Phase one: the Norwegian exit file (months 1 to 6)
The most important part is the exit assessment on substantial shareholdings. With your Norwegian adviser, you document the cost basis, plan the timing of the valuation and choose how to pay. See the Norwegian exit rules explained. You plan everything else around this file.
Phase two: the Dutch structure (months 4 to 8)
You set up the holding and the operating BV remotely with a power of attorney. You get your bank account once your file is complete. Your residence permit depends on the business. You get it through recognised sponsorship via your own BV or under the self-employment scheme. You apply for the 30% ruling with the first Dutch payroll. See what the Dutch system offers.
Phase three: the family relocation (months 6 to 12)
Send the school applications one year ahead. Many Nordic families live near the International Baccalaureate (IB) schools. See the shortlist. Rent first in Zuid or Amstelveen. Buy later, when you know what you want, and pay 2% transfer tax on the family home. See the map. Then you register with the municipality, take out health insurance (about €150 per adult per month) and do the civic formalities in one afternoon. See the 90-day version of this phase.
Compare the Netherlands with Ireland and Germany on tax, substance, running costs and time. See setting up a Dutch subsidiary for a foreign parent company.
What Oslo founders report after year one
Their business now sells directly in the EU market and has grown there. The Norwegian wealth tax has disappeared from their yearly cash flow. Their families call Amsterdam a Nordic city with better weather. The fjords are two hours away.