Organization : Sociale Verzekerings Bank
Type of Facility : How To Claim A Remigration Benefit?
Country: Netherlands
Website : https://www.svb.nl/nl/
SVB How To Claim A Remigration Benefit
Complete the claim form and send it to our office in Leiden, together with the requested documents.
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Download or request a claim form:
You can obtain a claim form in the following ways:
** download it from this page
** call our office in Leiden on number (071) 512 9040. We will send you a claim form straight away.
** contact the Dutch Migration Institute (NMI). They can also help you complete the form
Please enclose documentary evidence
You must enclose a number of documents with your claim.
Always send the following:
Copies of a passport (or other proof of identity) for yourself and anyone remigrating with you.
If you have dual nationality, please also send a copy of the passport for your other nationality.
Depending on your situation, we may also need other documents:
** If you or your partner does not have Dutch nationality, you must send us a copy of the residence permit.
** If there has been a change in the name or date of birth of you or your partner during your stay in the Netherlands, send documentary evidence of this.
** If you are moving to a country of which you are not a national, you must send proof that you are permitted to live in that country.
** If your partner already lives in the country you are moving to, you must send proof that your partner is alive and that you are married or in a registered partnership.
** If your children already live in the country you are moving to, you must send proof that they are alive.
** If a foster child moves with you, you must send proof that the child’s parent or guardian agrees to this.
** If you are in debt to the Dutch authorities, you must send proof that you are settling the debt.
Reporting a change:
You can report a change in different ways. Choose how you wish to report a change.
By telephone:
You can report a change by telephone. However, in some situations, you will be asked to send documentary evidence, e.g. an official document. Changes reported over the telephone are always confirmed in writing. To report a change by telephone, call 071 512 9040.
What is the Remigration scheme?:
If you are currently living in the Netherlands but want to return to your country of origin, you can apply to the SVB for a monthly remigration benefit to help cover your living expenses. This is provided for under the Remigration Act.
The amount of your remigration benefit depends on the following:
** the country you are moving to
** your family situation
If you receive another Dutch benefit, it will be deducted from your remigration benefit. If you are no longer covered under the Dutch health insurance system after you have moved abroad, you can also get a contribution towards health insurance.
You can get help from the Dutch Migration Institute (NMI):
If you are considering returning to another country, you can get help and advice from the Dutch Migration Institute (Nederlands Migratie Instituut, NMI). They have a special helpline for questions about remigration. You can speak to a staff member straight away, who will often be able to speak your language.
Tel. 030 – 236 4245 (daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Who is the Remigration scheme for?:
Three categories of people can apply for a remigration benefit. Special conditions apply in each case.
1. If you were born in a country which is covered by the Remigration Act:
If you were born in a country which is covered by the Remigration Act, and you want to go back to live in that country, you must have, or have had, the nationality of that country, and you must have been 18 or over when you came to live in the Netherlands. In addition, you must have been living in the Netherlands before a certain date (depending on which country you wish to move to).
2. If you are a recognized refugee or have been granted asylum:
If you live in the Netherlands and you are a recognized refugee or you have been granted asylum, it makes no difference which country you are from or which nationality you have. You can only remigrate to the country you are from. NB: you must have received a residence permit before 1 July 2014.
3. Moluccans:
If you were part of a group that was brought to the Netherlands from the Moluccan Islands in 1951 or 1952 and you are or were listed in the Rietkerk Act benefits register, you can apply for a remigration benefit.