark: three months' deposit, three months in advance5 min
- Your first weeks in Denmark: the order, the money and the pitfalls4 min
- Banking and paying in Denmark: your NemKonto may be your Dutch account4 min
- Tax in Denmark: high, but predictable5 min
- Buying a house in Denmark: there is a cooling-off period — but it costs 1 per cent5 min
- Driving licence in Denmark: nothing is required, and the 180 days don't apply to you4 min
- School and childcare in Denmark: free folkeskole, and child benefit you build up4 min
- Working in Denmark: the a-kasse and the system without a minimum wage5 min
- Healthcare in Denmark: free GP, expensive dentist4 min
Dominican Republic
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- Healthcare in the Dominican Republic: no CAK, no S1, so you insure yourself5 min
- Residence routes to the Dominican Republic: first the visa in The Hague, then the card in Santo Domingo5 min
- Working in the Dominican Republic: the work visa, the 80 percent rule and what a pensionado may do4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in the Dominican Republic: no treaty, so the Netherlands keeps taxing5 min
- Car and driving licence in the Dominican Republic: five years old is the limit, and you convert your licence in Santo Domingo5 min
- Your dog or cat to the Dominican Republic: a health certificate, rabies and 72 hours4 min
- Your household goods to the Dominican Republic: free of import duty, once, and only if you stay5 min
- Bank and payments in the Dominican Republic: your pension must demonstrably come in4 min
- The first weeks in the Dominican Republic: thirty days for the migration service, and what comes next5 min
- Buying land or a house in the Dominican Republic: title certificate, survey and 3% transfer tax5 min
- Renting in the Dominican Republic: the new 2025 tenancy law, rule by rule5 min
- School in the Dominican Republic: first have the Dutch school reports recognised4 min
- Registration in the Dominican Republic: residence card, cédula and RNC, in that order4 min
Dubai
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- The visa routes to Dubai: employer, gold, green or income5 min
- Documents for Dubai: the legalisation chain explained5 min
- Schools in Dubai: everything is private, and this is how you choose4 min
- Working in Dubai: the work permit, the contract and the rules to know before you sign5 min
- Healthcare in Dubai: your employer insures you, the family is your bill5 min
- Your pet to Dubai: no titre test from the Netherlands, but a breed list that goes further than you think5 min
- Your household goods to Dubai: free of import duty, but only once your residence permit is there4 min
- Banking and payments in Dubai: an account within two working days, and the cheque that is still a contract4 min
- The Emirates ID: your number for everything in Dubai, and the clock attached to it4 min
- No pension in Dubai: the gratuity, the AOW trap and what you have to do yourself5 min
- Buying a house in Dubai: freehold in the designated zones, 4% at the DLD — and after that no tax, but a fee5 min
- Renting in Dubai: cheques, Ejari and the RERA index4 min
- Your first weeks in Dubai: sixty days, one order, and then the family5 min
- Driving licence and car in Dubai: exchange without a test, and why the car is better left at home4 min
Germany
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- GKV or PKV: the German healthcare choice you can only get right once5 min
- Being allowed to stay in Germany: no permit, no certificate — but a condition that counts after three months5 min
- Tax and pension in Germany: the € 15,000 threshold that turns everything around6 min
- Taking your car to Germany: re-registering, the HU — and money back from the Netherlands5 min
- Taking your pet to Germany: the EU rules at the border, the German rules after it4 min
- Your household goods to Germany: no customs, but a parking ban that takes four weeks4 min
- Opening a bank account in Germany: the Basiskonto no bank may refuse, within ten working days5 min
- The Anmeldung: the two-week clock the whole of Germany hangs on5 min
- Renting in Germany: Kaltmiete, three months' deposit and who pays the agent5 min
- Your first weeks in Germany: two weeks, one confirmation, and three letters that come by themselves5 min
- Working in Germany: no permit, but a Steuerklasse, a Versicherungsnummer and sometimes a recognition5 min
- Buying a house in Germany: the system protects you with sequence — and the Finanzamt holds the key5 min
- Your driving licence in Germany: simply valid, and only on expiry or loss to the Führerscheinstelle5 min
- School in Germany: compulsory without exception, selection after grade 4, and € 259 Kindergeld5 min
Ecuador
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- Healthcare in Ecuador: no CAK, but compulsory insurance, public through the IESS or private4 min
- The residence routes to Ecuador: jubilado, rentista, investor or digital nomad5 min
- Working in Ecuador: a work visa with a registered contract, as self-employed, or as a nomad for abroad4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Ecuador: full AOW, but no tax treaty5 min
- Car and driving licence in Ecuador: your car is not household goods, you exchange your licence at the ANT4 min
- Dog or cat to Ecuador: a certificate of ten days, dewormed within 21 days4 min
- Household goods to Ecuador: free of import duties with a visa, apply within six months4 min
- Banking and payments in Ecuador: an account with your passport, but money abroad costs 5%4 min
- The first weeks in Ecuador: the cédula first, and keep an eye on the clocks4 min
- Buying a house in Ecuador: foreigners may, and you become owner on registration4 min
- Renting in Ecuador: two years minimum, and above 482 dollars a registered contract4 min
- Registration and numbers in Ecuador: the orden de cedulación, the cédula and the RUC4 min
- School in Ecuador: thirteen years of compulsory education, and first have the school years recognised4 min
England
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- The Skilled Worker visa: how the route to England works after Brexit5 min
- Moving to England: is it still possible after Brexit, and how?5 min
- The English language requirement has been raised to B2 — and this is how you prove it4 min
- Working in England: your visa decides what is allowed, and you translate your diploma into British terms yourself5 min
- AOW, healthcare and pension in England: what comes along, what stops — and the treaty route almost nobody knows5 min
- The FIG regime: four years without British tax on your Dutch income, if you claim it5 min
- Your car and driving licence in England: driving on the left, NOVA, and the sums to do first5 min
- Taking your pet to England: the EU passport still counts, the tapeworm clock is not to be missed5 min
- ToR1: the form that can save your move to England thousands of euros4 min
- A bank account in England: the right to a basic bank account, and what protects your savings5 min
- Buying a house in England: nothing is certain until exchange — and read what you're actually buying5 min
- Renting in England: the Right to Rent check, the deposit cap and what a landlord may not ask5 min
- Your first weeks in England: NIN, GP, bank and council tax in the right order4 min
- Your National Insurance Number: apply only once you're in England, and you can work before it arrives5 min
- School in England: apply through the council, younger than you think, and free5 min
- Healthcare in England: you pay the IHS upfront, then the NHS is free — apart from prescriptions and the dentist5 min
Estonia
15
- e-Residency is not emigration: what the Estonian digital identity does and doesn't arrange5 min
