Moving to Leiden
Many of us at ICL have moved to the Netherlands from other countries. We can relate to some of the challenges you may face settling in here. We want to share with you some of the resources we have found to be helpful.
www.expatica.com (English) a helpful starting point for finding out all about life here in the Netherlands
www.iamexpat.nl another really helpful site with all kinds of information about living here.
www.leiden.nl (Dutch) the website of the local city council, some of the pages are also in English
www.expatcentreleiden.nl Various helpful starting points with information in English. The actual centre is off to the left at the city side of Leiden Centraal.
www.belastingdienst.nl The website of the Dutch Tax office - information available on here on tax and social security matters for instance. Click on English and then on Private Individuals
Leiden Expats - Yahoo group which you can apply to join via having a Yahoo ID. Lots of news about local expat events, furniture sales, a forum to ask advice and so on. Leiden Expats also has a Facebook page now too.
www.funda.nl (Dutch) a site to search for available rental housing
www.sio.nl (English) a guide to the international schools in the Netherlands
www.B9.nl (Dutch) a site that can give you a starting point for looking for Protestant Christian based state Dutch speaking schools in the Leiden area. There are also Catholic Christian based and secular state school options.
www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp (English) the website of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
www.andrewspink.nl/churches/churches.htm (English) a site with a list of English speaking congregations throughout the Netherlands
translation.langenberg.com (English) a page with links to online translation, when you need to know what a Dutch word means
www.thehollandring.com (English) a website with information about different aspects of Dutch life, a fun read
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