FAMILIES RANKED TOP IN THE WORLD FOR CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING BY UNICEF, THE NETHERLANDS IS GREAT FOR FAMILIES.
• Au pairs can stay in the Netherlands NON-EU/EEA/SWISS NATIONALS for one year as a “cultural exchange” • Non-EU/EEA must have their own, who cannot work outside his or her separate, residence permit. agreed au pair duties. • This application fee depends on your • No previous Dutch residence permit personal situation and permit type. for exchange purposes can be on • TIP: Partners and family members your record if wanting to au pair. generally receive the same • An au pair must be over 18 and conditions as the relative they are under 31 and cannot be a family joining in the Netherlands. member in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree. • Rates are subject to frequent change, • Light, domestic duties in exchange so it is best to refer to www.ind.nl. for bed and board are the norm. EU/EEA/SWISS NATIONALS AND Eight hour work day are the SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS FAMILY MEMBERS maximum (30 hours per week), with • Want to bring a family member to two days off weekly. • Register in the Municipal Personal the Netherlands? Sponsor them: • As a sponsor, have sufficient income Records Database (BRP) and get your sign a declaration, meet certain to support family and au pair. And social number (BSN). obligations, and prove you can make a daily schedule for the au pair • Next, make sure you have all the support your spouse or relative agreed upon in writing. paperwork together: passports, (www.ind.nl has a table of required • ind.nl/en/exchange/Pages/Au-pair. a marriage certificate and birth income levels). aspx has a list of conditions for certificates with an Apostille stamp • If you, along with your family, come au pairs who wish to come to the (if required from your country). Work to the Netherlands as a highly Netherlands, as well as conditions permits are not required. skilled worker, your contract will be for what an au pair is allowed to do. • And be sure those paperwork sufficient to meet the requirements documents are translated into Dutch, CHILD BENEFIT regardless of the length of English, French or German. employment. • Parents living or working in the • Any family members not an EU/EEA/ Netherlands with children under 18 AU PAIRS Swiss national? Submit a mandatory are entitled to the kinderbijslag, a “verification against EU law” to • Bringing an au pair to the quarterly contribution to the cost the IND for a certificate of lawful Netherlands? One of the key rules of raising children from the Sociale residency good for five years. is that the au pair cannot have Verzekerings Bank (SVB). • Visit www.ind.nl for conditions. previously worked for your family • The amount depends on age, special abroad. needs, etc., but is not income• Only a recognised au pair agency related. can submit a permit application on behalf of an au pair. • The applications for both the entry visa (MVV) and residence permit are streamlined into one Entry and Residence Procedure (TEV), which can be granted before arrival. • Family immigration policies have been reformed, making it easier and less costly. • Partners or relatives can apply for permits on behalf of family member(s) who live abroad. • Partners do not need to be married to receive residency (under certain conditions) • It is important to visit the IND website (www.ind.nl) for the most recent changes in rules and permit feed.
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONALS 2022 • THE NETHERLANDS • WWW.EXPATFAIR.NL
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