- Staying in Estonia: your address is your right of residence4 min
- Your car to Estonia: the 2025 tax the old guides don't know about5 min
- Your dog or cat to Estonia: the EU passport is enough, registration depends on your municipality4 min
- Your household goods to Estonia: no customs, but the ten-medicine rule4 min
- Banking and paying in Estonia: your right to a basic account, and why the ID card makes it easy4 min
- The Estonian ID card: two counter visits, and after that everything is logging in5 min
- Renting in Estonia: a deposit of at most three months, and the consent that opens your address4 min
- Healthcare in Estonia: insured through your job, your S1 or your own contract at € 272 a month4 min
- Tax in Estonia: the 22% flat tax, and the increase that never came4 min
- Buying a house in Estonia: no transfer tax, one notary, one registration4 min
- Your first weeks in Estonia: the order that makes everything easy4 min
- Your driving licence in Estonia: valid until the expiry date, and the health certificate when exchanging4 min
- School in Estonia: a place guaranteed through your address, lessons in Estonian, and compulsory education to 184 min
- Working in Estonia: straight to work, a minimum wage of € 946, and the language requirement for some jobs4 min
Philippines
13
- Healthcare in the Philippines: no CAK, your own policy, and PhilHealth if you want it4 min
- Residence routes to the Philippines: SRRV, extending as a tourist, partner or work5 min
- Working in the Philippines: the 9(g) visa, the AEP, SSS contributions and tax on Philippine wages5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in the Philippines: full AOW, and a company pension that is taxed nowhere5 min
- Car and driving licence in the Philippines: a used car may not enter, and after 90 days a Philippine licence5 min
- Dog or cat to the Philippines: an import permit from BAI, a ten-day certificate and from 2027 the blood test5 min
- Household goods to the Philippines: free if you settle there, but customs decides, and the balikbayan box is not for you4 min
- Banking and paying in the Philippines: cash, a dollar account and 20% on your interest3 min
- The first weeks in the Philippines: 30 days, extending, and the ACR I-Card after 59 days5 min
- Buying a house in the Philippines: no land, but a condo within the 40% limit, and a 25-year lease5 min
- Renting in the Philippines: the rent law only applies up to ₱ 10,000 a month, so your contract is your protection5 min
- Registration in the Philippines: ACR I-Card, Annual Report, ECC and your TIN5 min
- School in the Philippines: thirteen years of K-12, lessons in Filipino and English, and a Special Study Permit4 min
Finland
15
- Staying in Finland: EU registration with Migri, and what you have to show5 min
- AOW and pension in Finland: the treaty with the 20% rule5 min
- Your car to Finland: the exemption that no longer exists5 min
- Your dog or cat to Finland: the tapeworm clock, and the dog register within four weeks5 min
- Your household goods to Finland: no customs, but alcohol rules, medicines and the Åland exception5 min
- Banking and paying in Finland: your right to an account, and the bank codes that keep you waiting5 min
- Henkilötunnus and kotikunta: the number is not the gate5 min
- Renting in Finland: a deposit of one to three months, and one month's notice5 min
- Tax for newcomers in Finland: the 25 % key employee regime, and when the ordinary rate is better5 min
- Buying a house in Finland: usually you buy shares — and that is your fiscal luck4 min
- Your first weeks in Finland: three counters, one order, and the clocks that start at once5 min
- Your driving licence in Finland: valid until the expiry date, and the two-year rule that does not apply to you4 min
- School in Finland: free with a hot lunch, compulsory education to 18, and the preparatory class that is not a right4 min
- Working in Finland: the fund, the collective agreement and the 60% trap5 min
- Healthcare in Finland: the kotikunta as the key, and two ceilings on your own contributions4 min
France
14
- Working in France: no permit, no compulsory card — but the smic, the micro-entreprise and the diploma5 min
- Tax in France: no favourable regime, but a system that helps families5 min
- Taking your car to France: the carte grise is manageable, the malus isn't4 min
- Your dog or cat to France: the passport for the journey, and to I-CAD within seven days5 min
- Your household goods to France: no customs, one day's drive, and the car as the only thing with a clock5 min
- Bank account in France: identity document and proof of address, and the droit au compte if the bank says no5 min
- The CPAM and the number you wait months for: start the clock on day one5 min
- The justificatif de domicile: the paper all of France asks for4 min
- Renting in France: one month's deposit, a three-year lease, and the file the landlord may ask for5 min
- Your first weeks in France: nobody registers you, so you build the chain yourself5 min
- Buying a house in France: the notaire arranges almost everything — these are the three differences4 min
- Your driving licence in France: nothing to register, exchange only when it expires — for € 405 min
- Médecin traitant and mutuelle: the two choices that keep your French healthcare affordable4 min
- School in France: compulsory from three, enrolling via the mairie, and the class for those who don't yet speak French5 min
Greece
14
- Your house, your dividends and your interest: what the Netherlands keeps levying despite the 7%4 min
- AOW, pension and the 7% scheme: fifteen years — unless you were with the ABP6 min
- Your car to Greece: first the Euro standard, then the paper from the Netherlands5 min
- Taking your pet to Greece: microchip, 21 days after the jab, and the boat4 min
- Your household goods to Greece: no customs, but 2,700 kilometres and a boat5 min
- AFM, AMKA and the βεβαίωση: the Greek order that ends at the police5 min
- Opening a bank account in Greece: with your AFM, and with a European right in your pocket5 min
- Your first weeks in Greece: the order, the fifty cents and the three things that only come later5 min
- Living and renting in Greece: the contract only counts once the landlord declares it5 min
- Buying a house in Greece: first the tax, then the notary — and only done at the land registry4 min
- Your driving licence in Greece: valid until it expires, and then € 105 and two doctor's notes5 min
- School in Greece: compulsory from four, free, and a child benefit that takes five years to arrive5 min
- Working in Greece: fourteen months' pay, and a deemed income if you go self-employed4 min
- Healthcare in Greece: EOPYY, the co-payment and the distance that is invisible on holiday5 min
Guyana
13
- Healthcare in Guyana: no CAK, no S1, so your own insurance4 min
- Residence routes to Guyana: visit, work, business or study4 min
- Working in Guyana: the work permit through the employer, NIS and tax4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Guyana: no tax treaty, no social security treaty4 min
- Car and driving licence in Guyana: 60 days of driving, the settler scheme and the inspection5 min
- Pets to Guyana: the GLDA import permit and the way back4 min
- Household goods to Guyana: the settler exemption, the box rates and what is prohibited3 min
- Banking and payments in Guyana: the Guyanese dollar, exchange and deposit insurance3 min
- The first weeks in Guyana: the clocks that start running on arrival4 min
- Buying a house in Guyana: the transport, the advertisement and the taxes4 min
- Renting in Guyana: the contract, rent protection and withholding tax4 min
- Registration and numbers in Guyana: TIN, NIS and registering as an alien4 min
