{"id":6208,"date":"2024-10-16T09:52:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/?p=6208"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:11:27","slug":"moving-to-the-netherlands-heres-your-ultimate-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/coliving\/moving-to-the-netherlands-heres-your-ultimate-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to The Netherlands? Here\u2019s Your Ultimate Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6208\" class=\"elementor elementor-6208\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202dd35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202dd35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6244e04\" data-id=\"6244e04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a683f03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a683f03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f6d03\" data-id=\"24f6d03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad4c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ad4c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving to the Netherlands Checklist<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb6efa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bb6efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd01801 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fd01801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Personal Administration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Resident Permit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Municipal Address Registration <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Social Security Number (BSN)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bank<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Health Insurance <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">General Practitioner <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Finding Housing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home Insurance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfee5ba elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cfee5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Utilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Internet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gas and Electricity <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8449c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5b8449c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Taxes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Waste Tax<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Water Tax<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sewage Tax<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad51dbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad51dbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d04539\" data-id=\"9d04539\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cda15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90cda15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving from one place to another is not an easy task. It takes serious planning and organization of logistics, finances, and paperwork. And moving into a country like the Netherlands also has its own set of requirements. So whether you\u2019ve recently moved in or just about to move into a new house or apartment in this country, this article is for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u2018Personal Administration\u2019, we let you in on the basics of living in the Netherlands. Resident permits, address registration, banking, insurance, and general practitioners are vital in this country. But if you\u2019re already looking into moving into a new apartment, you can jump straight to \u2018Utilities\u2019 for all the 411 on apartment living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last but not least, taxes. We know this isn\u2019t the most exciting subject matter. But it is still important to know what they are and what to do with them &#8211; especially in a country you\u2019re just moving into. Don\u2019t fret because we are here to help you out on your moving journey!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c897fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c897fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eb30be\" data-id=\"5eb30be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ae1614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ae1614\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f255210\" data-id=\"f255210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd3342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fd3342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal Administration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18bf330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18bf330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f3553\" data-id=\"02f3553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d568bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d568bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set up your personal administration to make your move official. By adhering to these requirements, you can experience being a proper citizen of the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77efa8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77efa8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Resident Permit <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f34f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f34f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/residency-in-the-netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">residency permit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a top priority for moving to any country. But before you apply for one, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/immigration-to-the-netherlands\/question-and-answer\/do-i-need-a-residence-permit-if-i-want-to-stay-in-the-netherlands-for-a-long-period-of-time#:~:text=If%20you%20want%20to%20stay,MVV)%20to%20enter%20the%20Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">check first if you need a residence permit or visa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You need one if you fall under these two categories:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re staying in the Netherlands for more than 90 days<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re not a citizen of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or an EU country; you have to get a residency permit.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Netherlands, various types of residency purposes call for specific permits of their own. As you apply for one, make sure to select the right permit for you. After this, you can go through the other parts of the application process. Be on top of submitting personal documents, and stay up to date during the decision period. In this section, we share with you the basics of applying for a residence permit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e202a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e202a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0756c7d\" data-id=\"0756c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7cf704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7cf704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Permits<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b19279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b19279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are different types of permits depending on your reason for applying. Read on to find out which one is best for you:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86eb240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86eb240\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fb734f\" data-id=\"0fb734f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c86ea9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c86ea9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c95405\" data-id=\"6c95405\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3caef2d elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3caef2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a0c14\" data-id=\"f5a0c14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3606ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3606ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family and Partner<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d839ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d839ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get this permit if you want your partner or child to live in the country with you.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f48716 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f48716\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-883d8b3\" data-id=\"883d8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75608c elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d75608c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ea234c\" data-id=\"3ea234c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ffc24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ffc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb53609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb53609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You apply for this permit if you want to work as a migrant in the country. It also includes sponsor recognition, hiring a foreign employee and intercorporate EU transfers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0518b72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0518b72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab5912d\" data-id=\"ab5912d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb8d9b elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1bb8d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3980c85\" data-id=\"3980c85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3df73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d3df73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight )\">Study<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cad723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cad723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those looking to fulfill university or secondary studies in the Netherlands need a student permit. Vocational education programs and even post-graduation job hunting are included here.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab07d7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab07d7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c7115\" data-id=\"89c7115\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e26888 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3e26888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-exchange-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8bbc76\" data-id=\"d8bbc76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2287f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2287f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Au pair and Exchange\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374b2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374b2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to work and live in the Netherlands as an au pair, this is the permit for you. This is also for people going to the country through a cultural exchange or working holiday.