Expatcenter Amsterdam

The Expatcenter Amsterdam – An official welcome to the City

The Expatcenter Amsterdam opened in June 2008 and was the first scheme of its kind in the Netherlands to cut the red tape for internationals and assist in the process of settling in. The Expatcenter’s appeal is clear. Employers can use its service to initiate the application procedure for a residence permit before the new employee has even arrived in the Netherlands. Once here, that just leaves the highly skilled migrant a single trip to the Expatcenter to pick up a residence card and finalise the registration process. The cities of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Almere and Haarlemmermeer are working with the Immigration and Naturalisation Services (IND) to bring the Expatcenter’s services free of charge.

The Expatcenter’s numbers speak for themselves: over 800 international  companies and their expat employees now make use of the center’s procedures for hiring highly skilled migrants. Over 400 new expats visit the Expatcenter Amsterdam each month to process their paper work; clear signs of a healthy influx. After a busy two years, the Expatcenter still has its sights set on expanding services and building bridges for Amsterdam’s international community.

What’s more, The Expatcenter’s website (www.iamsterdam.com/living) offers a wealth of  news, features and useful information for expats. With pages on the popular social media networks Facebook and Twitter, as well as a newly developed mobile city guide, I amsterdam and the Expatcenter are no more than a few clicks away!