- School in Guyana: compulsory schooling, the immunisation certificate and papers from the Netherlands4 min
Hungary
13
- AOW, pension and tax in Hungary: the occupational pension taxed nowhere, the AOW in the Netherlands instead5 min
- Working in Hungary: no permit, but three numbers, and what comes off your pay4 min
- Healthcare in Hungary: from the CAK's S1 to the TAJ card4 min
- Car and driving licence in Hungary: registration tax without relocation exemption, and sixty days5 min
- Renting in Hungary: the written contract, the deposit and the signature for your address5 min
- Taking your pet to Hungary: the EU rules for the journey, and the yearly rabies jab afterwards4 min
- Your household goods to Hungary: no customs, and the few things that do have a rule4 min
- Address card, tax number and TAJ: the Hungarian numbers, and which office issues them5 min
- Banking in Hungary: the basic account, free cash withdrawals and the statement you have to make4 min
- Your first weeks in Hungary: which clock runs out first4 min
- Residence in Hungary: the registration certificate on day 93, and the address card you pay for in advance4 min
- Buying a house in Hungary: free for EU citizens, one hectare for whoever isn't a farmer4 min
- School in Hungary: compulsory from three, your district's school and the paper your child needs itself4 min
Ireland
15
- May you live in Ireland? The EU right of residence without registration, and where it still asks for something5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Ireland: the €25,000 threshold and the USC exemption5 min
- Your car to Ireland: the VRT, the exemption and the seven days5 min
- Your pet to Ireland: the tapeworm clock, and why the route via England changes everything5 min
- Your household goods to Ireland: no customs within the EU, unless you drive through Great Britain5 min
- A bank account in Ireland: the basic account that costs nothing for a year, and the proof of address you don't have yet5 min
- The PPS number and the proofs of address: the Irish order5 min
- Buying a house in Ireland: 1% stamp duty, a 10% deposit, and only the contract makes it binding5 min
- Your first weeks in Ireland: every counter wants proof of address, and every counter a different shelf life5 min
- Living and renting in Ireland: the new rules of 20264 min
- Healthcare in Ireland: the HSE, the cards and the S1 route5 min
- Your driving licence in Ireland: valid until it expires, and then an exchange for €654 min
- School in Ireland: free, mostly Catholic, and your child can be exempted from Irish5 min
- SARP and the remittance basis: Ireland's two tax regimes for newcomers, and who they work for5 min
- Working in Ireland: no permit needed, but a PPS number, or you pay 40% emergency tax5 min
Indonesia
13
- Working in Indonesia: an employer with a plan, five years' experience, and no work on a retirement visa4 min
- The residence routes to Indonesia: KITAS, Second Home and the clocks5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Indonesia: article 19 is the lesson5 min
- Healthcare in Indonesia: no treaty, no state insurance for retirees, and a visa that doesn't ask for it4 min
- Your pet to Bali: the titre test, the prior notice and an island closed since 20084 min
- Your household goods to Indonesia: exemption only for work or study, VAT always, and the car is left out4 min
- A bank account in Indonesia: passport plus one document, and a state-owned bank for your visa4 min
- Buying a house in Indonesia: a right of use, not ownership, and on Bali from five billion rupiah4 min
- Your first weeks in Indonesia: fourteen days for Dukcapil, ninety for the deposit4 min
- With children to Indonesia: the child visa, the sworn translation and a child benefit that stops4 min
- Driving licence in Indonesia: no exchange, an exam instead, and the rules do not name your retirement ITAS5 min
- SKTT and NPWP in Indonesia: your ITAS is not your registration4 min
- Living on Bali: your rental contract is also a residence and tax document4 min
Israel
14
- Healthcare in Israel: the health fund, the contribution and the waiting period for returnees4 min
- The routes to living in Israel: Israeli, oleh, partner or employee5 min
- Working in Israel: the work visa, the contributions and working for a Dutch employer4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Israel: full AOW, and Israel taxes5 min
- Dual nationality and Israel: do you lose Dutch nationality when making aliyah?5 min
- Car and driving licence to Israel: the olim benefit, and what you deregister in the Netherlands5 min
- Your household goods to Israel: three shipments free for olim, and the declaration in the Netherlands5 min
- Taking your dog or cat to Israel: start with the NVWA, and arrange the way back in advance4 min
- Banking and payments in Israel: your AOW in euros, your child allowance in shekels5 min
- The first weeks in Israel: what comes first on each route5 min
- Buying a house in Israel: prices per city, and what an oleh saves4 min
- Renting in Israel: what a home costs, and where you had better not live4 min
- Children and school in Israel: child benefit, Hebrew and military service4 min
- Registration and numbers in Israel: identity number, health fund and population registry5 min
Italy
13
- Working in Italy: the collective agreement is your minimum wage, and two regimes cut your tax5 min
- AOW and pension in Italy: everything to the state of residence — and the 7% regime5 min
- Your car to Italy: three months, two clocks and no registration tax5 min
- Your dog or cat to Italy: the EU passport, and the dog in the anagrafe within ten days5 min
- Your household goods to Italy: no customs, but the Swiss border5 min
- Banking and paying in Italy: the conto di base is your right, and cash stops at € 5,0005 min
- Renting in Italy: 4+4, cedolare secca and the contract that has to be registered5 min
- Residenza and codice fiscale: the Italian order that determines everything5 min
- The first weeks in Italy: the order the counter expects from you5 min
- Buying a house in Italy: the notaio does a lot — but three choices determine your bill5 min
- Your driving licence in Italy: valid until it expires, and then it becomes Italian4 min
- School in Italy: free from six, enrolment in January, and the 40-hour week you have to ask for5 min
- Healthcare in Italy: the ticket, the classes and the exemptions5 min
Japan
13
- The work visa for Japan: first the job, then the COE4 min
- Working in Japan: the contract, the hours, the premiums and the rules of your status5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Japan: the treaty that changes everything6 min
- Healthcare in Japan: compulsory cover, 30% co-payment and no CAK route5 min
- Taking your pet to Japan: the 180 days that set your departure date4 min
- Your household goods to Japan: duty-free, with one form you cannot redo4 min
- Car and driving licence in Japan: exchange without a test, and leave the car at home5 min
- Banking and payments in Japan: your account, the six-month rule and what the bank must know5 min
- Buying a house in Japan: anyone may — but the tax bill arrives once you've forgotten it4 min
- Renting in Japan: reikin, deposit, the guarantor — and the route around it5 min
- Your first weeks in Japan: the card, the fourteen days and the six-month rule4 min
- School in Japan: free and in Japanese, or international and expensive4 min
- Residence card, jūminhyō and My Number: the Japanese papers and their clocks5 min
Croatia
12
- AOW, pension and tax in Croatia: the treaty divides, and Croatia halves5 min
- Your car to Croatia: the tax for which no exemption exists4 min
- Taking your pet to Croatia: chip, rabies jab, 21 days' wait and the EU passport4 min
