About aSa

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Citizen Of:

Indonesia

Some Forum Posts:

Netherlands: Getting my GF to the Netherlands:

Hi, It depends what nationality your gf is. Its quite easy to move to NL if she's from Australia/Canada/New Zealand/US. Im not sure if she needs a job first to move here as most likely you will be her sponsorship. There are though some requirement to be a sponsorship of someone. This website can help you more https://ind.nl/EN/individuals/residence-wizard/procedure Indeed it can be difficult to find a job here esp Zwolle is not really a big city (read wikipedia). Its never wrong to learn the language first to increase chances to get a job. Being self employed as graphic designer (working online) also maybe can be an option.

Netherlands: The 'Dark Side' to Integration:

Hello, Unfortunately your wife is right! Im an expat (non-american) here and been living in NL for about 3 years now. Just like what your wife said, i do feel this 'other' treatment once in a while (although i speak reasonable dutch-not perfect!). Of course theyare nice to me but what they do, will just about it, they will just be nice! They wont consider/put you in their circle of friends. My husband friend who has an american girlfriend once told us, the dutch people are nice and friendly but they will not embrace you. Another friend of mine, been living here for about 10 years and speak good dutch. She still feels the same, the dutch will always have this 'wall' for the expats. I think what will make a different is in which part of NL you live. If you live in Amsterdam, you dont really have a problem. You can always make friends with other expats. But if you live in a small town, you need more effort and patience to adjust it. It is more challenges in a small town because some dutch people will go on talking in dutch although they know one of the listeners dont speak dutch. This happens to my friend (a canadian). Actually surprisingly even some dutch people (my brother in law and his wife-both dutch) dont feel fit with people from other province of NL. They both have lived in Maastricht for 8 years with good job but in the end decided to move back to Leiden because of the people there. So can you imagine if even dutch people can feel like that, how about the expats who dont speak dutch ? Personally I think you as her husband hold an important role to make her feel more comfortable living in NL. At least thats what I feel. I dont have many friends and my husband (a dutch) also not really a sociable person. But we both are so match, and he is the only reason I live here. The key is being understandble to each other and maybe in time when your wife feels down, you should be more understandable to her :) I wish you both good luck and just think like this: if you both think you can not stand to live without each other, im very sure you both can get through this problem!

Netherlands: American hairstylist wanting to move to Netherlands, please help!:

Im not sure how the job demand is for a hairstylist in NL. You can perhaps google about that. So far I only know one website because my fave hairstylist works there. Below is the website, yes its in dutch but they have a form to fill in for applying jobs. Your bf can help you with the language. http://www.hypekappers.nl/?page_id=124 Good luck!

Netherlands: Finding temp accomidation to get statrted:

Hi there, Depends on which part of NL you want to stay. The cheapest one I would say is renting a room. I found this website : http://www.metroroommates.com/spider/lesearch.asp?state=netherlands&city=amsterdam And of course you can always google to find a place in NL. About bank account, as far as i remember when i opened one last year, they only asked my residence permit and address surely. Hope this helps and Good luck!

Netherlands: Looking for a job in Amsterdam Area:

Hi, My name is Santi. Im looking for a permanent/temporary job in Amsterdam Area. I speak fluent English and some Dutch. I have Bachelors Degree in Economy from university in Indonesia. I have years jobs experiences especially in general insurance for more than 5 years back in Indonesia. I dont mind to do any administration or secretarial job too. I can send you my cv if needed. Look forward to hear from you.

Netherlands: I Wish I had Known... Before Moving to Netherlands:

Learnt the language much more earlier! Although most Dutch people speak English, still...you better speak the language, well if you want to blend with the natives and to get a job faster....

Netherlands: Seeking new friends and dutch practising:

Hi everybody.... Just joined this site and looking forward to make new friends with people around nearby... I moved to Amsterdam since last January 2011, to join my dutch fiancee. I currently taking dutch course in order to get a good job easily later. But learning dutch alone everyday is quite BORING.... So anyone whos interested either to make friends or dutch practising together....are welcomed! Groetjes, Santi

Date Joined:

3/17/2011

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