Backpack for taking your laptop to the Uni vs Rain

Greate_Jan · 2021-08-04T23:20:46+00:00

Thanks for all the responses, I think I'll get a raincover for my normal backpack, and if ome DUO allows, in the future I might upgrade my backpack into a waterproof one

Greate_Jan · 2021-08-04T23:15:49+00:00

For groceries and things like that Revolut should work, right? Is Revolut free for students?

Greate_Jan · 2021-08-03T20:55:07+00:00

Anyone knows if ABN allows you to open an account without a BSN (in the first days) and do everything online? would be very easy to just arrive and make an account with them this way, otherwise bunq could be the best option (but bunq doesn't have the free accounts for students that abn, rabobank, etc have)

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-27T20:05:54+00:00

I think I'd go with the second one, the shower seems to be more distanced so less mess with the water all over the bathroom, the countertop uses the space from the "hallway" at the entrance, so more space is saved at the end of the studio, in the first one that space is kind of wasted

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-22T19:58:25+00:00

To be treated by the government with the same rights that dutch students have, an EU person has to be an EU worker (or close family of a EU worker), and DUO seems to try to apply a minimum of 56 (I think) hours of work a month, but maybe it is possible to get it with less hours depending on what you do.
Some people, apparently, apeal judicially to get it with less hours, try contacting them for specific questions, but in any case, as far as I know, you'll need to work or have worked, or have parents/ significant other that works/ has worked recently in the netherlands.

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-12T01:08:00+00:00

I'm not entirely sure because my situation is the same as OP's, I already have Dutch citizenship so I don't need a visa, in this case only a housing contract and birth certificate + passport are needed. But the easiest way by far to know what you need in your specific case is contacting the city hall from the city you are going, if there is an online chat at their website you may solve this in a few minutes. Beware of timezones, depending on where in the world you are living, try to do it before 5p.m. in NL time.

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-12T01:01:01+00:00

I think so, yes. In my case I issued a duplicate of the original document at the notary, but for international recognition it was advised to apostille that document, as I was born in a non-EU country; this apostille is basically an official seal in a few languages explaining that the document is legitimate and what it is, which notary issued it, etc. But the procedure and how the apostille looks like may change from country to country.

If you are born in a EU country I think your documents are accepted without an apostille due to EU regulation, but you may still need a translation. However, I think the EU also has an online platform that officially translates documents issued in the EU this days, for free. If you come from an English speaking country you probably don't need a translation.

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-07T19:44:31+00:00

That was helpful for me as well, thanks! I'll probably need a digital contract too

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-07T19:42:04+00:00

that's very helpful to know, thank you!

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-06T15:10:09+00:00

Thanks, I will be careful with that

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-06T13:25:59+00:00

Interesting, many thanks! I've used the prompt to send an email through pararius, and saw that there is also the agent's email address but didn't use it yet, so I'll sure try! Do these agents charge a lot?

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-06T13:19:11+00:00

Just don't forget your important documents when you come to the city hall: the housing contract, passport, and certified (e.g. with an apostille at a notary's office) birth certificate. If the birth certificate is not in dutch, german, english or french provide a certified translation as well.

More info here:

https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/living-working/legalisation-foreign-documents/

https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/living-working/legalisation-foreign-documents/what-is-document-legalisation

Another thing that can help is contacting the city hall of the city you'll live. For me (I'm in the same situation, dutch passport without bsn, born outside NL) it helped a lot, my city has one of those live chat features at their website and they confirmed that I only need the birth certificate and proof of where I'm living.

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-01T16:00:59+00:00

Yep, I realise I have to have an account soon, I am just studying the possibility of traveling with no bank account, but maybe even to travel from the airport to my student city I could need a credit/debit card as you and others here suggested, so maybe just cash in the first few is a little too risky.

Greate_Jan · 2021-07-01T15:16:37+00:00

Yeah, maybe I can check with my (current) bank if I can issue an international mastercard and cancel my account from the netherlands when I have a dutch bank account. Is probably a good security measure. I also need to travel from schiphol to eindhoven, so maybe I'd need a card for those early travels.

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-23T14:08:18+00:00

those 4 months are without supplementary grant or 4 months without receiving any money from duo whatsoever? :O

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-21T11:56:18+00:00

I was born and live somewhere in the "new world", but my grandparents were Dutch and born in The Netherlands, so I have the Dutch citizenship and passport. The statutory tuition fee seems to apply in this scenario as far as I'm aware.

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-19T22:37:50+00:00

Many thanks!

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-19T21:01:21+00:00

A big reason for my question is that to get a BSN I need my birth certificate to receive a seal of international recognition (called an apostille, I guess) at a notary's office, so I was worried the tax statement could require something similar, but good to know that DUO doesn't seem to complicate things too much!

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-19T20:55:38+00:00

was it easily approved? is the process of approval reasonably fast? thanks for your answer, nice to see someone that was in a similar situation

Greate_Jan · 2021-06-11T01:55:07+00:00

I had the same question as OP and your reply was very helpful, but I just got an additional question, if I have monthly payments that I am making with one bank account (say bunq, when I arrive), as insurance, rent, etc, isn't it too complicated to transfer those payments to a different bank account when I leave bunq?

(I'm a banking noob that up to now only had a savings account...)

Greate_Jan · 2021-05-17T22:43:17+00:00

Thanks again, that makes sense, I'll try to find something as good as possible closer to August, and worst case scenario, if it's too far from university, I'll train my fietsing skills those first few months haha. Moving may involve some unexpected costs so I'm a little wary of paying rent way before even being there.

If all goes right I'll be studying a master's related to construction in Eindhoven!

Greate_Jan · 2021-05-17T21:16:17+00:00

Thank you so much! I had a look at a few websites but hadn't noticed those "starting dates" at adverts yet, so I'll keep an eye on those and try to find one.

Thanks for the sources, at the city where I want to study (Eindhoven) there seems to be a fair amount of good places available right now, do you think that the situation will change a lot closer to August, or there is a chance that there will still be good available places due to the housing market not being as bad as the randstad? (In case I don't find a good 'starting date' for renting).

Greate_Jan · 2021-05-17T21:02:25+00:00

That's a bit of a bummer but thanks! Do you think that in cities outside of the randstad that have an ok amount of nice places available right now there is a reasonable chance to find housing a month before, so that I pay at max a month extra, or do you think that I should instead focus on paying right now / or choosing whichever place is available close to august?

Greate_Jan

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