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• alepa

  
   

  February 21, 2011 5:00:36 PM CET

  Recently,
  during a job interview with a Dutch employer, they said
  they would try to employ me under the "30% rulling".
  
  It is highly propable I will not be hired by the certain company, but I would like to be ready for a similar talk in the future.
  I asked if this type of contract has any benefit for the employer, and they replied, that no. 30% or not, they will have to pay the same money.
  It only makes a difference for the employee. (really ? ...)
  
  I know what is the "30% rulling" in the Netherlands, I've read many information, and faq's like this one
  http://www.taxpat.com/en/F.A.Q.-s/Question...ds-Tax-Benefit-
  
  But most of this info seems to be addressed to US, or British executives, with high salaries, that regard their post in Holland as a temporary step in their carreer.
  
  my own plans are
  1. to find a job, and rent house/appartment/whatever I can afford
  2. register as a permanent resident
  3. to learn Dutch as quickly as possible
  4. to register my children in a public Dutch school (not an international one). both are under 5 years old.
  
  ... keep myself healthy and alive
  
  5. in the future, if all the above are going well, maybe apply for Dutch citizenship.
  or, try to buy a home, with a loan.
  
  If i am paid under the 30% rulling, will I have a problem with my plans?
  Will I be considered a "legal, permanent resident" for the X years required for naturalisation counting from the start of my registration ?
  Will I have any problem with asking for a bank loan?
  
  Can I register (myself, or a family member/children) in the waiting list for the "affordable rents" (Municipal housing), while paid under the "30%" ?
  
  thank you
• osita

  

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  February 21, 2011 8:43:32 PM CET

  The 30% is only payable to those who are meant to be here temporarily, hence it is only granted for 10 years maximum - after that, it's expected that you won't have any extra expenses associated with living abroad (the purpose of the tax allowance). It is also only granted to those who are at a certain level of career and salary (usually executives, engineers, IT guys etc); both your CV and your offered salary need to be showed to the tax office to convince them that you are a 'scarce resource' that the company needed to fill from outside the country.
  
  You can rent or buy, learn Dutch, put your kids in any school you want, BUT, if you are earning such a low salary that you qualify for social housing, I can pretty much guarentee that you will NOT be earning enough for the 30% ruling.
  
  I don't know which country you are planning to move from, but you need a reason to move here - you can't just decide to live in the Netherlandsunless you are from another EU country. You need to meet one of the eligibility conditions on the IND website.
• alepa

  
   

  February 22, 2011 1:36:38 AM CET

  Well, I have an EU passport. So, I have the right to move there, just because I like it.
  Also, i am an "IT guy", but helaas not a "rocket scientist"
  so, maybe we convince the tax guys, maybe we don't ....
  
  
  I understand what you mean about the social housing, but I had something else in mind.
  Say, for example, that I live in a certain city X where the average waiting time is about 8 years in this list.
  Which salary will be taken as a level of income, to decide if we qualify for social housing?
  the salary of 2011, or the salary of 2019 when I will be on the top of the list?
  
  Lets say, that for the first 3 years, I have a high salary, and I enjoy the 30% less taxing, but my wife is unemployed, and I pay a high rent (as most fresh expats do).
  then, after 3 years, I get fired or resign, and I find a job with a very lower salary, and my new employer cannot put me on the 30% rulling.
  and also, maybe my wife, manages to get a part-time job.
  Can I register in the social housing list from the very first year (earning a high salary), or they will only let me do that after the 3rd year (in our expample) ?
  
  
  thank you for your answer.