Gulf & Energy Economies
The Private-Wealth Relocation Checklist: 90 Days to a Dutch Base
Updated: 18 August 2026
Relocation
Private wealth
Checklist
A wealth relocation succeeds on sequence: structure before residence, residence before removal vans, schools driving the calendar throughout. Here is the 90-day version international families actually run — three phases, each with its deliverables.
Days 1–30: the structural phase
- Entities: holding and operating BV stand remotely by video notary (the route); governance layers — STAK, foundation — designed in the same session: the architecture.
- Banking: the ownership file opens accounts in parallel: the playbook.
- School shortlist: applications out to two or three schools — the calendar’s real driver: the shortlist.
Days 31–60: the residence phase
- The route: recognised sponsorship through your own BV or the self-employment scheme — the business you built in phase one carries the application.
- The home: neighbourhood chosen off the school offers; rent-first or buy at 2% transfer tax on the family residence: the buying guide.
- The tax design: personal position mapped — day counts, the 30% ruling where employment applies, box planning — before the moving date fixes the facts.
Days 61–90: the landing phase
- Registration: municipal registration, citizen service numbers, health insurance (≈€150 per adult per month) — one civic afternoon, prepared.
- The household: home handover, schools confirmed, the substance rhythm started — board calendar, local administration: what convinces.
- The review: structure, residence and reporting checked against the plan — then the family simply lives here.
Country files
Per-origin guides run the specifics: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 90 days realistic for a full family relocation? +
For the structure, residence filing and home: yes, routinely. School start dates then set the family’s physical move — many run phase three into the next school season by design.
What is the single most common sequencing mistake? +
House before structure: buying property and booking movers while the entity and residence route wait. Structure first makes every later step — financing, permits, tax design — land prepared.
Which advisors does the 90-day run require? +
One Dutch structuring partner running entities, banking file and calendar in writing; a buying agent for the home; the school applications you file yourself. Lean by design — sequence beats headcount.