Consultation sessions by the Bureau for German Affairs
If you have any questions, you can make an appointment for one of our consultation sessions. These in-person sessions are held at various locations.
Consultation sessions as from January 2023
The consultation sessions in Bad Nieuweschans will be held every third Wednesday of the month. To make an appointment, call GrensInfoPunt Eems-Dollard Euroregion (EDR) in Bad Nieuweschans on +31 597 521818
If you want to speak to a consultant from BDZ outside of the scheduled consultation sessions, please get in touch with us or make an appointment for a video call.
The rest of the consultation sessions are mostly being held at the planned locations. If only a few people register for a session, it may be held online. You can make an appointment by calling your Euregion:
- GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion, Mönchengladbach: +49 21 616 98 55 03
- GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion, Cleves (Kleve): +49 28 217 930 79
- GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, Aken-Eurode/Herzogenrath: +49 24 069 87 92 92 or 045 545 6178
- GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion, Gronau: 053 460 5151 or +49 2562 7020
You can also contact us directly. If you send your questions using our online contact form, we will reply by email or telephone.
Find out more about our consultation sessions
For more information about our consultation sessions, select a subject.
You can ask questions about the following subjects:
- the rules that are relevant for you (this is called ‘applicable legislation’)
- your health insurance
- child benefit
- old-age pension
- unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and incapacity benefit
For tax questions, please contact the Cross-Border Employment and Enterprise team (GWO team), which is a collaboration between the Dutch Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) and the German Finanzamt.
From the Netherlands, call 0800 024 1212
From Germany, call 0800 101 1353
Consultation sessions - addresses:
- Aalten: Gemeentehuis (Town Hall), Markt 7, 7121 CS Aalten
- Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR), Bunderpoort 14, 9693 ZG Bad Nieuweschans
- Bocholt: Europa-Haus, Adenauerallee 59, 46399 Bocholt, Germany
- Glanerbrug: Gronausestraat 1258-1260, 7534 AV Glanerbrug
- Hardenberg: Gemeentehuis (Town Hall), Stephanuspark 1, 7772 HZ Hardenberg
- Herzogenrath/Kerkrade: Eurode Business Center, Eurode-Park 1, 52134 Herzogenrath/6461 KB Kerkrade
- Cleves: Rhine-Waal Euregion, Emmericher Str. 24, 47533 Kleve, Germany
- Nordhorn: Nino Hochbau Kompetenzzentrum, Nino Allee 11, 48529 Nordhorn, Germany
- Venlo: UWV WERKbedrijf, Prinsessesingel 10, 5911 HT Venlo
- Winterswijk: Gemeentehuis (Town Hall), Stationsstraat 25, 7101 GH Winterswijk
View the dates, locations and times of our consultation sessions.
| Dates | Location | Time | For appointments, contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2024 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 3 June 2024 | Aalten | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 5 June 2024 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 12 June 2024 | Family benefits (Familienleistung) | 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 14 June 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 19 June 2024 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR) |
| 25 June 2024 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 1 July 2024 | Nordhorn, Germany | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 5 July 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 28 August 2024 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 2 September 2024 | Winterswijk | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 6 September 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 11 September 2024 | Family benefits (Familienleistung) | 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 18 September 2024 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR) |
| 22 September 2024 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 30 September 2024 | Glanerbrug | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 07 October 2024 | Aalten | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 9 October 2024 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 11 October 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 16 October 2024 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR) |
| 29 October 2024 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 4 November 2024 | Hardenberg | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 6 November 2024 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 8 November 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 13 November 2024 | Family benefits (Familienleistung) | 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 20 November 2024 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR) |
| 26 November 2024 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 2 December 2024 | Bocholt, Germany | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Enschede/Gronau Euroregion |
| 4 December 2024 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 6 December 2024 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 12 noon | GrensInfoPunt Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 11 December 2024 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | GrensInfoPunt Bad Nieuweschans: Eems Dollard Region (EDR) |
The different GrensInfoPunt centres organise consultation sessions and meetings at other times too. A full list of dates and locations is available on the GrensInfoPunten website. You can also see whether the Bureau for German Affairs (BDZ) will be present at the consultation sessions.