EU Bureaucracy Glossary & Definitions | MoveToEU

Plain-English definitions of EU/EEA relocation terms: Anmeldung, NIE, BSN, PESEL, CNP, Personnummer and more, with links to the full country guides.

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Step-by-step bureaucracy guides for all 34 EU/EEA countries, Switzerland, Ukraine, Moldova & the United Kingdom

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The most searched registration steps, permits, and tax IDs for EU/EEA countries

Austria - Residence Registration (Meldezettel) Austria - Tax Number (Steuernummer) Germany - Residence Registration (Anmeldung) Germany - Tax ID (Steuer-ID) France - Residence Declaration France - Social Security Number Denmark - CPR Number Registration Denmark - Tax Card (Skattekort) Belgium - Municipal Registration Netherlands - BSN Registration Spain - NIE Number Registration Portugal - NIF Tax Number Italy - Residence Registration Italy - Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) Norway - Tax Card (Skattekort) Slovakia - Birth Number (Rodne Cislo) Poland - PESEL Number Registration Sweden - Personnummer

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