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-94ecaa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ecaa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f7cfd\" data-id=\"51f7cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b8b7c elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"86b8b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-europe\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f660335\" data-id=\"f660335\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca58cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca58cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Union (EU), EEA (European Economic Area) or Swiss Citizens\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61602eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61602eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland have their own set of residence permits to apply for. Family members and partners of these places\u2019 citizens also need this permit. Those who fall under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement can also apply for frontier worker, temporary or permanent residence permits. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce3f30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce3f30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c5ad89\" data-id=\"8c5ad89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7900d elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6e7900d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b2ff3\" data-id=\"e9b2ff3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e8e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6e8e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long-term EU Residency<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88569b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88569b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This permit is for long-term EU residents wanting to live in the Netherlands. People with a Dutch permanent resident permit seeking a long-term EU permit can also apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9663d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9663d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-819b1b0\" data-id=\"819b1b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55931fc elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"55931fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-holding-medical\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8e421\" data-id=\"5c8e421\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8773aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8773aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Residence Permits\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9a2cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb9a2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also residence permits for returning citizens, medical treatments, and victims of honor-based or domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5e4a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5e4a84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd4a1a\" data-id=\"3bd4a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a1fc3 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c0a1fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e213059\" data-id=\"e213059\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bc190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73bc190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asylum\u200b<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650fd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650fd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Netherlands, you can apply for asylum and even a second one. It also covers families, permit extensions, and permanent asylum residencies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-816a3ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"816a3ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8368cb9\" data-id=\"8368cb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a3a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"81a3a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515b7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"515b7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Processing your Application<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43e516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43e516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From setting appointments to uploading documents, the steps in applying for residency are crucial. Here are some of the things to take note:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-253a54f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"253a54f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13a21e2\" data-id=\"13a21e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-adbf9b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adbf9b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0c6f0f\" data-id=\"c0c6f0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df4d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7df4d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee36bb2 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ee36bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fingerprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf86570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf86570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2323233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2323233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028bd2e elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"028bd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-balance-scale\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d04b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3d04b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b98e39 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4b98e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16addd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16addd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccc42e elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3ccc42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-cloud-upload-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c08ee\" data-id=\"21c08ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7383cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7383cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biometrics appointment<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c20610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c20610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the top aspects in the application is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/after-your-application\/biometrics-appointment-photo-signature-and-fingerprints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">biometrics appointment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It starts with a letter from the Immigration and Naturalisation Service or Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND). They require your photo, signature, and\/or fingerprints for your resident document. From there, you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oap.ind.nl\/oap\/en\/#\/BIO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">set your biometrics appointment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the IND or an expat establishment. You will need to take your photo at the IND desk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need to bring a valid passport and appointment code from the email confirmation. You may also bring an expired residency permit or old Foreign Nationals Identity Document if you have any.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f7941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f7941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decision periods<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b3927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3b3927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decision periods vary depending on the nature of the application. But to estimate, legal decisions generally take 30 to 90 days. There are also other cases that take eight weeks, six months, and even an entire year. Check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/after-your-application\/decision-periods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IND\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more detailed and relevant information<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ec0c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ec0c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating your My IND account<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10eb7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10eb7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.portal.ind.nl\/en\/web\/particulier\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My IND account<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is where you view your data and application status. You need to use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digid.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DigiD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for this. My IND also lets you view follow-up options for your application, and the actual residency permit you have.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3179ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3179ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uploading documents<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8b4be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd8b4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/after-your-application\/uploading-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upload documents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before and during the application process. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digitising your files is also important since the IND only accepts PDF and JPG files.