Work and live in Netherlands

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Apollis2006 Member

Member since 17 December 2017

Apollis2006Member17 December 2017 12:00:14

I am interested in moving to the Netherlands to work and live. I speak fluent English and can understand, read and speak some Dutch. Where to start? I have no qualifications. Would it be hard to find a job?

Cynic UK / Netherlands Expert

Member since 15 September 2015

CynicUK / Netherlands Expert17 December 2017 12:13:16

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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

By yourself it would be very hard to find a job; the Dutch are very big on qualifications. How old are you? I'd recommend you stay on at school and get some qualifications.

You say you're Australian, but speak some Dutch, so I'm guessing you have Dutch family and maybe could have Dutch nationality; do you have any Dutch family still in Holland you could ask for help?

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