When can you get a remigration benefit?

You can get a remigration benefit if you meet the following conditions:

• your application reaches us before 1 January 2025
• you live in the Netherlands
• you are 55 or over
• you were 18 or over when you came to live in the Netherlands
• you were born in the country that you are moving to
• you have or had the nationality  of your country of birth
• you give up your Dutch nationality
• you are moving to your country of birth 
• you have been receiving a Dutch benefit for 12 consecutive months before you claim a remigration benefit
• you have been living legally in the Netherlands for 8 consecutive years before you claim a remigration benefit
• you do not have any debts with the national government . For example, debts with the Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Administration) or any unpaid fines. If you have already made arrangements to pay your debts, you can still get a remigration benefit
• you are not in prison or fleeing from justice
• you move to your country of birth within 6 months after you get our letter awarding you a remigration benefit

• If your partner does not already live in the country you are moving to, your partner must move with you
• Your partner must not have any debts with the national government . For example, debts with the Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Administration) or any unpaid fines. If your partner has already made arrangements to pay their debts, you can still claim a remigration benefit
• Your partner must not be in prison or fleeing from justice