Moving from Netherlands to Belgium - registering/deregistering

Last activity 28 February 2014 by tervurener

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ElziuteMember21 February 2014 19:09:34

Looking for (legal issues/ social benefits/) expert information.
Me my partner are registered in the Netherlands. However my partner got a job (for 1 year or more) in Brussels so he is outsourced from dutch company. My questions are:
- must we de-register from NL as my partner has property in NL and he pays taxes to NL govment?
- if I get a job in Brussels, must i register in here or can still be registered in NL? Is there some kind of Benelux agreement between countries that i would be eligible to work in Belgium? Or its just simple - i have to register in Brussels in order to get legal work and benefits (I am EU citizen)
Saying all that we just think we could loose all benefits from NL if de-registering from there.
Thank you for information.

tervurenerSerial expat21 February 2014 19:16:07

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If you come to live in Belgium, you must register plain and simple. If on special status (if you are, you know what I mean), then your registration is handled by your employer.

ElziuteMember27 February 2014 08:44:58

Second try about secondary residence.
For taxation and legal reasons my partner would prefer to maintain his primary residence in NL, and have the address in BE as a "secondary residence". If I also live there in a secondary residence, whilst having my primary residence in NL, will I be able to (legally) work in BE? Will we be able to send our son to Belgian day care?"

tervurenerSerial expat28 February 2014 06:03:51

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Well if you get a job in Belgium, paid for by a Belgian employer through Belgian payroll, yes you need a Belgian social security number. For that, you need to register as living here or you need to be a cross-border worker. So go and look up the cross-border regs between NL and BE.

I don't see how you can have your son in a creche here, unless you live here. If you live here, you must register here.

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