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624e82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624e82e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b11780\" data-id=\"3b11780\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6504e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef6504e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f576286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f576286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Address Registration at the Municipality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048a887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048a887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For those who want to stay in the Netherlands for more than four months, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration-netherlands.com\/registering-with-the-municipality-in-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">municipality registration is crucial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Remember to process your registration within the first five days of arriving in the Netherlands. After registering, the town hall will issue you a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration-netherlands.com\/a-guide-on-the-citizen-service-number-in-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">citizen service number or Burgerservicenummer (BSN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Having a BSN means you\u2019re officially part of the Municipal Personal Records Database. Through the citizen service number, the government can keep tabs on the population. If you move homes within the country, you will have to register once again with the municipality of your new place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are looking to register with the municipality of Rotterdam, feel free to refer to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/moving-to-netherlands\/registering-at-rotterdam-city-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d17933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d17933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Getting a Social Security Number (BSN)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6488a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6488a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acquiring a BSN is one of the most important steps of moving to the Netherlands. You need a social security number for majority aspects of everyday living such as:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c87050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c87050\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f394855\" data-id=\"f394855\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c78afd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c78afd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b902d15\" data-id=\"b902d15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8c920 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7f8c920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hospital\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7d458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db7d458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1cbdd elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3f1cbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-piggy-bank\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c985fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c985fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129fad1 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"129fad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccae98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ccae98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec28804 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ec28804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-holding\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491e153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"491e153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6df6f8 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f6df6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d40300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d40300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3b88d elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cd3b88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97148c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d97148c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27328ea\" data-id=\"27328ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae63720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae63720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465cae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465cae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need a BSN to register for Dutch health insurance, which is mandatory if you are living or working in the Netherlands. Without it, you cannot access the healthcare system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd34e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bd34e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bank Accounts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c1405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c1405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dutch banks require a BSN for opening an account. Most employers will also expect you to have a local Dutch bank account for salary payments, so this is essential for your finances<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00a7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00a7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taxes and Employment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857eb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"857eb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dutch tax authorities (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belastingdienst<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) use the BSN to identify you for income taxes and social security contributions. Employers will ask for your BSN when you start a job, and it\u2019s needed to pay taxes correctly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b2b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88b2b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Benefits and Services<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe52a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe52a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are entitled to any social benefits (such as child benefits, unemployment benefits, or housing subsidies), your BSN is necessary to apply and receive these services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb4116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eb4116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education and Childcare<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7def47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7def47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have children, you need a BSN to enroll them in school or daycare. It&#8217;s also a requirement for childcare subsidies or student finance applications<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f13ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f13ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Housing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf04f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf04f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A BSN is often necessary when renting a property, especially when registering with utility companies (electricity, water, gas, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8579e2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8579e2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e842abb\" data-id=\"e842abb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4108c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4108c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf31d87\" data-id=\"bf31d87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cebb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2cebb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After getting your BSN, you also have to get a DigiD. This is an online identification system that allows you to access government services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ffc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6ffc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Bank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ae90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ae90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving to the Netherlands also means <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatica.com\/nl\/finance\/banking\/banks-in-the-netherlands-159898\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">setting up an account at a Dutch bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. While it is not a legal requirement, it will make your life more convenient in a new country. Renting apartments, getting jobs, and mortgage applications require local bank accounts. To apply for one, you need a valid ID and a Dutch residence permit. You will also need a citizen service number (BSN) and proof of address from a utility bill or rental contract. Payment methods in the Netherlands, include cash, card, and online banking. You may still use credit cards or foreign accounts, but fees may be inconvenient. We recommend that you apply for a Dutch bank account to fully embrace living in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to know more about setting up a bank account in the Netherlands? Browse through our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/moving-to-netherlands\/top-4-banks-in-the-netherlands-for-personal-banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Bank Blogpost <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where we share the types of bank accounts, and the top banks to choose from. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e7cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50e7cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Health Insurance <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccfa8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccfa8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Netherlands, health insurance is a requirement for all residents and workers, A standard package covers GP consultancies, treatments, and medicine. You also need to get this insurance within four months of your arrival. Remember that a residence permit is a prime requirement for Dutch health insurance. Feel free to refer to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/health-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government of the Netherlands\u2019 webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more information. The website lists everything there is to know about Dutch health insurance, permits, payments, documents, and healthcare benefits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840bc03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840bc03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/GP-768x512.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6272\" alt=\"General Practitioner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/GP-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/GP-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/GP-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/GP-1536x1024.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604d147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"604d147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. General Practitioner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4218137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4218137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing to include in your checklist is having a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/dutch-healthcare\/role-of-gp-in-netherlands#:~:text=In%20brief%201%20In%20the%20Netherlands%2C%20almost%20everyone,as%20other%20medical%20specialists%20or%20hospitalization%20if%20necessary.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">general practitioner or GP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The GP is your go to person for all things medical care. They are healthcare specialists who went through proper training and medical education. The GP answers your health inquiries, and performs standard examinations and minor surgeries as needed. They are also your referral for other specialists and hospitals. In the Netherlands, you cannot access hospital specialization without your GP\u2019s official approval.