Emigration....... Are people serious

DefecteD said:
You can only get the 30% tax ruling if you meet the conditions

o be eligible for the 30 percent ruling the following conditions have to be met:

The employee works for an employer liable to withhold Dutch payroll tax on the employee's salary.
Employer and employee have to agree in writing that the 30 percent ruling is applicable.
The employee has to be transferred from abroad to a Dutch employer or has to be recruited from abroad by a Dutch employer;
The employee did not reside within 150 kilometres from the Dutch border for the last 18 out of 24 months at the time of hiring;
The employee's taxable (!) salary (roughly the gross salary reduced with the tax free reimbursement under the 30 percent ruling) is at least EUR 35,000 per annum.
The employee needs to have expertise which is scarcely available in the Netherlands.
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Yep, i would have gone over as part of the scarce skills, so it would have been applicable to me which made the salary offered a bit more comparable to what i get in SA in terms of disposable income . But yea, alot of people won't get that benefit which is a significant chunk of your money...
 
diabolus said:
Yep, i would have gone over as part of the scarce skills, so it would have been applicable to me which made the salary offered a bit more comparable to what i get in SA in terms of disposable income . But yea, alot of people won't get that benefit which is a significant chunk of your money...
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Very true!

I am on the 30% ruling - clear about €400 PM

Something to note - You are forced to take out medical insurance - €100 pm
 
DefecteD said:
Very true!

I am on the 30% ruling - clear about €400 PM

Something to note - You are forced to take out medical insurance - €100 pm
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Yes, and irony is, even directly converting that medical insurance costs to rand and it is STILL cheaper than SA.
 
StrontiumDog said:
Do you mean it saves you 400 euros PM?

Does this 30% rule reduce your tax owed by 30%?
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I think it's instead of paying 45% income tax you only pay 30%, Dutch pay one of the highest levels of tax, socialists, bloody amazing!
 
airborne said:
I think it's instead of paying 45% income tax you only pay 30%, Dutch pay one of the highest levels of tax, socialists, bloody amazing!
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I wouldn't mind 45% :(
 
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Betonro said:
That is valuable information, thank you. The retirement annuity bit scares me, but I don't see much point in leaving the money here.
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I had a RA in SA for about 3 years after I "financially" emigrated. Yes its not worth it. I was paying in about £300 to £400 every quarter. Followed by emails sorting out the difference because the banks never give the correct fees etc. I closed mine. It was a Sanlam RA so it wasn't worth much anyway.
 
Betonro said:
Nothing to write up really. I saw an interesting position and sent my application (cover letter, CV, academic transcripts). I suppose it helps that it is for an academic/research job, because they are looking for foreigners and it's easier for the universities to bring people into the country.
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Postdoc? At which university/company?
 
Fudzy said:
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/post/127548821239/a-list-of-the-top-20-countries-to-raise-a-family
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Doesn't seem like a factual or accurate poll, I presume the respondent level must have been pretty low. I'd like to know who thought it would be a good idea to raise children in Israel (4), Phillipines (14), Mexico (15), South Africa (18) or Costa Rica (20).

Was Syria 21 on the list? :rolleyes:

Edit, makes more sense now, I see it was a purely subjective "rate your new country" survey and not based on any facts or statistics.

The 2015 Family Life Index poll, published by InterNations, compiled their data after asking expat parents to rate the country they moved to in terms of the quality, cost and availability of childcare and education.
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How would you draw 'facts and statistics'? The number of negative articles on said country from MyBB/BT?
 
I spent 2 years researching countries to emigrate to taking tax, weather and cost of living into consideration. I made the move over a year ago and and although it was a nightmare to begin with, it was well worth it. I could write a book on it but you can read it in my post below.
All the legalities are covered as is the SARS and SARB requirements plus the banking sagas. Read it or leave it.
http://shareforum.co.za/shares/my-retirement-blog/45/
 
Family and friends are the only tangible things that I can think of keeping me in the 3rd world.

Got literally zero commitments here, and the means and enough prospects to leave this afflicted continent at the drop of a hat.

It's a bit of a knife's edge really, as I am not sure how I would react when the rampant crime affects my loved ones, if I don't actually fall victim to it myself :\
 
Fudzy said:
How would you draw 'facts and statistics'? The number of negative articles on said country from MyBB/BT?
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No, things like murder rates, rape rates, other serious crime, levels of government corruption and efficiency of government, quality and cost of schooling, public transport, access to, and cost of good healthcare, quality of infrastructure relating to electricity, water, sewerage etc.

Important facts rather than asking an undefined small set of people to give a personal opinion on a country.
 
Dave123 said:
Doesn't seem like a factual or accurate poll, I presume the respondent level must have been pretty low. I'd like to know who thought it would be a good idea to raise children in Israel (4), Phillipines (14), Mexico (15), South Africa (18) or Costa Rica (20).

Was Syria 21 on the list? :rolleyes:

Edit, makes more sense now, I see it was a purely subjective "rate your new country" survey and not based on any facts or statistics.
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The expats that voted for South Africa are probably all here from Zimbabwe, DRC, Angola, etc. Yeah, compared to those countries, SA is better.
 
So it looks like my excursion to Rotterdam fell through. :cry:

On that note. Does anyone know how to get the emigration process started? I was approached by a friend regarding the Rotterdam move. I still want to get out of here as soon as possible.

Any good recruitment agencies/websites I can look at? I truly do not know how to approach this without a friend's reference.

Oh, and I'm a qualified CA currently working in financial management if that helps at all. I did not do my articles at the big four however, but did do them at one of South Africa's biggest firms (excluding the big four).
 
CarsinemiA said:
So it looks like my excursion to Rotterdam fell through. :cry:

On that note. Does anyone know how to get the emigration process started? I was approached by a friend regarding the Rotterdam move. I still want to get out of here as soon as possible.

Any good recruitment agencies/websites I can look at? I truly do not know how to approach this without a friend's reference.

Oh, and I'm a qualified CA currently working in financial management if that helps at all. I did not do my articles at the big four however, but did do them at one of South Africa's biggest firms (excluding the big four).
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Unless you're working for a multi-national being a CA is going to be difficult in the netherlands. The Europeans do one extra year for their masters. In the netherlands it is called a WHO and HBO (Masters and Degree).
 
Nicodeamus said:
Unless you're working for a multi-national being a CA is going to be difficult in the netherlands. The Europeans do one extra year for their masters. In the netherlands it is called a WHO and HBO (Masters and Degree).
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You should still be able to convert the SA(CA) to whatever they use in the Netherlands. Once qualified the academic route used matters little. Might make the CV look a touch weak though.
 
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