Many companies in the Netherlands choose to recruit employees from abroad. Reason is in many times the shortage of good specialized personnel. Recruiting an employee from abroad can be very attractive yet there are some things that you will have […]
Author: Irene Bunt
The Netherlands’ popularity as expat country
Did you read my blog in May about the expanding numbers of relocation to the Netherlands? Or the later one about the housing prices in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities? Here’s yet another article on the popularity of the Netherlands […]
Finding highly skilled talent in a tight labour market
With a tight labour market in the Netherlands, many companies are looking for talent from abroad. Most companies start looking for talented people in the EU but even this market isn’t big enough in many cases. What we see is […]
A relocation from Iran to Amsterdam
Mohammad is a 30 year old man from Teheran, Iran. He moved to the Netherlands at the end of April after he found a job at an online bank in Amsterdam. Among the nationalities that we service, the Iranian is […]
The benefits for US citizens of starting your business in the Netherlands
Do you want to start a business in the Netherlands? Do you consider relocating to the Netherlands to start your own business? And do you want to use the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT)? The following points might give you […]
UK citizens in the Netherlands: apply for your permit!
Now that the United Kingdom has left the EU UK citizens need a residence permit to legally reside in the Netherlands. There are about 45.000 UK nationals who live in the Netherlands. And this number is growing as Dutch statistics […]
Hire highly skilled migrant as a startup company – PILOT!
Starting June 1, a four-year pilot has started that makes it possible to hire a highly skilled migrant (non-EU employee) for startup companies. The government of the Netherlands actively encourages startup companies to establish themselves in the Netherlands. Dutch immigration […]
A relocation to the Netherlands
Background of the relocation Chukwunasa and his wife lived in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Amsterdam in April 2021. Chukwunasa accepted a job in Amsterdam and was very excited to move. This article is about their relocation. First step; the immigration […]
30% ruling applications – a review
Settle Service assists with hundreds of 30% ruling applications per year. The ruling intends to compensate for extra costs that are related to the relocation, the ‘extraterritorial costs‘. We noticed an increase in the applications where employees change employer in […]
More relocations to the Netherlands
Many countries in the world, including the Netherlands, have (at least) started their vaccination programme. This is probably why we see more relocations to the Netherlands in the last months. The perspective on living in open world again has become […]