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7797da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7797da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help with your search for your GP, let us direct you to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zorgkaartnederland.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZorgkaartNederland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is a search engine for finding the most suitable care provider for you. You can find the best GP for you according to profession, organization or disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26d8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b26d8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.41.42\u202fPM-1024x545.png\" height=\"426\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.41.42\u202fPM-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.41.42\u202fPM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.41.42\u202fPM-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.41.42\u202fPM.png 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6239 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Zorgkaart Nederland home page to find Dutch General Practitioner in the Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded5b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ded5b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.51.15\u202fPM-768x293.png\" height=\"293\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.51.15\u202fPM-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.51.15\u202fPM-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.51.15\u202fPM-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.51.15\u202fPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6240 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Search tool for healthcare provider in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8379ff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8379ff8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53bfbd2\" data-id=\"53bfbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e7b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41e7b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b7696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06b7696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Find housing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a343e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1a343e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, a large part of moving into a new country is having an actual place to live in. However, it is important to note that the Dutch rental market is competitive. This is because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/housing\/rented-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of three million rental homes are for social housing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You may start looking for homes in rental platforms like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funda.nl\/en\/zoeken\/huur\/?selected_area=%5B%22nl%22%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funda Rental<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pararius.com\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pararius<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you\u2019re looking to move to Rotterdam, contact The Citylifer and we would be glad to assist you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3872056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3872056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.53.02\u202fPM-768x381.png\" height=\"381\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.53.02\u202fPM-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.53.02\u202fPM-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.53.02\u202fPM-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.53.02\u202fPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6241 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Funda housing search tool in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375811f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375811f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.54.32\u202fPM-768x553.png\" height=\"553\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.54.32\u202fPM-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.54.32\u202fPM-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.54.32\u202fPM-1024x737.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.54.32\u202fPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6242 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Pararius housing search tool in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34cde3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a34cde3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.57.38\u202fPM-768x382.png\" height=\"382\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.57.38\u202fPM-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.57.38\u202fPM-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.57.38\u202fPM-1024x509.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-3.57.38\u202fPM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6243 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"The Citylifer housing search tool in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8aea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8aea8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f4550\" data-id=\"94f4550\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38d225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e38d225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d82bab elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6d82bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93b5b18\" data-id=\"93b5b18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1425e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1425e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8bd40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8bd40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insider tip:&nbsp;<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90a8689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90a8689\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ceb7b9\" data-id=\"0ceb7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac2f01\" data-id=\"aac2f01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec52843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec52843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;It\u2019s best if you go straight to real estate agencies to register. As part of their database, you\u2019ll know of any available homes, before they go live on online platforms. The demand is so high that it is common to find apartments via private databases.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fce5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fce5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Home Insurance <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b4d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b4d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike health insurance, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamexpat.nl\/housing\/dutch-housing-market\/home-insurance-netherlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">home insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not mandatory in the Netherlands. But it\u2019s always good to be prepared, especially when we\u2019re talking about property damage. There are three types of home insurance, based on your living arrangement:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c781f85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c781f85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b998f5\" data-id=\"9b998f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cc6727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cc6727\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb7d03\" data-id=\"bdb7d03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9684e2c elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9684e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chair\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abb0bf0\" data-id=\"abb0bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980c6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"980c6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Household contents insurance or inboedelverzekering<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d7dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d7dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the type of insurance you take out if you own or rent a property. It insures you against lost or damaged things that you bring between moving homes. These items include clothing, cash, appliances, and pieces of furniture. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd91384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd91384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfe54ac\" data-id=\"dfe54ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dace8b4 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dace8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hammer\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77398fe\" data-id=\"77398fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76823eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76823eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liability insurance or aansprakelijkheidsverzekering<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c6b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c6b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the type of insurance you take out if you own or rent a property. It insures you against lost or damaged things that you bring between moving homes. These items include clothing, cash, appliances, and pieces of furniture. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec8c5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec8c5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59212b9\" data-id=\"59212b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dff90 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"39dff90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-damage\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a64178\" data-id=\"1a64178\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5f8a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd5f8a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building insurance or opstalverzekering<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0da7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c0da7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The building insurance is the one to get if you are purchasing a home in the Netherlands. In applying for a Dutch mortgage, this type of insurance is one of the requirements of mortgage providers. Building insurance covers damage to fixtures in your home such as floors, walls, pipes, and roof.