Five benefits that immigrants can enjoy in the Netherlands.

Article 1 Five Benefits of Dutch Immigrants

1, the world's leading pension system The Dutch pension system has always been the best in the world. The original intention of the pension system design is to ensure that everyone can enjoy a decent life now and in the future after reaching the statutory retirement age. Its characteristics are mainly manifested in three pillars: basic state pension, occupational pension and private pension. The basic national pension plan is a compulsory insurance plan based on payment, which is between pure national welfare and commercial nature. The most striking feature of this plan is that the payment is linked to personal income, while the pension is fixed and unified, which is 70% of the legal minimum wage. This embodies the design concept that everyone enjoys basic welfare equally.

2. Health care system in Europe

The Netherlands ranks in the top three among all European indicators published by the Healthy Consumers Organization. In the six categories of the European Health Consumption Index, the Netherlands won two titles, namely, patients' rights and information (shared with Denmark) and service scope and convenience. In the Netherlands, the government requires every citizen to have medical insurance. The system aims to make everyone get affordable medical care, and the government's task is to create conditions to prevent diseases and accidents as much as possible, and strive to provide various forms of treatment, care and care. In the Netherlands, basic medical insurance has covered most of the medical services that residents may need in their daily lives, such as seeing a doctor, being hospitalized and buying medicines.

The funds of Dutch national medical insurance are raised in two ways: one is the insurance premium paid by citizens (minors under 18 are free), and the other is income tax. The average monthly premium of basic medical insurance in the Netherlands is about 100 Euro. At the same time, the Dutch government also provides insurance subsidies for low-income people. As long as you are a Dutch citizen or have the right of abode in the Netherlands, you can apply for insurance allowance. In addition, the Netherlands implements universal medical care, and maternal care before and after the birth of the child is free. There is also domestic help 7 days and 5 hours a day after delivery. As long as you live legally in the Netherlands and buy medical insurance, you can enjoy all the family medical equipment and services provided by the special family medical care center. At present, the minimum choice of Dutch medical insurance is 77 euros a month. The medical insurance purchased in the Netherlands belongs to global medical insurance, and the medical expenses incurred in other countries can be reimbursed by the insurance company that purchased the insurance.

3. Quality education and relatively low tuition.

The quality of Dutch higher education is famous for its high quality, internationalization and application. Among the top 200 universities in The Times of England, only 14 U-universities and 13 universities are listed in the Netherlands. All its H-level universities have been selected into the list of 200 business schools in the world. The Dutch government has invested heavily in education, which makes the cost of studying in the Netherlands relatively low. Undergraduate tuition is 50,000-70,000 yuan a year, and the average living expenses are about 50,000 yuan a year.

4. Unique regression law

The unified law in the Netherlands is a highly humanized follow-up law specifically for immigrants. The Dutch government believes that these foreigners have contributed all their strength to the economic construction of the Netherlands, so the government has an unshirkable responsibility for these foreigners. Therefore, under this special background, with the permission of Her Majesty the Queen, the Dutch government began to implement the unified law, so that foreign nationals in need can return to their original residence to enjoy their old age with Dutch nationality and welfare on the premise of voluntary application. According to the provisions of the Reunification Law, different immigrants can enjoy different rights and interests according to the different situations. In short, China immigrants who can enjoy the rights and interests of the reunification law can be roughly divided into the following two categories:

A, under the age of 45, living for more than one year and less than three years (only 100 students per year) can apply for basic allowances (travel allowance, moving allowance and two-month living allowance).

B, at least 45 years of age, living for more than three years, receiving relief, unemployment, disability or old-age allowance for more than half a year, you can apply for home allowance (travel allowance, moving allowance and life allowance). Among them, there are differences according to whether they are single, whether they have family children, and tax records.

Generally speaking, the minimum basic allowance is 2,709.94 euros, and the minimum living allowance for life is 682.08 euros per month, which will be paid until the death of the beneficiary, regardless of whether the applicant has income after returning to his original country of residence. At the same time, after returning to the original country of residence, they still retain the permanent residency and nationality they have obtained. Of course, immigrants who choose to return to China should be carefully considered. If they choose to retire early with return subsidies, they will no longer be able to enjoy more comprehensive insurance in the Netherlands. For immigrants who immigrate to the Netherlands and take root, it is a choice to stay in the Netherlands, a high-welfare country in the world, and enjoy the beautiful natural living environment and a better insurance and welfare system in the Netherlands for life. However, for those who are eager to return to their roots or want to retire early and enjoy life, according to the provisions of the Regression Law, it is also a good choice to choose to enjoy some Dutch benefits and return to China.

