If you live in a member country of the European Union (Tooltip(titel=null, tekst=The European Union (EU) is a political and economic alliance of 27 European countries., link=null, url=/en/tooltips/tooltips)) or the European Economic Area (Tooltip(titel=null, tekst=The European Economic Area (EEA) is an alliance between countries in Europe. The EEA ensures the free movement of persons, goods and services., link=null, url=/en/tooltips/tooltips)) or in a treaty country, you can normally get Dutch child benefit if you work in the Netherlands.  More information about applying for Dutch child benefit outside the Netherlands