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Dutch Health Insurance: 2024 Deadlines and Changes
Moving to the Netherlands comes with processes (such as getting health insurance) and deadlines that everyone is [...]
Dutch Election: Geert Wilders and the PVV Manifesto
Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom (PVV) won the highest majority of seats in this year’s [...]
Highly Skilled Migrant Salary Threshold: Wages for 2024
The gross monthly salary threshold for a highly skilled migrant changes every year on January 1. On [...]
Valkenburg Christmas Markets: An Expat-Guide to Christmas City
The Christmas season in the Netherlands brings along a lot of experiences that can help expats, highly [...]
Dutch Election: Geert Wilders and the PVV Explained
The 2023 general election victory for the far-right and populist Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert [...]
Dutch Elections 2023: Everything Expats Should Know
Brought on by the abrupt departure of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in July – who served for [...]
Sinterklaas: Dutch Christmas for Expats
Sinterklaas (Dutch Santa) is landing in The Netherlands to kick-off the Christmas season. For North Americans, jolly Santa [...]
Tuberculosis (TB) Test: Residence Permit Requirements in NL
If you are in the process of receiving your residence permit, you must be prepared to undergo [...]
Highly Skilled Migrant: Salary, Sponsoring, and More
In the Netherlands, the highly skilled migrant scheme serves to attract professionals with expertise employers are unable [...]
Recognised Sponsor IND: Application, Advantages, and Obligations
What is a Recognized Sponsors, application process, required documents, benefits.
IND: Appointments, Immigration Services, and Sponsorship
The IND stands for Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND), which is a branch of the security [...]
Getting a Citizen Service Number (BSN) in The Netherlands
What is a Citizen Service Number (BSN)? In The Netherlands, everyone has a citizen service number (BSN). [...]