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Can I work in the Netherlands? Complete guide to work permits and visas to land a Dutch job

Considering working in the Netherlands? You should know there’s a curious phenomenon that strikes people who arrive...

COVID-19 virus: Dutchies warned against traveling to some municipalities in northen Italy

The COVID-19 virus, also colloquially referred to as the coronavirus, has caused an outbreak in northern Italy,...

Government wants to allow alcohol- and drug testing on the job

For employers in the Netherlands, drug testing of their employees is almost impossible. The Dutch government is...

Commuting in the Netherlands: more and more Dutchies on this boring quest

New research shows that the time spent commuting has increased in the Netherlands since the year 1995....

6 concerns for expats in the Netherlands during coronavirus — and how to handle them

Living in another country can be an amazing but challenging experience. Living in a country during a...

Are you in or are you out? Organ donation in the Netherlands

Coming soon: Automatic registration for organ donation in the Netherlands Two weeks ago, Dutch politicians started debating a...

Low percentage of highly skilled migrants working in the Dutch labour force

A recent report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, looked...

How Brexit and these 7 ‘Top Ten’ lists made the Netherlands our clear choice for emigration

Although I was raised in the true Greek fashion with all the discipline, weirdness (and awesomeness) that...