- Your household goods to Croatia: no customs, no declaration, and one exception with a fifteen-day clock4 min
- Banking and paying in Croatia: an account with your OIB, a basic account as a right, and the bank as key to e-Građani5 min
- OIB, form 1b and registering with the police: the Croatian order5 min
- Living and renting in Croatia: the coastal market that vanishes in summer5 min
- Your first weeks in Croatia: five clocks, and the order in which they do not collide5 min
- Driving licence in Croatia: nothing to exchange until it expires, and then no longer through the RDW5 min
- School in Croatia: six on 1 April, a catchment area per address and an interview before first grade4 min
- Working in Croatia: without a permit, with a minimum wage of € 1,050 and a rate your municipality sets5 min
- Healthcare in Croatia: HZZO, the twelve-month back-charge and the dopunsko5 min
Luxembourg
14
- AOW, pension and tax in Luxembourg: everything to the country of residence, and you declare it yourself5 min
- The impatriate regime in Luxembourg: half your salary exempt, from 75,000 euros4 min
- Working in Luxembourg: free as an EU citizen, with the highest minimum wage and a recognition that costs money4 min
- Healthcare in Luxembourg: from the CAK's S1 to the CNS, and then 88 percent back4 min
- Car and driving licence in Luxembourg: six months, a customs sticker and a stamp of 50 euros5 min
- Renting in Luxembourg: two months' deposit, the agent shared, and a legal ceiling5 min
- Your dog or cat to Luxembourg: the pet passport, and then the commune5 min
- Your household goods to Luxembourg: no customs, but guide levels for your wine cellar4 min
- Bank account in Luxembourg: four banks that may not refuse you, and ten working days4 min
- The matricule in Luxembourg: the thirteen-digit number everything hangs on5 min
- Your first weeks in Luxembourg: one home, four clocks and one number4 min
- Residence in Luxembourg: eight days for the report, three months for the registration5 min
- Buying a house in Luxembourg: 7 percent duties, and 40,000 euros credit per person4 min
- School in Luxembourg: three languages, the SIA, and six free European schools4 min
Malta
14
- The Malta Retirement Programme: 15 per cent, at least 7,500 euros, and an end at permanent residence5 min
- Staying in Malta: five grounds of residence, and a partner who must prove two years5 min
- Working in Malta: free as an EU citizen, a weekly minimum wage, and your employer registers you with Jobsplus4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Malta: what remitting really means6 min
- Your car to Malta: the ToR clocks and driving on the left4 min
- Your dog or cat to Malta: the tapeworm clock of 24 to 120 hours4 min
- Your household goods to Malta: no customs, but the sea in between and an inventory that protects you4 min
- Bank account in Malta: a right to a basic account, and your Dutch IBAN keeps working4 min
- The e-Residence document and the eID: the Maltese chain4 min
- Your first weeks in Malta: a registered lease, a complete file and a collection letter4 min
- Living and renting in Malta: the contract that must be registered4 min
- Buying a house in Malta: no permit for your main residence, and 3.5 per cent on the first 200,000 euros4 min
- School in Malta: state, church or private, and compulsory schooling from age five4 min
- Healthcare in Malta: the Certificate of Entitlement and the S1 route4 min
Morocco
13
- AOW, pension and tax in Morocco: the treaty is missing one article5 min
- Healthcare in Morocco: the treaty route through the CAK4 min
- The residence routes to Morocco: one question comes before all the others5 min
- Working in Morocco: the visa on your contract, the tax and the route as a freelancer5 min
- School in Morocco: the French schools, what they cost and the admission round that opens in January5 min
- Bringing a pet to Morocco: the chip must come before the vaccination5 min
- Your household goods to Morocco: the papers, and the car that usually doesn't come6 min
- Banking and payments in Morocco: three kinds of account, and why they must be at one bank5 min
- Buying a house in Morocco: first the land, then the home5 min
- Renting in Morocco: a written contract, two months' deposit and three years of the same rent5 min
- Your first weeks in Morocco: ninety days, one order, and the bank you cannot choose again later5 min
- Your driving licence in Morocco: one year of driving, then an exam, and starting again with twenty points5 min
- Residence card and numbers in Morocco: the card, the CNIE and the address the tax office uses5 min
Mexico
11
- Healthcare in Mexico: a policy instead of the CAK, and the age limit you have to know before departure5 min
- The residence routes to Mexico: two cards, thresholds in UMA and thirty days after landing5 min
- Working in Mexico: the work permit hangs on the employer, and the ninety percent rule on the law5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Mexico: three articles, three directions6 min
- Household goods, car and pet to Mexico: the stamped list, the car that may never go definitively, and a certificate of fifteen days5 min
- Banking and paying in Mexico: what the bank must ask of you, and the limits on cash5 min
- CURP, RFC and the residence card: registering in Mexico, in the right order5 min
- Buying a house in Mexico: the restricted zone, the fideicomiso and the acquisition tax per state5 min
- Renting in Mexico: one year fixed, a deposit or a fiador, and a law that differs per state5 min
- Your first weeks in Mexico: thirty days for the card, and then the chain5 min
- School in Mexico: free and compulsory up to and including upper secondary, with a school year that starts at the end of August4 min
New Zealand
13
- The four routes to New Zealand: why everything here starts with a job5 min
- The English language requirement for New Zealand: who must take a test, which score, and what your family pays4 min
- The Green List: the difference between immediate residence and two years of waiting5 min
- Working in New Zealand: the accredited employer, your partner and registration before your visa4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in New Zealand: who levies what, and what comes off6 min
- Household goods, car and pet to New Zealand: the strictest border in the world5 min
- Banking and paying in New Zealand: the account in advance, the IRD number and 45% on your interest4 min
- Renting in New Zealand: four weeks' bond, no letting fees and 90 days' notice without a reason4 min
- Your first weeks in New Zealand: bank account, IRD number and 45% if you're late5 min
- Children at school in New Zealand: free as a domestic student, and that depends on your visa4 min
- Four years in which New Zealand doesn't tax your foreign income5 min
- Why you are not allowed to buy a house in New Zealand straight away5 min
- Healthcare in New Zealand: no CAK route, but ACC4 min
Nigeria
14
- Healthcare in Nigeria: compulsory insurance, and no CAK4 min
- The routes to living in Nigeria: Nigerian, spouse or employee5 min
- Working in Nigeria: expatriate quota, STR visa and CERPAC4 min
- State pension, pension and tax in Nigeria: what the 1991 treaty arranges4 min
- Dual nationality and Nigeria: what happens to your Dutch nationality5 min
- Car and driving licence in Nigeria: three months on your Dutch licence4 min
- Household goods to Nigeria: what you arrange in the Netherlands, and what to ask4 min
- Your pet to Nigeria: import permit, and the blood test for the way back4 min
- Banking and payments in Nigeria: an account with BVN, NIN and Tax ID4 min
- The first weeks in Nigeria: residence, numbers, bank and a safe address4 min
