@Becka A.

Hi,This is hard indeed. :(I can tell you one thing for sure—you do not qualify for Public housing or Social Wonning. You have to have lived in your Gemeente for X years (the number of years is based on your city's backlog). This means your ... Read More

@3JoshUmm, not really. Not if you are an adult and want a full-time job. I am not counting the 16 hours a week you are allowed to work if you are a student at University or if you want a permit for seasonal work - like picking strawberries, etc.I ... Read More

Another important point ... You cannot apply for a Knowledge Migrant job if you are already here by any means.You have to be recruited from aboard ... which goes back to the same point. Why would a Dutch company of the IND recruit a NON-EU applicant ... Read More

@PrimadonnaOk, but again, if you are here with a Knowledge Migrant visa .. what they need are your skills, and if the IND will bless the position offered to a NON-EU candidate, they do so because they see the country needs the skills.I am not ... Read More

@PrimadonnaUmm, I don´t get what you are saying, but getting a work visa as a Knowledge migrant has nothing to do with what particular country the applicant is from.The point is that if the job is a scarce resource position, the company has to ... Read More

@deepsingh15845Umm I think you are confused.The UWV is basically where you go if you are fired or laid off or you become ill and therefore no longer work at your Dutch job. In that case, the government will give you a monthly unemployment benefit ... Read More

@deepsingh15845I am NON-EU too (from America), and a Dutch company hired me for a job here and then sponsored me for a  Knowledge Workerś permit - now termed a Highly Skill ... Read More

@jordanstalsworthYou can also make an appointment with the Belastingdienst (Tax Office) in your city and have a preliminary tax assessment or a voorlopige aanslag done for you. https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/home/homeBasically, ... Read More

@HravnI have taken three mortgages in the 23 years I have lived in The Netherlands. I used Rabobank for all of them, so that's who recommend. :)https://www.rabobank.nl/particulierenQualifications - You have to have a job - have proof of a work ... Read More

Umm to be clear...If you are a NON-EU person and want to work IN The Netherlands, the ONLY way you can do this is if the company proves to Immigration that you are a ' Scarce Resource' and Immigration agrees to allow the company to sponsor you for a ... Read More

@CynicWow!Well, that was three houses and four cars ago, and I no longer own a car ... so it would be interesting if they were to track me down after all these 18 years. :)But yes, I agree the poster should pay the fine if there is a chance that the ... Read More

@3JoshI must say, though... my employers did not file the 30% rule form for me. :)I worked at two different companies over 19 years, and both times I filled out the forms myself and then went to HR at both companies, who then signed them, and then I ... Read More

I live in The NL and I received a speeding ticket in Germany too when I went there for work. They had a picture of me in my car too. I had no idea I was speeding and it wasn't until months later that they sent a letter to my address in The NL with ... Read More

@chris359I was hired from abroad and got the 30 rule as well, but I think if the form stipulates that you cannot have lived here within 16 months, they will definitely check. The 30% rule is an extremely controversial issue and your trying to get ... Read More

@holove3Sorry to say, but yes.This will affect your residency ... down the line. The offices in every city/village keep track of your registered address and you have to be registered back to back. It's not that big of a deal if you are a Dutch ... Read More