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 […]
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 […]
Health insurance
This film explains in Dutch how you are insured if you live in the Netherlands and work in Germany. Legal and private health insurance If you work in Germany, you are insured against health costs in Germany. Germany has different types of health insurance: Legal health insurance (compulsory or voluntary) and private health insurance. As […]
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 […]
Health insurance, sickness allowance and nursing care
Insurance in the Netherlands If you work in the Netherlands, you are normally insured against medical costs in the Netherlands. For health insurance (Zorgverzekering), you register with a health insurance company (Zorgverzekeraar) in the Netherlands. You pay the contribution for this health insurance (only payment in kind) yourself from your net salary. In addition, your […]
Child and family
If you work in Germany, you are entitled to various leave arrangements and payments. However, this depends not only on your circumstances, but also on the circumstances of the other parent. You must be well informed about your rights. Maternity leave In Germany, maternity leave starts six weeks before the expected delivery date and ends […]
Pensions
Both Germany and the Netherlands have legal old-age pension schemes. However, this is regulated differently in the two countries. The amount of your old-age benefit depends on the duration of your insurance. If you have accrued insurance periods in the Netherlands and in Germany, you will get a old-age pension from both countries, provided you […]
Looking for a job
Provided you are looking for employment in Germany, this is possible in various ways. One efficient way is to contact companies directly (networking). You can also declare that you are looking for employment in Germany to the employment agency responsible for you (VDAB/FOREM/actiris or ADG). You can also register as a jobseeker with the German […]
Dismissal due to illness
Can my German employer dismiss me because of illness? If you are sick, you cannot be dismissed. This is a common misconception. If someone is absent very often or for a very long time because of illness, the employer can dismiss him under certain circumstances. An occasional flu or infection is not enough. Dismissal due […]
Health insurance
Legal and private health insurance If you work in Germany, you are covered by health insurance in Germany. Germany has different types of health insurance: Legal health insurance (compulsory or voluntary) and private health insurance. As an employee, you are compulsorily insured if your gross salary does not exceed € 77.400 per year (2026). If […]