- Buying a house in Nigeria: what the Constitution says, and what to check first4 min
- Renting in Nigeria: what the Lagos tenancy law covers, and what it doesn't4 min
- Registration and numbers in Nigeria: NIN, CERPAC, BVN and Tax ID4 min
- School in Nigeria: nine years of basic education, free and compulsory4 min
Norway
14
- AOW and pension in Norway: the Netherlands taxes, since 20145 min
- The Norwegian border: what your removal van passes for free — and what never4 min
- Your car to Norway: the engangsavgift, and why old is gold5 min
- Your pet to Norway: the tapeworm treatment and six banned breeds4 min
- Banking and paying in Norway: first a number, then an ID card, then BankID5 min
- Fødselsnummer, MinID and BankID: the Norwegian chain5 min
- Renting in Norway: six months' deposit in your name5 min
- Your first weeks in Norway: eight days, three months and the wait for a number5 min
- Buying a house in Norway: the budrunde is binding — whoever texts the highest has bought4 min
- PAYE or ordinary tax: the choice that shapes your first Norwegian year4 min
- Driving licence in Norway: nothing is required, exchanging is allowed4 min
- School and barnehage in Norway: free school, childcare for at most 1,200 kroner4 min
- Working in Norway: no permit, no general minimum wage5 min
- Healthcare in Norway: paying per visit, until the frikort comes4 min
Austria
15
- The Zuzugsbegünstigung: Austria's tax advantage for researchers, and for whom it isn't4 min
- Staying in Austria: three routes, four months and the right after five years5 min
- Working in Austria: the fourteenth month and the six percent4 min
- AOW and pensions in Austria: the treaty of 19706 min
- Your car to Austria: no exemption, but an old rate4 min
- Your pet to Austria: passport, one month for the dog, and the new course4 min
- Your household goods to Austria: no customs, but a vignette, tolls and a parking ban4 min
- Banking and payments in Austria: your right to an account, and why your IBAN can stay4 min
- The Meldezettel and the four-month clock: how the Austrian chain works4 min
- Your first weeks in Austria: three days, one signature and the bills that arrive on their own5 min
- Living in Austria: Richtwert, Befristung and the six-month deposit4 min
- Buying a house in Austria: clear percentages — and you only own it at the Grundbuch4 min
- Your driving licence in Austria: exchanging is optional, renewing happens there4 min
- School in Austria: enrolling, learning German and the choice at age ten5 min
- Healthcare in Austria: e-card, contract doctor or Wahlarzt, and which route is yours5 min
Panama
15
- Working in Panama: the employer counts you in the ten percent, and the CSS wants you within six working days4 min
- Healthcare in Panama: no CAK, but a counter at the Caja de Seguro Social5 min
- The residence routes to Panama: pensionado, the dead Friendly Nations myth and the order that works5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Panama: why 'tax-free' is the wrong half of the story5 min
- Taking your car to Panama: the pensionado exemption, and why the bpm does not come back5 min
- Your pet coming along to Panama: a thirty-day certificate, a notice in advance and B/. 65 at the airport5 min
- Your household goods to Panama: B/. 25,000 tax-free, with a customs broker and a letter from your lawyer4 min
- Bank and payments in Panama: dollars in the account, euros on your AOW4 min
- The pensionado discounts of Panama: law, not marketing, with the conditions attached5 min
- Renting in Panama: the deposit goes to the ministry, and the contract is registered4 min
- Your first weeks in Panama: the order the counters themselves prescribe5 min
- Registration and numbers in Panama: filiación, residence card and RUC5 min
- Driving licence in Panama: ninety days as a tourist, then exchanging for B/. 404 min
- School in Panama: your child's reports have to go past MEDUCA first4 min
- Living, renting and buying in Panama: first the finca number, then the rest5 min
Paraguay
13
- Healthcare in Paraguay: no CAK, IPS for employees and your own policy for the rest4 min
- Residence routes to Paraguay: temporary first, permanent after two years5 min
- Working in Paraguay: no work visa needed, but a residencia, IPS and recognised diplomas4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Paraguay: full AOW, no tax treaty4 min
- Car and driving licence in Paraguay: ten years old is the limit, your licence lasts three months4 min
- Pets to Paraguay: rabies, deworming and a certificate valid for 60 days4 min
- Household goods to Paraguay: free of import duties, but only final with a permanent residencia4 min
- Banking and payments in Paraguay: AOW in euros, interest untaxed, declare cash from 10,000 dollars4 min
- The first weeks in Paraguay: the residencia before your 90 days are up, the rest follows4 min
- Buying a house in Paraguay: free for Dutch buyers, with the notary as gatekeeper5 min
- Renting in Paraguay: what the Código Civil says, from five years to forty days4 min
- Registration and numbers in Paraguay: carnet, cédula and RUC, in that order4 min
- School in Paraguay: twelve years of education, free at public schools, in Spanish and Guaraní3 min
Peru
13
- Healthcare in Peru: EsSalud, SIS and what a newcomer can take out4 min
- The residence routes to Peru: rentista, employee or family member5 min
- Working in Peru: the calidad trabajador, the quotas and your diploma4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Peru: no treaty, so the Netherlands taxes5 min
- Your car and driving licence in Peru: two years old at most, and exchange after six months4 min
- Your dog or cat to Peru: the certificate, the deworming and the way back4 min
- Your household goods to Peru: the 12% tributo único and the thirteen-month rule4 min
- Banking and payments in Peru: opening an account, the ITF and the S/ 2,000 limit4 min
- The first weeks in Peru: what has to happen on arrival and after4 min
- Buying a home in Peru: open to foreigners, except near the border4 min
- Renting in Peru: the contract, registration with Migraciones and eviction4 min
- Children and school in Peru: enrolment, the school year and revalidation4 min
- Registration and numbers in Peru: carné de extranjería, CUE and RUC4 min
Poland
15
- AOW, pension and tax in Poland: the treaty was reversed in 20225 min
- Ulga na powrót: up to 85,528 złoty a year tax free for four years, Dutch citizens included5 min
- Working in Poland: no permit, a degree that counts automatically, and ZUS in three steps5 min
- Healthcare in Poland: from the CAK's S1 to the NFZ5 min
- Car and driving licence in Poland: twelve months for the excise duty, thirty days for the registration5 min
- Renting in Poland: the deposit, the notarial contract and the signature for your address5 min
- Your pet to Poland: the passport is enough, the dog needs its jab every year4 min
- Your household goods to Poland: no customs, but three exceptions4 min
- Banking and paying in Poland: the free basic account in złoty, and what your Dutch account still does5 min
- PESEL and address registration in Poland: the number everything hangs on5 min
- Residence in Poland: two registrations, two clocks, one order5 min
- Buying a house in Poland: no permit, but the hectare limit4 min
- Your first weeks in Poland: three thirty-day clocks, and one of three months5 min
- Your driving licence in Poland: nothing to exchange, until it expires4 min
- School in Poland: free, without nostrification, and with extra Polish5 min
Portugal
15
- Working in Portugal: no permit, but a NISS — and as a self-employed person the first year without contributions5 min
- Tax in Portugal: the paradise is closed (and what does apply)5 min