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f453191 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f453191\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf43047\" data-id=\"bf43047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b82e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b82e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7f7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7f7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two main types of coverage to note, which are the standard and all-risk. The standard insurance covers damage and loss from external factors such as vandalism, burglary, fire, typhoons, and theft. On the other hand, the all-risk one insures you against those you caused by yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/moving-to-netherlands\/home-insurance-in-the-netherlands-the-best-home-insurance-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Home Insurance Guide blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes all the basics of home insurance. Learn all about the application process, types of providers, estimated costs, and coverage terms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7996634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7996634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c8da0\" data-id=\"b2c8da0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2684bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2684bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.05.52\u202fPM-768x590.png\" height=\"590\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.05.52\u202fPM-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.05.52\u202fPM-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.05.52\u202fPM-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.05.52\u202fPM.png 1146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6245 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Moving to the Netherlands Personal Administration checklist\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a709415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a709415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Utilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeae2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeae2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilities are top priorities for everyday living. Water, gas, electricity, and internet connection are what make a home liveable. When you\u2019re moving to a new apartment, it can be overwhelming to get a hold of everything. So let us help you out with these general tips for all things related to utilities. We also have a more in-depth <a href=\"https:\/\/citylife.nl\/utility-contracts-in-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog Post about Utilities.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2bf129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2bf129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e39a63\" data-id=\"2e39a63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81f942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a81f942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/internet-768x483.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/internet-768x483.avif 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/internet-300x189.avif 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/internet-1024x644.avif 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/internet-1536x965.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a5425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01a5425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Internet <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ac29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ac29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The internet is how we connect to the world nowadays. And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerpete.com\/internet-netherlands\/#:~:text=Dutch%20internet%20speeds%20are%20among%20the%20fastest%20in,80%20Mbps%20according%20to%20the%20Speedtest%20Global%20Index.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides one of the fastest internet in Europe, with a range of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempo.co\/read\/1859214\/11-countries-with-the-fastest-internet-in-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dutchreview.com\/featured\/questions-about-getting-wifi-to-your-dutch-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mbps. So let\u2019s get started with setting things up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce583f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce583f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aeab0c\" data-id=\"4aeab0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-162a8d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162a8d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c93b4c\" data-id=\"0c93b4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68758f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68758f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Internet<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82c9523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82c9523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b32bf8\" data-id=\"3b32bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c55ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04c55ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/moving-to-netherlands\/4-best-internet-providers-in-the-netherlands-and-how-to-arrange-it\/#:~:text=Best%20Home%20Internet%20Provider%20in,speeds%20for%20a%20good%20price.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple types of internet in the Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each with their own features. To choose among them, you first need to know their availability. Not every type of internet is available in each apartment. For example, some apartments will only have cable or DSL. This factor also limits the type of providers you may get. So be sure to check with your landlord or preferred provider ahead of time. For now, here is a basic guide to the three types of Dutch internet:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0fd63f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0fd63f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2151e4e\" data-id=\"2151e4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34df6b6 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"34df6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plug\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60f2f18\" data-id=\"60f2f18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb4461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb4461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cable<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a06db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a06db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cable internet is both fast and reliable. It provides a stable connection regardless of the number of people using the source at the same time. One thing to note is that it has limited providers in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c6fe3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c6fe3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-593753a\" data-id=\"593753a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab7e79 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1ab7e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plug\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-818dd2c\" data-id=\"818dd2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019d607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"019d607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DSL<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08af2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c08af2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSL is the most accessible internet due to its many providers. It\u2019s also the cheapest one! But unlike cable, the number of online users affects its speed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d679027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d679027\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06a8381\" data-id=\"06a8381\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a45021 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6a45021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plug\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4791e0b\" data-id=\"4791e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f313395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f313395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glass Fiber<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c320c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1c320c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glass fiber delivers the fastest connection out of all three types. Upload and download speed can reach 750 Mbps. Like cable, it also has limited availability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50fceff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50fceff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-863917c\" data-id=\"863917c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95eaf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95eaf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Providers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7776ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7776ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c74bc95\" data-id=\"c74bc95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f3e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84f3e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve selected what type works best for you, you can pick your provider afterwards. You can choose from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziggo.nl\/internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ziggo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpn.com\/internet.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KPN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetthuis.nl\/alles-in-1\/?utm_source=daisycon&amp;utm_medium=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_proposition=Alles-in-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget Alles-In-1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odido.nl\/shop\/internet\/product\/zelf-samenstellen?ch=es&amp;cc=con&amp;sc=acq&amp;dr=24&amp;pr=CYR01,IFO01,IOR,ACTIV01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odido<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youfone.nl\/thuis\/internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youfone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpn.com\/internet.