Monday, November 1, 2010
American wanting to move to the Netherlands-where do I start?
American wanting to move to the Netherlands-where do I start?
U.S. citizen would like to move to the Netherlands, not as a student but as a worker. Where do I start? What numbers can I call-should I inquire in the Netherlands, or at a Consulate here in the U.S.?
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The best place to start is to research, read and do some homework because it is not as easy as just filling in a visa form and packing your bags :0) It is not an easy prospect to move to any of the EEA countries unless you already hold an EEA passport, and that does include Americans Basically if you were to move over here with the wish to live and work, then you would have to find an employer who would apply for a work permit on your behalf. That work permit would not be granted unless it was proven that the job is of such a specialist nature that no-one else in the total pool of labour from (not just the Netherlands but the) whole EEA area. You can read more about the details of it here in a question I answered a while ago for another American interested in the same. It gives links to the IND (Dutch immigration site), how to look for jobs and accommodation as well. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au4FSM_iOwVeAeSn5NGVt4fty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081029005645AAYhd63 Also take into account that the economy is having an effect on the EEA market and whilst the Netherlands is not (yet?) as badly affected as other EU countries such as Spain or the UK, of course the labour market in those countries are free to move to the Netherlands as well. So read the link I gave you first, and then you can follow up with details on: http://www.ind.nl/EN/verblijfwijzer/ - immigration dept wizard http://www.ind.nl/en/Images/4012_VIN_ENG_tcm6-595.pdf - immigration dept overview (brochure) http://www.netherlands-embassy.org/dutchmissions.asp - links to Dutch consolate details and a confirmation of what I stated also http://www.cgny.org/article.asp?articleref=AR00000399EN Another good source is the expat sites and you can check forums as well to see people who have "been there, done that" http://www.justlanded.com/english/Netherlands http://holland.angloinfo.com/ http://www.expatica.com/nl/main.html In short, you need highly specialist skills which are in demand to get you into the Netherlands (unless you have a proven relationship with a Dutch national) for living & working. Another route is to work for a company in the US which has branch officies in NL with the aim of being transferred based on in-house experience built up - but it also has to be said that this is becoming less common/needed these days as well Sorry if this sounds overly negative to someone who is genuinally interested, but it is better if you read and check in advance than to make a costly trip and be dissappointed at the end of it.
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