- Arranging the NIF before you leave: the opening move of your Portuguese process4 min
- Taking your car to Portugal: the ISV exemption that saves thousands5 min
- Your dog or cat to Portugal: chip, rabies jab, 21 days — and after 120 days the SIAC5 min
- Your household goods to Portugal: no customs, but two thousand kilometres and one clock for the car5 min
- Bank account in Portugal: with your NIF at any bank, and the basic account of at most € 5 a year5 min
- The CRUE: the registration at the câmara that's mandatory after three months5 min
- Renting in Portugal: two months' deposit, a five-year contract and a notice period you control5 min
- Your first weeks in Portugal: the six clocks that run, and the order that makes them feasible5 min
- NISS and número de utente: the two numbers that carry your Portuguese life5 min
- Buying a house in Portugal: first pay the tax yourself, then everything in one go at Casa Pronta4 min
- Your driving licence in Portugal: register free within sixty days, exchange for € 30 if you want5 min
- School in Portugal: the conversion table exists, the priority doesn't5 min
- Healthcare in Portugal: the SNS, the three ways in and the taxas moderadoras that are almost gone5 min
Romania
13
- Working in Romania: no permit, ten percent tax, and 35 percent in contributions at your expense5 min
- Healthcare in Romania: from the CAK's S1 to the health fund and the family doctor whose list you must be on5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Romania: the Netherlands taxes everything, Romania credits5 min
- Car and driving licence in Romania: first the municipality, then the RAR, then the registration certificate of 76 lei5 min
- Renting in Romania: a written contract, which the landlord registers with the ANAF within thirty days5 min
- Taking your pet to Romania: microchip, rabies shot and the EU passport, and the puppy rule that doesn't work on the way4 min
- Your household goods to Romania: no customs within the EU, and since 2025 no border checks either4 min
- Bank and payments in Romania: the leu, the basic account you are entitled to, and why your Dutch account keeps working4 min
- The personal number in Romania: the CNP comes with your certificate, and then the tax office follows5 min
- Residence in Romania: three months free, then a registration certificate issued the same day5 min
- Buying a house in Romania: at the notary, with 21 percent VAT on new builds and a municipal tax of a tenth of a percent5 min
- Your first weeks in Romania: three months for the IGI, thirty days for every change, and the ANAF's clock that starts later4 min
- School in Romania: compulsory from four, the preparatory class at six, and the district that decides your place5 min
Saba
13
- Working on Saba: free, without unemployment benefit, on an island where the government is the largest employer5 min
- AOW, AOV and tax on Saba: the accrued AOW travels with you in full, the BES rate taxes it, and the AOV has a Windward supplement5 min
- Your car to Saba: twelve months of ownership, a stepped ABB and a weekly boat from Sint Maarten6 min
- Your dog or cat to Saba: 21 days after the jab, an examination within ten days, and Winair as the last leg5 min
- Your household goods to Saba: the exemption in advance, 6% ABB without a permit, and everything via Sint Maarten5 min
- Bank and payments on Saba: the dollar, one bank in Windwardside, and a euro transfer that costs money5 min
- Renting on Saba: twenty social homes, a rent committee in the making and your landlord's signature5 min
- Your first weeks on Saba: the e-mail to the IND, the Census Office, the ID card and only then the rest5 min
- Moving to Saba: the same admission act, an island of two thousand people5 min
- Buying a house on Saba: 5% at purchase, 0.7% without surcharges, and a red roof is mandatory5 min
- Your driving licence on Saba: converting costs $ 140, the medical is valid two months, and the RDW route stays open5 min
- Children and school on Saba: English-language education, one primary school, one secondary school and $ 238 child benefit5 min
- Healthcare on Saba: one clinic, specialists who fly in, and Sint Maarten as the first stop5 min
Singapore
13
- The visa routes to Singapore: an employer, a business or a very high salary5 min
- School in Singapore: the state school via an admission test, or the international school4 min
- Working in Singapore: one employer, no side job, and the week in which your pass lapses4 min
- Healthcare in Singapore: MediShield Life is not for you, so you insure yourself4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Singapore: the 1971 treaty and the single-person trap5 min
- Your pet to Singapore: the titre test, the five-day rule and the breed that decides the flat5 min
- Your household goods to Singapore: the GST relief, the deadlines and the declaration before arrival5 min
- Car and driving licence in Singapore: why you leave the car at home and convert the licence after a year5 min
- Bank and payments in Singapore: an account on your FIN, PayNow and what the Netherlands keeps doing4 min
- Buying a house in Singapore: only a condo, and then 60% extra stamp duty5 min
- Renting in Singapore: condo or HDB flat, the minimum term and the quotas5 min
- Your first weeks in Singapore: first an address, then the pass, and the clocks that run after that5 min
- Registration and numbers in Singapore: collecting your pass, your FIN and Singpass5 min
Sint Eustatius
13
- Working on Sint Eustatius: free, in English, and without a safety net5 min
- AOW, AOV and tax on Sint Eustatius: accrual stops, the pension travels with you and the island taxes without surcharges6 min
- Your car to Sint Eustatius: the twelve-month rule, the progressive rate and $ 135 a year5 min
- Your dog or cat to Sint Eustatius: 21 days after the jab, 15 weeks old and a seat in a small aircraft5 min
- Your household goods to Sint Eustatius: the exemption before the ship, 6% ABB and the pier of Oranjebaai5 min
- Banking and paying on Sint Eustatius: the dollar, one bank on the island and the guarantee up to $ 25,0005 min
- Renting on Sint Eustatius: a market of 3,200 people, a Rent Tribunal since 2026 and the $ 800 threshold5 min
- Your first weeks on Sint Eustatius: via Sint Maarten, the declaration, five days, the ID card and only then the rest5 min
- Moving to Sint Eustatius: the admission act, the five days and the $ 15 ID card5 min
- Buying a house on Sint Eustatius: 5% on purchase, 0.7% without surcharges and a Land Registry at Fort Oranje5 min
- Your driving licence on Sint Eustatius: recognised, valid for five years and a driving test if you wait too long5 min
- Children and school on Sint Eustatius: English-language Caribbean education, one secondary school and $ 227 child benefit5 min
- Healthcare on Sint Eustatius: insured without premium, and 2,500 medical referrals a year5 min
Sint Maarten
12
- Working on Sint Maarten: no work permit, but wage tax, SZV premiums and a business licence5 min
- Healthcare on Sint Maarten: no CAK route, a ZV for employees — and beyond that you yourself5 min
- Tax on Sint Maarten: the BRNSM, the 15% withholding tax and the island's own penshonado5 min
- Renting on Sint Maarten: dollars, the rent committee and the contract the Census Office wants to see5 min
- Taking your pet to Sint Maarten: the permit first and the fourteen-day clock5 min
- Moving to a free port: the container, the car and the hurricane season5 min
- Banking and paying on Sint Maarten: the ID card first, guilders and dollars side by side, and your AOW in euros5 min
- The Declaration by Operation of Law on Sint Maarten: IBP, Census Office and the three-year certificate5 min