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KPN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-mobile.nl\/thuis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T-Mobile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xs4all.nl\/internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XS4ALL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tele2.nl\/thuis\/internet\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tele2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4927401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4927401\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc2c943\" data-id=\"cc2c943\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866bae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"866bae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contracts \n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd62124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd62124\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c16e60\" data-id=\"8c16e60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27113ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27113ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The type of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/netherlandsexpat.nl\/internet-in-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contract<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you get should be what works best for you. For example, if you are staying in the country for a long time, go for the long-term contracts. These contracts last about one to two years, and may include good deals and perks. If you are looking for more flexibility, you can choose a month-to-month arrangement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb49ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb49ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df24f7\" data-id=\"7df24f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfccff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bfccff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pricing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2032 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca2032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5699a3f\" data-id=\"5699a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c3a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c3a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pricing of internet packages depends on the type of connection, and even the speed. For example, large households with heavy internet usage will require a pricier internet package. To give you an idea of how much you\u2019ll spend on internet, we\u2019ve summarized it for you:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ded831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ded831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6abcf42\" data-id=\"6abcf42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2081205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2081205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080f6ec elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"080f6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df3dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8df3dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b124e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b124e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562abbe elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"562abbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c671f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c671f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8071ddb elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8071ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2dbcaf\" data-id=\"f2dbcaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92494f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92494f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada5820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ada5820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The basic package is for those who live solo, or don\u2019t have heavy internet usage. This goes for about \u20ac20 to \u20ac30 monthly. If you\u2019re mainly using the internet to browse or check emails, the basic package might be the one for you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a2c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3a2c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mid-range<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc1372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc1372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mid-range services might be the most common one of all. It suits homes with multiple residents who use the internet. The midrange package ranges from \u20ac30 to \u20ac50.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0165065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0165065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Premium<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abc06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2abc06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The premium package is for big households with heavy internet usage like streaming and gaming. The sky&#8217;s the limit with the pricing, with a minimum of \u20ac50.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb56ac5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb56ac5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8eac0d\" data-id=\"b8eac0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b7621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b7621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Set it up<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0e3eea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0e3eea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37dd7ac\" data-id=\"37dd7ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f99458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f99458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can avail an internet connection by going through digital or physical shops. Once everything is sorted out, the provider will send the router to you. You can set it up yourself, or you may contact the provider for assistance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e68af9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e68af9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37e3146\" data-id=\"37e3146\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38fb163 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38fb163\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa10e3\" data-id=\"3aa10e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f52f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f52f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.06.05\u202fPM-768x412.png\" height=\"412\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.06.05\u202fPM-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.06.05\u202fPM-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.06.05\u202fPM-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.06.05\u202fPM.png 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6244 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"3 types of internet in The Netherlands: Cable, DSL, and Glass fiber\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ec21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3ec21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Water <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d63d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d63d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28af836\" data-id=\"28af836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d238ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d238ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Netherlands, water providers vary per region. To check which company is your area\u2019s supplier, look them up via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vewin.nl\/_layouts\/15\/vewin\/webapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vewin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once you find your provider, visit their website and get more information. If you\u2019re staying in Rotterdam, Evides is your water supplier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may register at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evides.nl\/service\/aanmelden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edives&#8217; website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to avail their services. To file a request, you need to provide your address and meter reading. The meter reading is in the water meter, which can be in the basement, cupboard or central room. The numbers you need are the ones in black text boxes. After submitting your request, you will get an email confirmation from Edives. This is the most straightforward arrangement as it is Rotterdam\u2019s only government-owned supplier. If you want to know more about water services in Rotterdam, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/moving-to-netherlands\/your-2024-guide-to-water-service-in-rotterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall cost comprises two main factors. First, there is the \u201ctap water bill\u201d (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drinkwater rekening<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) which is how much water you consume. The other one is a municipal tax or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gemeentelijke belastingen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which covers maintenance and pipelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waternet.nl\/en\/service-and-contact\/tap-water\/costs\/rates-with-a-water-meter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monthly rates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also vary depending on the size of the household.\u00a0 For those living solo, prices could go as low as \u20ac16.23. For homes with two to four residents, rates could range from \u20ac22 to \u20ac35. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c272a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c272a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a5d693\" data-id=\"9a5d693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0335bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0335bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Gas &amp; Electricity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213421a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213421a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gas and electricity comprise the energy utilities in the Netherlands. The largest providers include Vattenfall, Budget Energie, Eneco, Greenchoice, and Engie. The key to choosing the right one for you is by comparing their offerings. To help get you started, we\u2019ve created a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/citylifer1.wpenginepowered.com\/best-energy-providers-in-the-netherlands-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guide for the best energy providers in the Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can adjust the filters to your preference. Specifics like budget, duration, and type of electricity are yours to tinker with. