🔍 Finding housing in the Netherlands can often be a tricky situation. Knowing where to start, how to navigate the process and what to do, can be difficult. The Netherlands probably has some different norms than what you’re used to.
🏠 This search often takes place in the backdrop of a volatile housing market which can present various issues for onlookers. This can vary from severe housing shortages, overinflated pricing, and not knowing where to go or who to trust.
🤗 However, we are here to assist! Check out our short animation and visit our website for more in-depth details on the specifics of finding accommodation in the Netherlands - ranging from registration, housing rights, and where to start with it all.
https://www.thehagueinternationalcentre.nl/news/2024-10/how-does-it-work-housing-in-the-netherlands
🏠 Moving to the Netherlands but unsure what to do? You’ll first want to start with registration at your new address and receive a citizen service number, known in the Netherlands as a BSN.
📃A BSN is essential to accessing core necessities such as opening a bank account and accessing healthcare. It’s also important to note which type of registration you may need - depending on the length of your stay. Additionally, depending on your country of origin, you may need a residence permit.
💡Please check out our short video, and for more in-depth information, check out the registration sections of our website.
Are you new to The Hague or plan on moving here soon?
Join our Moving to The Hague webinar, hosted by our account manager Sarah, who will discuss all about living in the Netherlands and The Hague region.
We will cover the following subjects:
- Immigration & Registration
- Housing
- Schools
- Healthcare and Health Insurance
- Banking and finance (and taxes!)
- Finding a job and networking
Register here: https://www.thehagueinternationalcentre.nl/events/2024-06/moving-to-the-hague-webinar
At The Hague International Centre, we provide several forms of support to make internationals feel at home and connected to the community around them!
Here is what we recommend to feel more at home in The Hague region:
🔹 If you want to find friends, join a FB group or follow a community page of the neighbourhood you live in, or join one of our welcome events! Keep an eye out for our future community building events on our socials.
🔹Learning the local language always helps! Find your nearest Dutch language learning group on social media, or check out one of these local organisations: @dutch language café, @direct dutch workshops, @piece of dutch.
🔹Subscribe to our newsletter to receive monthly updates for internationals on events and news in The Hague region 🌐link in bio.
🌐Stay connected to The Hague and all that is happening in it by following our page!
New Webinar on Moving to The Hague.
Join us to learn all about life in this city and information for you to know before moving here.
🗓️8 May at 17.00
🌐Register through the link in our bio!
#denhaag #netherlands #thehague
Would you like to know more on the different schooling opportunities in the Netherlands?✏️
Finding the right school for your children is a crucial aspect of life as a newcomer anywhere. The Hague International Centre is here to assist in making the right decision for an easier transition to your new life in the Netherlands.
With this new animation video on the different types of Educational institutions available in the Hague, we hope to offer you some insight on the best options out here for your child.
If you are interested in finding out more, join us today at our Feel at Home event themed Education & Language at the Central Library The Hague at 18.00!
Please register to the event using this link: thehagueinternationalcentre.nl/events/2024-03/feel-at-home-event-education-language
Are you living in The Hague region?
Here is how we can help you with information >> https://buff.ly/3sY9NOs
Gemeente Den Haag | Residence Inn by Marriott | Utility Direct | ABN AMRO | MVA Certified Expat Brokers
🟠 🇳🇱 Here is some important information about our upcoming holidays
Celebrate King's Day
The Dutch love a good party, which is why King's Day may be the best party in the Netherlands. It is a national holiday, one of the most famous Dutch festivities where we celebrate King Willem-Alexander's birthday with lots of music, dancing, flea markets, and fun fairs all over The city of The Hague.
👑The Royal Tour
Members of the Royal Family have been residing in The Hague virtually continuously for over four centuries now. Traditionally, the royal family visits a different municipality each year. This year, the King will visit Rotterdam.
King’s Day is soon followed by our national Remembrance Day on 4 May and Liberation Day on 5 May.
🔕Two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day in the Netherlands
Since the end of the Second World War, the Netherlands commemorates victims of war on 4 May. At 20:00 the whole country takes part in two minutes of silence. In most cities there is a local remembrance ceremony around WWII monuments.
In The Hague you can visit the remembrance monument on Waalsdorpervlakte, in front of the Peace Palace or the children's remembrance at Madurodam.
On 5 May the Netherlands celebrates Liberation Day. The Liberation Day Festival will be held on Het Malieveld and is free for all!
Gemeente Den Haag
#Kingsday #dutchcelebration
📚It’s time to start thinking about taxes! Join our CONNECT Tax Information on 21 February
Perhaps this is not everyone's favourite subject, but taxes are an important part of administration while living in the Netherlands. We’ve put together a programme of CONNECT events to help you settle in, get answers to your questions, and meet other (new) residents of the region.
Our CONNECT Tax event gives you an introduction to the Dutch tax system, local as well as income taxes, but it also gives you the opportunity to meet other newcomers and build your social network in The Hague region.
Our experts
Vettax is a tax consulting company specializing in international employment, wage tax and social security. Sandra van der Vet joins us to answer your questions about income tax, the M-form and more.
Our experts from The Hague International Centre will also take you through an introduction about municipal and regional taxes.
When?
Tuesday 21 February. At 18:00-20:00(CET). Door opens at 17:30(CET).
Where?
Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag (Central Library The Hague), Podium B, 5th floor, Spui 68, 2511BT The Hague
Drinks and bites are on us!
Gemeente Den Haag | Sandra van der Vet | Gerko Visée
#taxinformation #livinginthehague
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