uwish uwish:
ahhh, I apologize, I thought you were referring to the Canadian government.
But, you are right, I think Germany is pretty xenophobic as well. I guess my only question is really, how would say Holland even find out? You could be living in Canada as a citizen and just keep your Dutch passport (or wherever) current. The Canadian government won't inform Holland! or are they so paranoid you can't even live outside the country for more than xx years without a note??
They know I am not living in Holland already
They have a system that makes you register at City Hall, tell where you live, tax-office can find you that way. When you move, you have to de-register yourself from your address, because someone else will register him/herself... If you don't, you still get to pay numerous things... We have a social security number, that stays with you for the rest of your life, so "they" are always able to find you

Big brother is watching ya!
Funny thing though, In Holland, you can only fill out your tax forms online. Now I lost my log in code during the move last year. Since I am not a resident anymore, I can't apply for another one. So now I can't pay my taxes

Good system eh?