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f31b42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f31b42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9957b\" data-id=\"ca9957b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d0a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d0a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contracts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab29f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab29f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dutch energy providers also offer different kinds of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/sustainable-energy-at-home\/contract-to-supply-your-home-with-electricity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contracts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Choose the one that best fits your budget and preferences:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddcddef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddcddef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eccf3f1\" data-id=\"eccf3f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c25ec5 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1c25ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-receipt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6864e6\" data-id=\"c6864e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6277e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6277e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fixed-rate<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b1d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b1d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prices of gas or electricity are the same throughout the contract. Fixed rates go for about one to five years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be careful with fixed contracts as they cannot be cancelled anymore. If you want to cancel a one-year contract, you need to pay the full year as a &#8220;cancellation fee&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6a8e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6a8e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c2750\" data-id=\"f9c2750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d8994 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"12d8994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-receipt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef7f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ef7f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca98d4 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7ca98d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-receipt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4706515\" data-id=\"4706515\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f14a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f14a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-fixed or variable rate<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a245b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a245b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prices can change during the contract period. Depending on market conditions, rates can vary around every six months.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550b2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"550b2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dynamic energy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073ba9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073ba9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like the variable rate, this tends to change as well. Price fluctuations are due to energy supply and demand. Rates can even change on an hourly basis<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a13c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a13c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18c028b\" data-id=\"18c028b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d732391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d732391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pricing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d33756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d33756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of factors come into play for monthly energy costs. Consumption behavior and rates, contract conditions, insulation types, and energy labels comprise the overall cost. The energy label measures the energy efficiency in your home. It has a range for the most to the least energy efficient, from A to G. Another thing to note is gas and electricity have different pricing systems. Gas prices vary for every type of property. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nibud.nl\/onderwerpen\/uitgaven\/kosten-energie-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nibud\u2019s data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that monthly costs for gas can range from \u20ac108 to \u20ac234. As for electricity, it\u2019s all about the size of your household. Solo households can cost \u20ac24 per month, and can reach up to \u20ac82 depending on the number of people in the home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-edc2051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edc2051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1191078\" data-id=\"1191078\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83ec29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f83ec29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Reminders\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc9e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc9e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t wait until the last minute to set up your utilities. The utility company may need to do onsite work in advance. You also need to be at home for this to check. As for energy, gas, and water, you can arrange them after moving in.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For gas and electricity, set up a contract with a provider before moving in. If not, you will receive a reminder from the municipality. Further inactions will lead to disconnection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c69e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c69e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25305fd\" data-id=\"25305fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32c79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b32c79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.40\u202fPM-768x545.png\" height=\"545\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.40\u202fPM-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.40\u202fPM-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.40\u202fPM-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.40\u202fPM.png 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6246 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Average gas prices in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00e93f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00e93f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3e40bb\" data-id=\"f3e40bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf522a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bf522a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.58\u202fPM-768x508.png\" height=\"508\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.58\u202fPM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.58\u202fPM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.58\u202fPM-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.09.58\u202fPM.png 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6247 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Average electricity prices in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fb8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05fb8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taxes <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-523b32d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"523b32d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26e12ce\" data-id=\"26e12ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188790d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188790d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but definitely not least, taxes. Every country has them. In the Netherlands, people pay taxes on their wealth, income, and assets. Every month, the Dutch Tax Office deducts tax from your salary. You also need to file tax returns before the end of each year. For everything there is to know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/individuals\/individuals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about the Dutch tax system<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing that defines the local experience is municipal tax. These payments help in the municipalities&#8217; social services. And if you\u2019re moving to Rotterdam, here are the taxes to keep in mind:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-debf3e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"debf3e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f442e26\" data-id=\"f442e26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a0fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a0fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waste tax (afvalstoffenheffing)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4bab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4bab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tax funds the municipality\u2019s waste collection and processing. This is a mandatory payment, but costs depend on the household size. However, there could be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotterdam.nl\/kwijtschelding-afvalstoffenheffing-aanvragen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exceptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, depending on your income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a118d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a118d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water tax (waterschapsbelasting)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43acc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43acc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water tax in the Netherlands goes to the municipality to treat and sanitize water. The Delfland Water Board gives two different charges for these services. Unlike waste tax, water tax is only about the household as a whole, not its size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbg.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Income-based exceptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45984f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a45984f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sewage tax (Rioolheffing)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c951d0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c951d0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-658fef1\" data-id=\"658fef1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294089f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294089f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funds from this tax go to sewage system maintenance and repairs. The municipality collects tax from the apartment owner. The charge could also go to the tenant depending on the contract and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.gov.nl\/regulation\/sewerage-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">government policies.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3f367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc3f367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/tax-768x512.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/tax-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/tax-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/tax-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/tax-1536x1024.