Hello everyone,
Two quick questions about the Dutch health care eligibility:
1. Is it correct the healthcare is subject to an annual fee and everyone who pays it is eligible? In other words - the health care is not reserved just to those who pay income tax in the Netherlands.
2. Is there a minimum annual stay requirement to remain eligible for the healthcare? An example from Canada: one has to spend 183 days out of each 365-day period in Canada in order to remain eligible for the national health care.
Background details:
- I have a European passport
- I have never worked in the EU or paid taxes there.
- I will not be retired and I will therefore have no taxable income in the Netherlands.
- I may choose to rent an apartment rather than buy one (I am mentioning this in case owing/renting has anything to do with the determination of health care eligibility).
Thank you for your help!