The status, and what it permits

The EU temporary protection framework grants Ukrainians residence and the right to work, including self-employment. Registration at the municipality yields the citizen service number (BSN) that unlocks banking, payroll and incorporation. A creator under this framework can register a business, form a BV (besloten vennootschap, the Dutch private limited company) and run it exactly as any resident — and those considering the long term can explore the durable routes (self-employed, startup) in parallel, since years already spent here count toward the future.

Why formalising helps, especially now

  • Banking: platform income lands smoothly in a Dutch business account with the documented file from banking for creators — steadier than any improvised cross-border arrangement.
  • Clarity of law: as a genuine Dutch resident, Dutch law and Dutch tax govern your work here — one clean framework instead of a tangle, including for content categories treated differently at home.
  • The structure's calm: steady salary, reserves, the shock absorber — stability engineered into an unstable time. A multi-year lower customary salary agreed with the tax authority, combined with borrowing up to €500,000 from your own BV, saves roughly €18,000 to €20,000 a year in the growth phase.
  • The 0% US royalty rate on American platform revenue, once residence and forms align — see US withholding.

Home-country threads, handled with care

Ukrainian tax residence, assets at home and family circumstances vary too much for a template; where meaningful ties remain, one written consultation with a Ukrainian adviser alongside the Dutch build keeps both ends clean. Our part stays the same either way: the Dutch structure, documented properly, in writing, at your pace.

The sequence

Registration and BSN, banking file, structure in one notarial act, platforms updated — the standard order in moving to Amsterdam, with the privacy pillar from the address decision applied from day one.