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcaf88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dcaf88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.01\u202fPM-768x436.png\" height=\"436\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.01\u202fPM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.01\u202fPM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.01\u202fPM.png 996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6248 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Mandatory taxes in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd7cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dd7cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-282a29c\" data-id=\"282a29c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e5ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7e5ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other taxes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d507d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d507d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5298568\" data-id=\"5298568\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10464ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10464ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While we\u2019ve pretty much covered the mandatory taxes, there\u2019s no harm in knowing more beyond that. It\u2019s always good to be aware of other things you might spend on. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c36511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c36511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed9ecf6\" data-id=\"ed9ecf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6351a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6351a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39102c\" data-id=\"f39102c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946fc74 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"946fc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-car-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad0695\" data-id=\"cad0695\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58fcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d58fcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parking tax<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2681747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2681747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You pay a parking tax if you didn&#8217;t pay for your parking spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-418e016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"418e016\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bebf8d\" data-id=\"0bebf8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14b397 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f14b397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dog\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d8c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87d8c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0358e4a elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0358e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-binoculars\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd6121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fd6121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d94f0 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"46d94f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-car-side\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fcc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3fcc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0f579 elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5b0f579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-money-bill-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1070a\" data-id=\"ae1070a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9018979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9018979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dog tax<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d651d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d651d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A tax you pay annually for having a dog. Its prices and actual requirements vary per municipality so always check yours!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967919d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"967919d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tourist Tax<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9c059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd9c059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staying overnight and going to a touristy place require this.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e876e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e876e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Motor Vehicle Tax<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9b55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9b55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You pay for this if you have a registered vehicle in the Netherlands. Prices vary depending on the vehicle type and fuel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d35967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d35967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gambling Tax<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171291f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171291f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The municipality charges this on what you win from gambling or the lottery<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd586db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd586db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de8486f\" data-id=\"de8486f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749c935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"749c935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.09\u202fPM-768x734.png\" height=\"734\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.09\u202fPM-768x734.png 768w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.09\u202fPM-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-4.15.09\u202fPM.png 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6249 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Non mandatory taxes in The Netherlands\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-591d5fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591d5fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3524f0a\" data-id=\"3524f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b43551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b43551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0ee709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0ee709\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbce54a\" data-id=\"fbce54a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66137c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66137c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re moving to the Netherlands, there are a number of things to keep in mind. First, you have to apply for a residency permit and set up a My IND account along the way. Afterwards, register at the municipality to get your official citizen number or Burgerservicenummer (BSN). Once you get your BSN, you may arrange your bank account, general practitioner, and insurance packages. Utilities are also a part of everyday living, especially when moving to a new apartment. So when you\u2019re setting up your internet, water, and energy connection, get the ones that best apply to you. Lastly, taxes. It\u2019s important to know what they are, and what the mandatory ones are in your area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The process may seem like a lot; but we hope to have informed you well about the process of becoming a Dutch citizen. Make sure that practice diligence and accuracy in your arrangements. We wish you the best of luck and who knows, the Netherlands might just be your next home country.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a7090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49a7090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-2.57.56\u202fPM.png\" height=\"866\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-2.57.56\u202fPM.png 870w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-2.57.56\u202fPM-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/thecitylifer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-11-04-at-2.57.56\u202fPM-768x832.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6282 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Moving to the Netherlands Ultimate Checklist (Personal administrations, utilities, taxes)\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0be33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0be33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5069e49\" data-id=\"5069e49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2fa5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f2fa5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de37150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de37150\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f859fe5\" data-id=\"f859fe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e92d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"75e92d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I use my tourist visa to live in the Netherlands?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">No, a tourist visa allows you to visit the Netherlands\u00a0 and other Schengen countries for up to 90 days, but it does not grant you permission to live, work, or study in the country. If you intend to live in the Netherlands for a longer period, you need to apply for the appropriate residence permit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1232\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1232\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a citizen service number?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1232\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1232\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">The municipality issues a citizen service number or Burgerservicenummer (BSN) once you register. It means you\u2019re part of the Municipal Personal Records Database. Having a BSN will also allow you to apply for a Dutch bank account, social benefits, health insurance and more.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1233\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1233\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are insurance packages mandatory in the Netherlands?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1233\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1233\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">Health insurance is a requirement for all those living and working in the country. You need to get one within four months of arriving. Insurance for the home, household contents, and liabilities are not mandatory, but it\u2019s always good to prepare ahead!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1234\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1234\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What kind of utilities do I need to arrange?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1234\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1234\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">When you\u2019re moving to a new apartment, be sure to set up your internet and water connections. Energy utilities such as gas and electricity are top priorities too.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to the Netherlands Checklist Personal Administration Resident Permit Municipal Address Registration Social Security Number (BSN) Bank Health Insurance General Practitioner Finding Housing Home Insurance Utilities Internet Water Gas and Electricity Taxes Waste Tax Water Tax Sewage Tax Moving from one place to another is not an easy task. 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