[DaveR]

(07-05-2014 06:27 AM)Orson Wrote:  

Not legal residence in Schengen, only in the Netherlands? AGREED.
One could domicile elsewhere, however, so long as one maintains a legal residence back in Holland.

A Dutch-resident friend who doesn't mind hosting as your drop-box, for instance. (Although here is where a lawyer seems advisable, unless you're cheap and simply imitating another who's been successful at working this angle and don't mind the risks.)

American Jesus seems to have a handle on some of these details, HERE http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-83...#pid771503

"Once you've been granted a permanent residency permit in an EU country, you could use that permit to settle in other EU countries, except for a few which have blocked this provision such as the UK, Ireland, and possibly Denmark."

Domicile doesn't change anything, unfortunately. Residence permits only permit a stay of 90 days in each 180 in the rest of the Schengen zone. It would be possible spend half the year in the Netherlands and half in the rest of the Schengen zone, but not more than 90 days out of any 180-day period in the Schengen-excluding-Netherlands area.

In addition, residence permits are cancelled automatically if the holder spends more than 183 days of the year outside of the country of issue.

Permanent residence permits are granted only after living in the country for five years in most circumstances. American Jesus was referring to a special provision for people of Lithuanian origin, which allows them to use a more liberal set of rules.