What is a living will?

A living will states who will take care of your financial, medical and personal business when you are unable to do it yourself. It is a personal document that must be drawn up by a notary and will be filed in the Central Register of Living Wills (CLTR).

You can decide yourself who will take care of your business. It is common to appoint 2 persons: one for your financial matters and one for your medical and personal matters, but this is not compulsory. Whoever you choose, make sure it is someone you trust very much.

Your living will can’t expire but you can always change it.

I would like to move to the Netherlands. What are the requirements?

I would like to move to the Netherlands. How can I arrange that?

If you want to live in the Netherlands you have to fit several requirements:

  • You have the nationality of an EU/EEA country
  • If you do not have the nationality of an EU/EEA country, you must apply for a residence permit with the Immigration authorities (IND).  On the website of the IND you can read which conditions must be met in order to obtain a residence permit.