- Your first weeks on Sint Maarten: the chain from IBP to Census Office to ID card, and what waits on it5 min
- Car and driving licence on Sint Maarten: your Dutch licence is recognised, the plates you buy every year5 min
- Buying a house on Sint Maarten: freely for sale, but look under the ground first5 min
- School on Sint Maarten: compulsory from four, and the language of instruction the school chooses itself5 min
Spain
21
- The Beckham regime: 24% flat tax, six years long — and why it isn't for pensioners4 min
- The income and health-cover requirement: what Spain wants to see before you may stay5 min
- Being allowed to stay is not the same as being sorted5 min
- Why you don't buy a house in your first year4 min
- Working in Spain: no work permit, but a number, a minimum wage and a qualification that has to be recognised5 min
- The NIE: where and when you get it4 min
- Taking your car to Spain: importing, matriculación and what it costs5 min
- Taking your pet to Spain: chip, jab, passport — and 21 days of patience4 min
- Your household contents to Spain: full load, part load or sell5 min
- Cita previa: getting an appointment when there are none4 min
- Empadronamiento: the registration everything else hangs on5 min
- The green registration certificate: what you bring to the appointment5 min
- Renting in Spain: five years of protection, one month's deposit, and the costs the landlord bears5 min
- Becoming an autónomo in Spain: since 2023 your contribution hangs on your real income5 min
- Banking and paying in Spain: opening an account with your NIE, and what a basic account may cost5 min
- The Spanish healthcare system: three routes in, and one safety net that costs money5 min
- Buying a house in Spain: there's no notary who arranges everything for you5 min
- Your first weeks in Spain: the order that shapes the year after5 min
- Your driving licence in Spain: the two-year myth, and what's really required4 min
- Going to school in Spain: three kinds of school, and an address that chooses4 min
- Where do you pay tax when you live in Spain?5 min
Suriname
13
- Working in Suriname: your employer applies for the work permit, and with a PSA status you do not need one4 min
- Healthcare in Suriname: the SZF for the basics, you yourself for the rest4 min
- The residence routes to Suriname: PSA, MKV and the misunderstanding that fills the forums5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Suriname: the Netherlands lets go — and Suriname picks up5 min
- Taking your pet to Suriname: an import permit from the Veterinary Service, and two weeks apart4 min
- Household goods and car to Suriname: the exemption for used goods and the eight-year rule6 min
- Money, bank and exchange rate in Suriname: the currency stands still, prices do not5 min
- Land and housing in Suriname: ownership you can buy, grondhuur only as a resident or through a legal entity5 min
- Renting in Suriname: the Huurwet Woonruimte 2020 and what belongs in your contract5 min
- Your first weeks in Suriname: two weeks for the driving permit, and the chain from decision to registration5 min
- Registration and numbers in Suriname: from the Aliens Service to the CBB, and only then the ID card4 min
- Driving licence in Suriname: after two weeks you need a driving permit, and after three years you may exchange5 min
- School in Suriname: enrolment is announced in April or May, and whoever is late waits for a place4 min
Thailand
14
- Working in Thailand: no work permit, no work, and not on a retirement visa either4 min
- The visa routes to Thailand: O-A, O-X and the Non-O side by side5 min
- The LTR visa in Thailand: ten years' stay and tax-free foreign income, for those who clear the threshold4 min
- With children to Thailand: the visa hangs on the school or on you, and child benefit stops4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Thailand: two treaties help, and a third is missing5 min
- Healthcare in Thailand: there is no treaty route, and that is the real risk4 min
- Your dog or cat to Thailand: the import permit by email, and a ten-day window5 min
- Your household goods to Thailand: free of import duties, but within a seven-month window5 min
- Car and driving licence in Thailand: the car stays here, the licence you get there5 min
- The four clocks of your Thai stay — and none of the four warns you5 min
- A bank account in Thailand: the bank decides per customer, and your visa hangs on the balance5 min
- Renting in Thailand: the deposit, the standard contract and the landlord who falls outside it5 min
- Your first weeks in Thailand: the stamp, your landlord's 24 hours and the first ninety days4 min
- Living and buying in Thailand: no land in your own name, but a flat is possible4 min
Czechia
14
- AOW, pension and tax in Czechia: a treaty from 1974 and an exemption that stacks5 min
- Working in Czechia: no permit, a trade licence for 1,000 crowns, and the paušál you must choose on day one4 min
- Healthcare in Czechia: from the CAK's S1 to the health insurer5 min
- Car and driving licence in Czechia: no excise duty, but Czech plates5 min
- Renting in Czechia: three months' deposit, and the fixed-term contract you can't simply cancel4 min
- Your pet to Czechia: chip, passport, and since July 2026 the central dog register4 min
- Your household goods to Czechia: no customs, and the car that only gets plates after six months' residence4 min
- Banking and paying in Czechia: the basic account, the rodné číslo and the bank that also lets you into the government4 min
- Rodné číslo and the reporting duty in Czechia: the number the police won't give you4 min
- Residence in Czechia: one mandatory report, one voluntary certificate4 min
- Buying a house in Czechia: no restriction, so everything hangs on the land registry5 min
- Your first weeks in Czechia: one thirty-day clock, and a chain that hangs on one voluntary paper4 min
- Your driving licence in Czechia: nothing to exchange, but do it before it expires4 min
- School in Czechia: compulsory after ninety days, and language support for twenty-four months4 min
Turkey
14
- Healthcare in Turkey: the CAK route that almost nobody knows5 min
- The residence routes to Turkey: the ikamet, the neighbourhood check and the road to eight years5 min
- Working in Turkey: the work permit, the annual cycle and the minimum wage4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Turkey: article 18 in two halves6 min
- The Turkish exemption for foreign income: twenty years, three years of look-back and an application before 31 December4 min
- Your car and your driving licence in Turkey: the MA plate and the six months5 min
- Your pet to Turkey: the double titre clock4 min
- Your household goods to Turkey: the exemption, the six months and the year you sell nothing4 min
- Banking and paying in Turkey: what the bank asks, what an account may cost and rent through the bank4 min
- Renting in Turkey: the deposit in a bank account, the rent increase and the notarised lease4 min
- Your first weeks in Turkey: which clock runs out first4 min
- School in Turkey: twelve years of compulsory schooling, the denklik of your reports and the school year4 min
- Living and buying in Turkey: tapu, DASK and the pitfalls that Spain content misses5 min
- Yabancı kimlik, address registration and e-Devlet: the Turkish numbers, and which office issues them4 min
Uruguay
13
- Healthcare in Uruguay: no CAK, but FONASA for those who work and ASSE for those who do not5 min
- Residence routes to Uruguay: temporaria, permanente or digital nomad5 min
- Working in Uruguay: your residence permit lets you work, your diploma you have recognised4 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Uruguay: full AOW, but no tax treaty5 min
