Consultation sessions by the Bureau for German Affairs
If you have any questions, you can make an appointment for 1 of our consultation sessions. These in-person sessions are held at various locations.
Consultation sessions for 2026
The consultation sessions in Bad Nieuweschans will be held every third Wednesday of the month. To make an appointment, call the Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (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.
If you have any questions, our consultants will be present at the following consultation sessions in the border region. For each location, you can contact the office concerned to make an appointment. 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.
To make an appointment, call the Euroregion :
- Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion, Mönchengladbach: +49 21 616 98 55 03
- Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion, Cleves: +49 28 217 930 79
- Cross-Border Information Point for the for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, Aken-Eurode/Herzogenrath: +49 24 069 87 92 92 or +31 45 545 6178
- Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion, Gronau: +31 53 460 5151 or +49 2562 7020 2562
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 (AKW)
- old-age pension
- unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and incapacity benefit
If you attend a consultation session, bring along any documents that might be relevant.
For tax-related 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: Ems-Dollart 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 Euroregion, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 21 January 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 27 January 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 2 February 2026 | Winterswijk | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 5 February 2026 | Familienleistung for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR) (digital) | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 6 February 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 18 February 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 18 February 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 24 February 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 6 March 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 9 March 2026 | Glanerbrug | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 18 March 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 18 March 2026 | Familienleistung (digital), Aachen | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 25 March 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 31 March 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 10 April 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 13 April 2026 | Hardenberg | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 15 April 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 28 April 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 29 April 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 8 May 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 11 May 2026 | Glanerbrug | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 20 May 2026 | Bad Nieuwschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 26 May 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 27 May 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 1 June 2026 | Aalten | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 10 June 2026 | Familienleistung (digital), Gronau | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 12 June 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 17 June 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 30 June 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 1 July 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 10 July 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 2 September 2026 | Herzogenrath (together with DRV) | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 4 September 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 15 September 2026 | Nordhorn, Germany | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 16 September 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans (together with DRV) | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 16 September 2026 | Familienleistung (digital), Cleves | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 29 September 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 7 October 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 9 October 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 12 October 2026 | Glanerbrug | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 21 October 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 27 October 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 2 November 2026 | Bocholt, Germany | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 11 November 2026 | Herzogenrath (together with DRV) | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
| 11 November 2026 | Familienleistung (digital), Gladbach | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 13 November 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 18 November 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 24 November 2026 | Cleves, Germany | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Rhine-Waal Euroregion |
| 7 December 2026 | Glanerbrug | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Enschede-Gronau Euroregion |
| 9 December 2026 | Bad Nieuweschans | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Ems-Dollart Region (EDR), Bad Nieuweschans |
| 11 December 2026 | Venlo | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine-North Euroregion |
| 16 December 2026 | Herzogenrath, Germany | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Cross-Border Information Point for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion |
The different Cross-Border Information Points also hold consultation sessions and meetings at other times. A full list of dates and locations is available on the Cross-Border Information Points website. You can also see whether the Bureau for German Affairs (BDZ) will be present at the consultation sessions.