5. Reasonable tax system and generous tax refund benefits.

Tax refund is a kind of welfare means with Dutch characteristics, which is only available in the Netherlands in Europe and America. In the eyes of many Dutch people, the tax rebate is the welfare given by the Queen to the people. According to the Dutch laws and tax system, all people who work or have income in the Netherlands have the obligation to declare and pay taxes according to law, but at the same time they have the right to refund taxes. This kind of tax rebate is all-round, and there is a high tax rebate for buying real estate; There is a 30% tax refund for renting a house; 45% tax refund for purchasing medical insurance; Spouses can also enjoy tax refund if they have no job, and even every single purchase between companies can enjoy a tax refund of 19%. This kind of tax refund benefits can be collected every year or every month according to your own requirements. You can enjoy preferential tax refund from the day when immigrants arrive, whether they live permanently or become naturalized.

Article 2 Application conditions for permanent residence and naturalization of Dutch immigrants

I. Application conditions for short-term residence permit for Dutch immigrants

Principal applicant 18 years old, with no criminal record;

The principal applicant can invest 654.38+250,000 euros;

Purchase the Dutch National Innovation Fund of 6.5438+0.25 million euros.

Second, the conditions for applying for permanent residence in the Netherlands

1) does not pose a threat to public order.

2) Have enough income.

3) Must have a continuous and valid residence permit for 5 years or more.

4) The residence permit is not a temporary residence, such as a work residence.

5) Has passed the integration test. This means that you can write, speak, read and understand Dutch fluently. You must have a comprehensive test certificate recognized by IND or other relevant Dutch proficiency certificates.

Third, the application requires documents.

1) Have valid travel documents (such as passports).

2) Must have medical insurance.

3) proof of income

4) Current valid residence permit

5) Submit proof of continuous residence in the Netherlands for five years.

6) Incorporate the examination certificate or recognized Dutch proficiency certificate.

Fourth, the validity period of permanent residence.

Your permanent residence is valid for 5 years, and a new card must be issued after 5 years.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Dutch naturalization conditions (normal application for naturalization option, the cycle is about 6-65438+2 months)

1) Adult

2) Must have an uninterrupted valid residence permit for 5 years or more.

3) The valid residence permit is a non-temporary residence permit, such as a work residence permit.

4) You have passed the integration exam. This means that you can write, speak, read and understand Dutch fluently. You must have A2 comprehensive test certificate or other relevant proof of Dutch proficiency recognized by IND.

5) There is no record of committing a crime, being sentenced to community service or a large number of economic problems in the last four years.

6) Prepare to take the oath to join Dutch nationality and give up the original nationality.

Documents required for naturalization of intransitive verbs

1) valid passport

2) Effective non-temporary residence permit

3) A valid birth certificate

4) A valid marriage certificate (if necessary)

5) Incorporate the examination certificate or recognized Dutch proficiency certificate.

VII. Naturalization fee

Single person: 789 euros

Multi-person: 10 19 Euro

Minors: 1 17 Euro

8. Conditions for naturalization in the Netherlands (choose the option of naturalization in the Netherlands, the cycle is about 3 months)

1) has been married to a Dutch national for more than 3 years and has lived in the Netherlands continuously for more than 15 years.

2) Over 65 years old, who has lived in the Netherlands continuously for more than 15 years.

3) Being an adult, I have been living in the Netherlands since I was 4 years old.

4) Born in the Netherlands, lived in the Netherlands for more than 3 years, and was stateless at birth.

5) Being adopted by Dutch nationals and raised for more than 3 years.

Further reading: the common sense of Dutch immigrants' customs

Every Dutch immigrant is so excited, but there are still many precautions that must not be ignored, such as things to bring, things that can be used in the Netherlands, things that are difficult to buy in the Netherlands, and so on. Of course, if you go back to China one day, you will definitely want to bring something back to China, and there will definitely be restrictions on what you take out. Everyone who immigrates to the Netherlands should pay attention to this.

According to relevant regulations, people from non-EU countries (17 years old or older) can bring 65,438+075 euros into the Netherlands duty-free. You can carry 200 cigarettes, liquor 1 liter, 2 liters of red and white wine, 50 grams of perfume, 500 grams of coffee and 0/00 grams of tea. The excess should be taxed at the airport customs. Non-EU citizens who spend more than 137 euros in a shop in the Netherlands marked "global tax refund and duty-free shopping" in one day can ask the shop to issue a tax refund certificate, and can go through the tax refund formalities at the airport customs within three months from the date of purchase. The actual tax refund amount is about 10% of the commodity price.

In addition, the Netherlands has made special regulations on carrying protected animals, rare plants, imitations, antiques, artworks, drugs, medicines, weapons, flowers, plants, fruits, fish, meat, dairy products, poultry and pets.

For friends who immigrate to the Netherlands, these precautions are stipulated by the Dutch customs. When you come back from the Netherlands, you should not want to be disturbed by the inspection, so this knowledge should be prepared and collected in advance, which will help you travel and enjoy life in the Netherlands.