Sick note
The film below explains in Dutch what the rules are if you live in the Netherlands and work in Germany and become ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eexDDTxCRRs If you work in Germany and become ill or have an accident at work, your German employer will continue to pay your full salary for the first 6 weeks. One condition […]
Dutch pension and taxes
Pensions from the Netherlands The new double taxation agreement between the Netherlands and Germany came into force on 1 January 2016. It stipulates on which income taxes have to be paid in which country. The agreement states that if the Dutch pensions (private and statutory pensions added together) are higher than € 15,000, the total […]
Residence
Anyone considering studying in the Netherlands will naturally have questions about everyday life: First of all, there is the national language. Students who study in the Netherlands will certainly take advantage of the offer to attend English-language courses. However, many of the courses are held in Dutch. Moreover, contact with the culture of the host […]
Recognition of professional qualifications
Depending on the profession you wish to pursue, you will need to have your Dutch qualification recognised in Germany. You can find more information, e.g. for which professions recognition is necessary, at www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de. Information on the assessment of your Dutch qualification abroad can be found under Onderwijs en internationalisering on the website of the Dutch […]
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 […]