Comments on: The Semi-Legal Alien Adventure http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/ Spotlights on the adventure and realities of expat life in Maastricht. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amanda http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Amanda Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:04:20 +0000 http://maastrichtminutiae.com/?p=3332#comment-802 Ooh, congrats on being almost ready to get that permanent status. I don't know if you're on the 30% rule, but does applying for permanent status effect that in any way? I feel like I just cross my fingers and hope a lot with this sort of thing. Not very comfortable with it. Ooh, congrats on being almost ready to get that permanent status. I don’t know if you’re on the 30% rule, but does applying for permanent status effect that in any way?

I feel like I just cross my fingers and hope a lot with this sort of thing. Not very comfortable with it.

]]> By: Dave Hampton http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Dave Hampton Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:33:48 +0000 http://maastrichtminutiae.com/?p=3332#comment-800 I'm coming up on my yearly anniversary, hopefully the last time. I have been here five years next year and can apply for permenant status. The rules overall seem a bit bendy: I'm here on a 'make a business' visa, and so there are requirements to be in business, but not to adhere to the business plan they reviewed, to make money, or to employ Dutch folks. TThere are vague requirements about number of days to be in the country, cash in the bank, and the amount that I pay myself, but none of it seems documented at renewal time. So, I get help, go through the paperwork, and keep my fingers crossed. I’m coming up on my yearly anniversary, hopefully the last time. I have been here five years next year and can apply for permenant status. The rules overall seem a bit bendy: I’m here on a ‘make a business’ visa, and so there are requirements to be in business, but not to adhere to the business plan they reviewed, to make money, or to employ Dutch folks. TThere are vague requirements about number of days to be in the country, cash in the bank, and the amount that I pay myself, but none of it seems documented at renewal time. So, I get help, go through the paperwork, and keep my fingers crossed.

]]> By: Amanda http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Amanda Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:23:14 +0000 http://maastrichtminutiae.com/?p=3332#comment-775 Yikes. We had a similar problem when we first moved here. I think my "temporary" insurance from the US ran out a couple of weeks before I was able to sign on with Dan's insurance. The whole residency permit thing takes so long some times, that it really throws kinks in a person's ability to get things like that set up properly. Yikes. We had a similar problem when we first moved here. I think my “temporary” insurance from the US ran out a couple of weeks before I was able to sign on with Dan’s insurance. The whole residency permit thing takes so long some times, that it really throws kinks in a person’s ability to get things like that set up properly.

]]> By: Judy http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Judy Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:19:51 +0000 http://maastrichtminutiae.com/?p=3332#comment-774 I think I was technically illegal for 6 months. And probably longer, since valid health insurance is a requirement to set foot in the Netherlands and my Blue Cross ran out after I left my graduate program :-) I think I was technically illegal for 6 months. And probably longer, since valid health insurance is a requirement to set foot in the Netherlands and my Blue Cross ran out after I left my graduate program :-)

]]> By: Star http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2010/07/07/semi-legal-alien-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Star Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:22:01 +0000 http://maastrichtminutiae.com/?p=3332#comment-771 Ooh....the exciting life of a law-breaking expat. I love it! Ooh….the exciting life of a law-breaking expat. I love it!

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