Please note: Curtailment of 30% facility from 1 January 2024
Thirty percent facility for foreign nationals with specific expertise
If you come to work in the Netherlands from another country, then you will generally incur extraterritorial costs. In this case, you may opt to apply the thirty percent facility, by which 30% of your income, including any reimbursements, is paid to you tax free. To do so, you require a statement from the Tax and Customs Administration, which is subject to strict conditions:
- you are employed directly by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- you have specific expertise that cannot be found or is in very short supply on the Dutch job market
- you were recruited from outside the Netherlands.
In the 24 months preceding your first working day in the Netherlands, you must have lived more than 150 kilometres (as the crow flies) from the Dutch border for more than 16 months.
More information is available on the Tax and Customs Administration’s 30% facility page.
If you meet all the conditions, you can start the application procedure using the ‘Take action now’ button.
Thirty percent facility for long-term assignments abroad
If you are posted abroad by VU Amsterdam, you can apply for an allowance to compensate you for the expenses associated with your long-term temporary posting abroad. The director of your unit will examine your case to determine whether the posting in question falls within the scope of the thirty percent facility for long-term postings abroad. This financial compensation (which is untaxed) is equivalent to 30% of your originally agreed salary.
For more information, please visit the Working abroad page.