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We are pleased to inform you that on behalf of your employer, Eres Relocation Services will assist with your relocation to the Netherlands.
We offer assistance with area orientation, immigration, home finding, schooling and settling-in topics. Depending on your employer’s policy, we will offer you one or several of the above. Your direct contact person in our office, the International Mobility Coordinator (IMC), will inform you in detail about the assistance that you can expect from eres.
Today, I would like to get you started by handing you several useful links and showing you what life in the Netherlands could be like. Having formally introduced ourselves, we look forward to working alongside you towards a successful and memorable stay in the Netherlands!
On behalf of all of our colleagues,
Cristian van Breemen | Managing Partner
How to deal with the Dutch….
We really are a different culture and are known to come across as quite direct. I would like to offer you a YouTube Link to very nice short film on The Dutch and the culture shock that you may or simply may not experience!
There are several public holidays that will somewhat surprise you, I am sure. On Kings Day on April 27th everyone in the whole country dresses in orange. Sinterklaas or Santa Claus on December 6th is still an important children’s event but the image of ‘Black Piet’ (Zwarte Piet) is nowadays controversial and under discussion.
Amsterdam is known for its Gay Pride and several Canal Concerts. Watch the Amsterdam Pride 2019 after movie on YouTube. It tells you quite a lot about who the Dutch are as a people; tolerant and open minded, which goes hand in hand with the realisation that freedom comes with responsibility towards your fellow inhabitant.
Enjoy!
Thuisbezorgd for Indian, Greek, Italian and more food delivery at your doorstep. Bol (the Dutch Amazon) for online shopping, books, dvd, cd, household goods. GWK for currency exchange. 9292 to plan your travels with public transport and OV Chipcard for how to pay for them. Filmladder for movies in your local cinema.
We offer you our PLAY guide with pre-school information for children up to 4 years of age, and our EDUCATE guide with schooling options for children from the age of 5 to 18! Both are for the Amsterdam region.
For activities with children browse Uit met Kinderen and Weg met de Kids. A shop and museum for children in one: The Mouse Mansion. Or visit our Zoo’s…
All major musea will offer activities for children. You can buy the Museum Jaarkaart that gives access to most musea and keeps you informed about activities.
Find your local GP on Huisarts, your local dentist on Tandarts, a chiro-practitioner in your area on Chiropractie, information on midwives in the Netherlands on KNOV, a vet in your neighbourhood via Dierenarts. Find your public hospital with Ziekenhuis, a private clinic with ZKN and health insurance information Zorgkaart Nederland.
Internations, an expatriate community connecting global minds, Expat Exchange offers the same type of connections. Meetup for activities in your neighbourhood locally. General information on expatriation in the Netherlands Expatica and Access-nl.
Our below library of guides offers:
We are pleased to inform you that on behalf of your employer, Eres Relocation Services will assist with your relocation to the Netherlands.
We offer assistance with area orientation, immigration, home finding, schooling and settling-in topics. Depending on your employer’s policy, we will offer you one or several of the above. Your direct contact person in our office, the International Mobility Coordinator (IMC), will inform you in detail about the assistance that you can expect from eres.
Today, we would like to get you started by showing you what life in the Netherlands could be like.
We really are a different culture and are known to come across as quite direct. I would like to offer you a YouTube Link to a very nice short film on The Dutch and the Culture shock that you may or simply may not experience!
There are several public holidays that will somewhat surprise you, I am sure. On Kings Day on April 27th, everyone in the whole country dresses in orange. Sinterklaas or Santa Claus on December 6th in still an important children’s event, but the image of ‘Black Piet’ (Zwarte Piet) is nowadays controversial and under discussion.
Amsterdam is known for its Amsterdam Pride and several Canal Concerts. Attached document The Netherlands & the Dutch will give you a bit of insight in our culture and habits.
Enjoy!
When looking for things to do in your Dutch home town, please visit the local Tourist information or the App store and download the City App of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leiden, Utrecht, The Hague and possibly other cities too. They will show you all local news and upcoming events, local markets, pop-up stores, music performances, tourist information and more: all you need to start getting to know your city and jump right in the local life.
A few general links that you will find useful too:
Thuisbezorgd for Indian, Greek, Italian and more food delivery at your doorstep. Bol (the Dutch Amazon) for online shopping, books, dvd, cd, household goods. GWK for currency exchange. 9292 to plan your travels with public transport and OV Chipcard for how to pay for them. Filmladder for movies in your local cinema.
For activities with children browse www.uitmetkinderen.nl, www.wegmetdekids.nl, www.zoosite.nl. A very nice kids’ book “My new Home” about moving to another country with kids.
Find your local GP www.huisarts.nl, your local dentist www.tandarts.nl, a chiro-practitioner in your area www.dcfchiropractie.nl, information on midwives in the Netherlands www.knov.nl, a vet in your neighbourhood www.doggo.nl. Find your public hospital with www.ziekenhuis.nl, a private clinic with www.zkn.nl and health insurance information www.zorgkaartnederland.nl. On the same topic, we offer you 2 of our Relocation Guides on insurances in NL: Dutch Health Insurance 2021 and Dutch Damage insurance 2021 for you to download.
Internations, an expatriate community connecting global minds, www.expatexchange.com offers the same type of connections. Meetup for activities in your neighbourhood locally. General information on expatriation in the Netherlands www.expatica.com and www.access-nl.org.
Having formally introduced ourselves, we look forward to assisting you and we wish you an enjoyable stay in the Netherlands! On behalf of all of our colleagues,
Cristian | Managing Partner Netherlands
PS: We have been browsing the internet for several days and hours in search for eBooks and websites that offer information on Relocating to NL in the broadest sense: anything that a newcomer would need or want to know. Feel free to download this extensive pdf file of 17 pages A4, full of links on any topic that you can ever think of. I am sure that you will find it extremely helpful: Expat Useful links 2022.
As you can imagine, it’s quite the task to keep it updated. May we ask you, in return, that you feed us with changes and additions?
Enjoy!
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