Recognition of professional qualifications
To find employment in Germany, you need the right professional qualifications. The Belgium.be website of the Belgian government provides information on the recognition of your Belgian professional qualification abroad. In Germany, the recognition of your Belgian professional qualification depends on the federal state where you are employed. For more information, see the Anerkennung in Deutschland […]
Sickness allowance
If you work in Germany and become ill, you are initially entitled to a maximum of 6 weeks’ continued payment of wages. If you are still ill after 6 weeks, you will receive a sickness allowance from your health insurance fund. Please note: If you are privately insured, you must take out daily sickness allowance […]
Child and family
If you work in Belgium, you may be entitled to different leave policies and benefits. This depends not only on your situation, but also on the situation of the other parent. It is important to be well informed about what your entitlements are. Pregnancy, childbirth and paternity leave You have pregnancy and childbirth leave or […]
Family insurance
Partner Your partner with whom you are married or living in a registered partnership can be co-insured with you in Germany. However, the condition for this is that your partner does not work or receive benefits in the Netherlands. Your partner will then be insured in the same way as you. You are both insured […]
Taking German unemployment benefit with you to the Netherlands
If you are unemployed in Germany and want to look for work in the Netherlands, you can continue to receive German unemployment benefit there for a period of three months. The period for which you can take your German unemployment benefit with you can be extended up to a maximum of six months for the […]
Living
Often you don’t think much about it in everyday life when you “just happen†to drive across the border. However, if you move to the neighbouring country, your place of residence is decisive for the application of laws and rules. For example, your place of residence defines where you are liable to pay taxes on […]
Studying in Germany
For more information about studying in Germany, please refer to the website (only in Dutch). An equally informative website is that of the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes [German Academic Exchange Service] (DAAD). You can also get initial information about studying in Germany from the deutschen Vertretungen in den Niederlanden [German representatives in the Netherlands]. On the […]