- Car and driving licence in Uruguay: a used car may not enter the country5 min
- Pet to Uruguay: chip, rabies, deworming and an NVWA stamp4 min
- Household goods to Uruguay: duty-free, but with a guarantee until you are permanent4 min
- Bank and payments in Uruguay: two identity documents, proof of address and limits on cash4 min
- The first weeks in Uruguay: first the residence application, then the identity card, then the rest4 min
- Buying a house in Uruguay: 2 % transfer tax and a notary who carries it all5 min
- Renting in Uruguay: the garantía decides which contract you get5 min
- Registration and numbers in Uruguay: your birth certificate first, then the identity card5 min
- School in Uruguay: free public education, compulsory from age four4 min
Zanzibar
15
- Dual nationality and Tanzania: what happens to your Dutch citizenship4 min
- The routes to living on Zanzibar: retirement, a home, work or investment5 min
- Half a year on Zanzibar while staying registered in the Netherlands5 min
- Buying a house in Zanzibar: a lease from the state, and what ZIPA arranges5 min
- Working on Zanzibar: the work permit and the residence permit5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in Zanzibar: no treaty, so the Netherlands taxes5 min
- School in Zanzibar: ten years of compulsory education, in Kiswahili and English4 min
- Healthcare in Zanzibar: no CAK, so insure yourself5 min
- Car and driving licence on Zanzibar: the temporary permit and bringing a car5 min
- Household goods to Zanzibar: duty free as a new resident, within 90 days5 min
- Your pet to Zanzibar: an import permit in advance, and the blood test for the way back4 min
- Banking and paying on Zanzibar: opening an account as a foreigner4 min
- The first weeks on Zanzibar: permit, numbers, bank and a home5 min
- Renting in Zanzibar: stamp duty, the rent board and what you agree yourself4 min
- Registration and numbers on Zanzibar: permit, NIDA card, TIN and SIM card4 min
South Africa
12
- The visa routes to South Africa: the retirement visa of R 37,000 a month, permanent residence with R 12 million and the overstay that costs five years5 min
- Working in South Africa: 100 points for a work visa, the remote work visa of R 650,796 and the 60 days before your renewal5 min
- AOW, pension and tax in South Africa: the source-state treaty, the exemption of section 10(1)(gC) and the AOW that arrives in rand5 min
- Healthcare in South Africa: no treaty, a medical aid that may not refuse you, and the waiting periods of three and twelve months5 min
- Household goods to South Africa: rebate 407.06, form DA 304 and the six months on both sides4 min
- Your pet to South Africa: the veterinary import permit, the rabies shot of 30 days to 12 months and the 60 days of quarantine you avoid5 min
- Banking and paying in South Africa: the FICA file, the tax number within 60 days and the AOW that arrives in rand5 min
- Renting in South Africa: the deposit in an interest-bearing account and the inspection that saves it5 min
- Your first weeks in South Africa: the proof of address every counter asks for, the bank before SARS and the traffic register number of six weeks5 min
- Driving licence and car in South Africa: the traffic register number, the 21 days and the conversion that starts only with permanent residence6 min
- School in South Africa: registering between April and October, the 30 June age line and the school fees the parents set5 min
- Living and buying in South Africa: transfer duty from R 1.21 million, the conveyancer the law prescribes and the 7.5% a non-resident meets on sale5 min
Sweden
13
- AOW and pension in Sweden: the treaty is tipping — but not yet4 min
- Your car to Sweden: cheap, with three bits of small print5 min
- Your dog or cat to Sweden: the EU passport, and into the register within four weeks4 min
- Your household goods to Sweden: no customs, but three things you declare4 min
- Banking and paying in Sweden: the right to an account, and the key called BankID4 min
- The first weeks in Sweden: five weeks of silence, and what you can do in the meantime5 min
- Personnummer and BankID: the Swedish chain, and where it jams4 min
- Living in Sweden: the queue, the second-hand market and the rules5 min
- Buying a house in Sweden: nothing counts until the signature — and sometimes you buy not a house but a share4 min
- Your driving licence in Sweden: nothing is required, exchanging is allowed — until the Dutch one expires4 min
- School and förskola in Sweden: free from six, and the childcare you apply for four months ahead5 min
- Working in Sweden: the a-kassa was rebuilt in 2025, and that affects you5 min
- Healthcare in Sweden: you pay per visit, up to the ceiling5 min
Switzerland
14
- Lump-sum taxation in Switzerland: tax on your spending, for those who don't work and have a lot4 min
- Moving to Switzerland: what you arrange and what it costs5 min
- Working in Switzerland: your permit is your work permit, and the tax comes off your pay4 min
- Living in Switzerland: the permit, and the Dutch advantage from 19355 min
- AOW and pension in Switzerland: since 2021 the Netherlands withholds7 min
- Your car and your household goods to Switzerland: a real customs border, and no BPM refund5 min
- Your pet to Switzerland: the border, ten days for AMICUS and the cantonal dog course4 min
- Banking and payments in Switzerland: an account after you register, and your Dutch account outside the EU4 min
- Swiss health insurance: three months' thinking time that is no postponement5 min
- Renting in Switzerland: the deposit in your name, the extract and the 30 days4 min
- Buying a house in Switzerland: first the Lex Koller question — are you allowed to buy yet?4 min
- Your first year in Switzerland: the clocks from your arrival, and a language choice4 min
- Your driving licence in Switzerland: exchange within twelve months, no driving test4 min
- School in Switzerland: from age four, for eleven years, and in your canton's language4 min
Leaving the Netherlands
21
- Keeping a bank account and DigiD: the two lines you never cut5 min
- The protective assessment: the bill that travels with you, and that never expires for one item6 min
- A gift for someone who is emigrating: what really helps2 min
- Emigrating on a Dutch benefit: what comes with you and what stops, with Turkey as the example7 min
- Emigrating with your partner: the conversation, dividing the work and your papers5 min
- Emigrating with children after a divorce: the consent that comes before everything5 min
- Emigrating with children: how to help your child through the move5 min
- Emigrating on early retirement: the CAK route is expected to close as of 1 November 20265 min
- Inheritance tax after emigration: the Netherlands keeps taxing for ten years5 min
- The M form: the tax return for the year in which you emigrated5 min
- Your AOW accrual stops on departure — and you have one year to repair that4 min
- Your Dutch pension abroad: what travels with you, and who taxes it5 min
- Cancelling your health insurance without a gap5 min
- Taking medicines across the border: certificates, supply and the 90-day ceiling4 min
- Partner coming along without a job of their own: deregistering, healthcare, AOW and the house5 min
- Stopping benefits on emigration: do it yourself, and in time5 min
- Deregistering with the municipality: when exactly, and what stops then5 min
- When does your pension stay taxed in the Netherlands? The three pots and the three conditions6 min
- Bringing your foreign partner back to the Netherlands: what the IND asks5 min
- Losing your Dutch nationality abroad: the thirteen-year rule5 min
- Moving back to the Netherlands: what to arrange in the first months5 min
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