Look for housing
Read up on renting, buying property, mortgages and housing rights to help with finding your new home in the Amsterdam Area.
Essentials for living in the Amsterdam Area
Popular topics about life in Amsterdam
Residence permit
Depending on your nationality, you may require a residence and work permit if you want to live and work in Amsterdam or elsewhere in the Netherlands.
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Find out about schools
Select the right school for your child with information on international primary and secondary schools for English-speaking and bilingual students.
Take care of waste & recyling
Reduce your environmental footprint by recycling paper, textiles, plastic and glass and find out where to deposit household waste in your Amsterdam ne...
Register in Amsterdam
Register a short or long stay in Amsterdam with the municipality (gemeente), and receive your citizen service number (burgerservicenummer, BSN).
Read about the 30% tax ruling
Get to know the benefits of the 30% reimbursement ruling for highly skilled migrants and see if the tax advantage applies to you.
Renting out your Amsterdam apartment to tourists
More and more Amsterdammers rent out their home to visitors these days. However, certain guidelines must be followed to ensure this is legal.
Amsterdam's Japanese community
Although more than 9,000km apart, Japan and the Netherlands share over 400 years of history and friendship. Over the past few decades, the Nether...
News for locals
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Femke Halsema sworn in as Amsterdam's new mayor
Femke Halsema was sworn in as Amsterdam’s new mayor at a ceremony at the Council Chamber in Amsterdam City Hall on Thursday, 12 July 2018. In her inaugural speech, the new mayor pledged to deal with the growing city’s challenges while keeping its sense of freedom.
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IND to host free webinar for higher education alumni
On 10 July at 19:00, the IND and Nuffic will broadcast a webinar on the special Orientation Year permit for alumni of higher education institutions in the Netherlands.
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Croatian nationals in the Netherlands
As of 1 July 2018, Croatian nationals will no longer require a work permit to work in the Netherlands.
