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Hi, I'm looking to take a sabbatical from my job in The Netherlands, and from what I can find out online, it seems that 3 months is the maximum I could possibly take without invalidating my 30% ruling. I was keen ...
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Hello everybody, The COVID-19 crisis inevitably impacts the Netherlands, between closed airports or periods of containment in some cities or even the entire country . We would like to hear from you during this unusual period, to find out what the consequences ...
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Hi Friends, I am from India.I am coming Netherlands in December,2019 under spouse visa.I have started learning dutch basics from an online course.I want to grow myself up to a level like step-1)I can understand the dutch speakers and Step-2)I could ...
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    Hi and welcome to the Forum. You've started the right way; start with the basics, then once you have those mastered you can move on.  Most non-native speakers find that it's their native tongue accents that make them difficult to understand when they speak in another language.  The only real way to improve on that is to speak the language, talk to yourself in Dutch, but not only yourself, talk to your family, your pets, your plants; you're trying to sound more like a Dutch person and less like an Indian. There is an online resource called "Naar Nederland" which is an online-based Dutch language course; the official course has to be paid for, but some kind person has put older versions on YouTube, so my advice is to check out YouTube first and see how you get on. Hope this helps
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I don't think anyone in the whole world ever had a bad experience as mine when it comes to short stay visa to the Netherlands,  I had applied for belgium got refused then the Netherlands got refused , appeal for ...
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Good Day Everyone, I have been searching the forum and couldn't find the info I was looking for, so sorry if this has been asked and answered. I have been waiting since last July to find out if I will get a ...
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Hello, my wife and I are planning to move to Haarlem in two years with our children. They have EU citizenship. My children will be 4 or 5 years at the time, depending when we move. I ...
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    Hi and welcome to the Forum. Elementary school starts at age 4 and is compulsory; before that, it's childcare and you have to pay for it - the lottery element I guess indicates they have a waiting list, but school before age 4 is not obligatory. I just did a quick Google search for "elementary school in haarlem netherlands" (link), I got a lot of hits - so there is no shortage of schools there.  You won't be able to register your child for any school until you have registered and got your BSN from the local council where you live. When we moved there, we just registered, and walked over to our nearest school, helped the Headmaster climb down from the tree he had got himself stuck in, had a chat with him over a cup of coffee and then registered our 3 kids there.  We never had any problems with the Dutch education system; the main issue that expats have is they expect it to be just like home, it isn't. Please come back to us if you have any further specific questions. Hope this helps
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Hello! My friend is hosting a meetup next Thursday (Jan 16) for women in Amsterdam. It’s for people who would like to meet other women and make new friends! Doesn’t matter if you just moved to the city or been ...
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