Henry McGrath
English expat in the Netherlands
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Lives in Gemeente Wassenaar, South Holl
Registration: 08 June 2018
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Self quarantine by drjeetendrarathore
Are hotels accepting people for 10 days quarantine. Is it possible to travel from Amsterdam to Enschede on public transport (train) during quarantine.
Travelling from a high risk country is permitted because arrivals are forcibly quarantined in hotels at their own cost, so no impact to UK. No problem with direct flights from India but savvy travellers from India can arrive via any number of other ... Read More
Basic Dutch health insurance with foreign income by palex71
Hello, I am having issues purchasing basic Dutch health insurance. I have registered with my Italian passport and have my BSN. However, I have had two insurance companies tell me that I cannot purchase health insurance because I receive foreign ...
But if Palex is becoming a resident of NL surely he will have to make a tax declaration here and that's where the income related health insurance premium calculated and is deducted. Foreign incomes and wealth have to be declared so it's ... Read More
Basic Dutch health insurance with foreign income by palex71
Hello, I am having issues purchasing basic Dutch health insurance. I have registered with my Italian passport and have my BSN. However, I have had two insurance companies tell me that I cannot purchase health insurance because I receive foreign ...
There is another thing to be aware of if you are not covered by the Dutch health insurance and decide to go private. Many Dutch travel insurance policies (e.g. ANWB) specifically require that you are covered by the Dutch health scheme, i.e. they ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
Baseball06 mentions "moving to Utrecht" and "international schools" . If the latter refers to the British and American schools then Utrecht is not the ideal place to be located, since the major branches of these schools are ... Read More
Vaccine for covid 19 by blackadder101
Has anyone taken the vaccine yet ? if so did you experience any side effects ? If you do take the vaccine do you get a certificate that might help you get exempt from a PCR test when travelling ?
My wife and I and friends we know (all in the agr range 70-85) had no side effects. In view of the current complexity around international travel It will be interesting to have feedback on this forum on members' experiences. Read More
Paying for groceries online shop - new arrivals in NL by eamonexpat
Hi, not sure how many people will have experienced this yet, but I’ve been searching online and can’t find any answers... We’re moving to the Netherlands in a little under a month, which means we’ll be arriving and ...
I was baffled why food purchase could be a problem until I saw the AH link. Your payment problem is simply because AH will not fix the price at point of purchase. However NL is now awash with food delivery options which will allow payment by ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Last year Lloyds closed my UK bank account because of Brexit. Some other banks did the same because UK banks now need to pay for a licence to operate in NL. We thought that this process ended in 2020 but this is not the case. A fellow Brit over here ...
This is indeed not the same as the letter to my colleague, which did not refer to all NL residents but referred specifically only to NL residents with NatWest accounts. I cannot find any reference on the DNB website to a more general ban such as ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit
Last year Lloyds closed my UK bank account because of Brexit. Some other banks did the same because UK banks now need to pay for a licence to operate in NL. We thought that this process ended in 2020 but this is not the case. A fellow Brit over here ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ... Read More
BREXIT - BRITISH EMBASSY AND IND HOLD JOINT Q&A SESSION by Cynic
Hi all, The above may be of interest to all British expats living in the Netherlands; the session was broadcast via Facebook at the end of January 2019; this link will take you directly to it. Hope this Helps. Cynic Expat Team
The report by Anglodutch corresponds exactly with my experience of doing the same 18 months ago. What amazed me was the welcoming approach of the gemeente (Wassenaar) official dealing with the matter (especially after I made it clear that Brexit was ... Read More
English married to Dutch by AX647
Hi guys I tried to look on the appropriate website for this but ended up going in circles Have been married for 6 years to a Dutch citizen. We do not live in England nor the Netherlands (I'm English) For obvious reasons we have been ...
The appropriate website is that of the IND, which has all the info you need (also in English). As a Brit who recently also became Dutch (because of Brexit) the process was very simple to become a dual national (no language or integration test ... Read More
Free TV Licence in UK by Henry McGrath
As a 77 year old living in NL and with a property in UK I consider myself eligible for a free TV licence for the UK property. However the TV licensing org says that free licences are not available for expats. I cannot find any legal basis for this ...
You may only be resident in one country at a time for tax purposes but this does not necessarily apply to everything else. I have finally been granted my free TV licence in the UK after submitting a copy of my UK council tax bill showing that I pay ... Read More
Free TV Licence in UK by Henry McGrath
As a 77 year old living in NL and with a property in UK I consider myself eligible for a free TV licence for the UK property. However the TV licensing org says that free licences are not available for expats. I cannot find any legal basis for this ...
Yes I have a N.I. number, but when I submitted this number to TV licensing they said they could not find it in their database. The reason for this is that the DWP supplies the licensing org with a database which contains N.I. numbers only of people ... Read More
Free TV Licence in UK by Henry McGrath
As a 77 year old living in NL and with a property in UK I consider myself eligible for a free TV licence for the UK property. However the TV licensing org says that free licences are not available for expats. I cannot find any legal basis for this ...
I use the uk property from time to time so it's clear that I need a TV licence with my name on it. Read More
Free TV Licence in UK
As a 77 year old living in NL and with a property in UK I consider myself eligible for a free TV licence for the UK property. However the TV licensing org says that free licences are not available for expats. I cannot find any legal basis for this ... Read More