NLrelocation

Newcomers from outside the EU.

• visa applications
• applications for work and residence permits
• permit renewals

For straightforward cases, we keep things simple. But should your current or future staff member run into a thicket of red tape, we can bring our considerable experience to bear to help make sure that it’s all plain sailing.

You don’t want the stress and expense of extricating your staff member from reams of red tape. You do want a predictable process that yields results in a timely fashion.

NLrelocation can help make that happen.

When it comes to finding a home for your staff member and their family, is it going to be renting, or buying? Renting first, then buying later? Whatever part of the Netherlands they’ll be settling down in, we’ll present a range of options that will help make finding a home, and the decisions that go with it, go as smoothly as possible.

There are a thousand and one other details to sort through, from selecting an Internet and cable provider, to choosing a utility company.

Here are the kinds of service we can offer:

• an assessment of your staff member’s needs, based on discussions with you and them, that also takes in such relevant factors as budget, lifestyle, proximity to work and to schools
• getting in touch with real-estate agents
• drawing up and maintaining a list of places
• accompanying the staff member to viewings
• helping the staff member make an offer and negotiate the numbers
• checking draft lease contract or mortgage documents
• doing the first walk-through with the staff member
• presenting a range of options for all utilities, and for Internet, phone, and cable
• handling applications for all utilities, and for Internet, phone, and cable
• if needed, presenting options for renting furniture
• making all arrangements for rental and delivery of furniture

The last thing you want as an employer is to have a staff member starting off in a new job or a new role while they’re still at their wits’ end trying to figure out how to get their Dutch ID card issued or registration with their new municipality straightened out.

If only that were all there was to it. But there are a slew of banks out there, and not all were created equal. And what about finding a family doctor who has the kind of bedside manner that works for your staff member and their family?

These nitty-gritty decisions can mean a slew of further minor headaches, to say nothing of how much of your staff members’ time they can eat up.

What you do want is a staff member who shows up in the Netherlands ready to hit the ground running.

By offering support where it’s needed throughout these processes, we help make that happen.

Here are some of the things we can help with:

• registration with the local municipality
• advice and support in choosing a bank
• help with opening a bank account
• finding a family doctor and dentist
• If needed, offering advice and support in choosing other healthcare options
• advice and support in choosing insurance options: life, property, liability, and so on

The Netherlands is home to a plethora of schools and even school systems: British, French, German, American, American-International, Japanese, European, International, Dutch-International…oh, and Dutch. Even within the one system there can be a lot of options to choose from.

And that’s just the start of it. What about those placement tests? Which schools will offer the best support for switching between systems and integrating into the new academic and cultural environment? And what about after-school care?

For families with young children, choosing the right crèche, and securing a place in it for the little one, can be a further challenge.

Making all these choices, and making the choices work, can be a bit overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be. Far from it: we can help your staff members with school-age children to exploring the most suitable options. And again, that exploration begins well before the family leaves their home country.

Here are just some of the ways we can help with:

• making initial inquiries about applicable fees, placement tests, and the availability or otherwise of places
• accompanying the staff member and their family on school visits
• in cases where the employer subsidises tuition, finding out what the staff member’s responsibilities are
• offering support with the application process
• for families with little ones, offering advice and support in choosing the right crèche and submitting the application
• exploring options for after-school care, and offering support with the application

Some staff members may wish to import a car. Others may wish to buy a new one, or a used one, in the Netherlands, or go for a green-wheels option.

For a car that’s to be imported European Union, it’s important to find that knows the ins and outs of making sure the car passes inspections for road-worthiness, adherence to emissions standards, and so on. then there’s the matter of getting Dutch license plates, and having the car registered.

More hurdles to clear and NLrelocation has the experience and the know-how to clear them.

Here are some of the services on our menu:

• exploring all of the options, including pricing and logistical arrangements, for importing a car to the Netherlands
• offering advice and administrative support for registering a new or imported vehicle
• exploring the best options for car insurance
• helping see to it that everything is in order when it comes to drivers’ licenses
• obtaining a parking permit

A staff member moving to a new country, possibly with a family, will find a lot of things that take getting used to. No employer wants their international staff feeling left out in their new environment. So whether it’s about getting started on a new language, or helping spouses in their own job search, NLrelocation can help make your staff, and their families, feel right at home from the start.

Here are some of the services we can offer:

• arranging for cultural training, so staff members can acclimate themselves quickly
• selecting and applying for language courses
• offering assistance to spouses
• on request and as applicable, helping spouses secure meaningful employment