{"id":3752,"date":"2020-11-24T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanlienden.4bis.nl\/practical-information\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:09:34","slug":"practical-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/van-lienden.nl\/en\/practical-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; module_class=&#8221;HeaderRespPractical HeaderPraktische768 HeaderPraktische980&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(22,67,115,0.88) 50%|rgba(22,67,115,0.48) 50%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(22,67,115,0.88)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;50%&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|900|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch tax authorities consider you to be a resident taxpayer from the moment you live in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/individuals&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vanLienden-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; 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Without recognition, your organization cannot be a referent for <b>Highly skilled migrants<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/van-lienden.nl\/en\/relocation\/employer\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vanLienden-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Citizen service number \/ BSN number&#8221; icon_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|900|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The citizen service number (BSN) is a unique personal number for everyone who has anything to do with the Dutch government. With the citizen service number, the Dutch government wants to improve service to you, combat fraud and better protect your privacy. The number is needed for payroll, health insurance and countless other times when contact with the Dutch government is needed. Van Lienden arranges for net <b>arrived expats<\/b> the citizen service number as soon as possible. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/personal-data\/citizen-service-number-bsn&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vanLienden-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;The 30% ruling&#8221; icon_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|900|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<b>The 30%-arrangement<\/b> applies to you if you were recruited outside the Netherlands or sent from a country other than the Netherlands to <b>work in the Netherlands<\/b>.To be able to use the 30% arrangement, the following conditions apply from January 1, 2012:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are employed.<\/li>\n<li>You have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility\">specific expertise<\/a><br \/>\nwhich can hardly be found on the Dutch labor market.<\/li>\n<li>You have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility\">valid decision.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You live more than the 24 months before your first working day in the Netherlands<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility\">150 kilometers from the Dutch border. <\/a>Also read the exceptions for the 24-month term and PhD graduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vanLienden-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Required amounts Highly skilled migrants 2026&#8243; icon_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|900|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b>Highly skilled migrant<\/b> 30 years or older:<br \/>\u20ac 5.942 ex. Holiday pay<br \/>Highly skilled migrant younger than 30 years old:<br \/>\u20ac 4.357 ex. Holiday pay<br \/>Highly skilled migrant after orientation year graduate \/ highly educated:<br \/>\u20ac 3.122 ex. Holiday pay<br \/>Holders of a European Blue Card:<br \/>\u20ac 5.942 ex. Holiday pay<br \/>Reduced salary criterion\u00a0European Blue Card:<br \/>\u20ac 4.754 ex. Holiday pay<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/van-lienden.nl\/en\/practical-information\/standard-amounts\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read more&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vanLienden-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Gap in Residence &#8221; icon_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|900|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There is good news for a certain group of people with a residence gap. Despite a residence gap, the years you have already saved up will not be lost if you had a formally limited right of residence in the Netherlands during that residence gap. For example, if you are still waiting for the decision on an application. Suppose the old residence permit has expired, but you are still waiting for a decision on the application for extension or for a decision on a notice of objection, then you may await this decision in the Netherlands. In that case, the years before the residence gap do count towards the five years, so you do not have to start counting again.<a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/van-lienden.nl\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Help<\/a> with a residence gap?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Contact&#8221; module_class=&#8221;AboveFooterBlock AboveFooterBlock768&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#F26423&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;-30vw&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#F26423&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0vw&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_phone=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#F26423&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;8%|20px|8%||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;-20vw&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_phone=&#8221;-10vw&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Contact us:<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tel: <a class=\"orangeBlock-link\" href=\"tel:0235401511\">023 54 01 511<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a class=\"orangeBlock-link\" href=\"mailto:alienden@van-lienden.nl\">alienden@van-lienden.nl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/van-lienden.nl\/en\/contact\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Contact us&#8221; module_class=&#8221;contactOrange-btn&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;8%||8%||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;7729&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Sites:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sitesList\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/bldcontenten\/belastingdienst\/individuals\/\">Tax Authorities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.government.nl\/issues\/health-insurance\">Health Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/content\/how-to-apply-for-a-citizen-service-number\">BSN Number<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical information The Dutch tax authorities consider you to be a resident taxpayer from the moment you live in the Netherlands.to be able to employ highly skilled migrants, recognition as a referent is required. 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