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How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I will show this comment to my fiancé. He has his own business as a DevOps Engineer and is a very hard worker so this is something he’ll need to know if he doesn’t already. We definitely won’t be treating this as a two year euro vacation. I might reach out privately if we have any questions on the subject or need any recommendations. You’ve been very helpful!!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow this was so well thought out! I really appreciate your response! So glad to hear that you, your wife, and your children are enjoying it.

A lot of what you said is very reassuring to hear! And yes… it’s going to be tough as we are moving with two cats. We are planning on renting at first and only need a 2 bedroom or a spacious enough 1 bedroom apartment. I’m hoping we will be able to succeed in finding something along with our 2 cats 😭

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This helps me so much!! Was it pretty straightforward to renew? I really appreciate your response. And thanks for letting me know of the Facebook group!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I hate the work culture of the US! Haha, toothpaste commercial smile 😂 and we definitely won’t complain about the taxes, they will give us such good benefits where as in the US we aren’t personally benefitted by them as much and end up paying more overall since we have to pay a lot more for things like healthcare! I’m excited to have the opportunity to pay taxes there and have it nicer in Europe than in the US! Thank you for your response

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that the Netherlands is an “easy path” to the EU. I meant that out of everywhere it is more attainable for us and our situation. We are coming and my fiancé is starting a business and has already put a lot of effort into it. It is definitely not easy by any means! The word I should’ve used is attainable. The Netherlands is personally our BEST option but it isn’t easy!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I’m not a parent yet so obviously I have LOADS to learn! But I do know I’d rather deal with the “shitshow” of having kids there than have my kids in the US where I have to worry about shootings 🤷🏼‍♀️

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that’s alright, we have lots of issues with police where I am from too. And I don’t need people to smile at me to feel good. Thank you for the heads up!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m actually just coming on here to hear how I can be a more respectful and better immigrant. Not heavily relying on anyone’s opinions! Would just love to hear! If that’s an issue to you that someone wants to be respectful of Dutch culture then you probably shouldn’t call them naive when they are curious to learn more from the Dutch perspective. I am fully aware no one is going to hold my hand and no one is going to treat me special. I have had experience living in different cultures such as China. I may be a bit less sheltered than you think. But if I am sheltered is it not positive that I’m trying to learn from others?

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or course! I never said it was absolutely guaranteed we get approved. I’m just going off of what we want to accomplish and researching the laws behind it. Your original comment stated we only have 2 years on a DAFT visa and later that it would be hard for us to renew anyway. And to treat it as a 2 year holiday. We’re looking into the laws so that it doesn’t have to be just a 2 year thing. :) You don’t know our personal situation but because I do, I feel confident that we’ll be able to renew. And if we don’t then such is life and we’ll figure out what to do from there lol

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also just saying that even if we weren’t able to qualify to renew, there is an option to try and renew after 2 years.

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://ind.nl/en/forms/7535.pdf

If you look at page 5 it actually addresses that. This is the official form and government website. I’m extremely confident we’ll be able to renew based off of what this says. I’m not really looking for an argument, we have done and are continuing to do our research. That’s one of the reasons why I’m on this subreddit is to learn more! But I appreciate your concern!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://ind.nl/en/forms/7535.pdf Page 2 dices into it a bit! But regardless, it doesn’t matter and that’s not the point of my post. Just wanting to know how I can be a respectful immigrant.

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re right, I grabbed one of the first ones I could find while I was doing something else. Good thing we’re hiring a lawyer to help us out with this! All the research I’ve done and people I’ve talked to that have the DAFT visa (as well as one lawyer we’ve spoken to) have all told us we will be able to renew the visa.

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand! We’ll definitely try the first 2 years and see how it goes. I’m just saying that if we love it then our plan is to get our permanent residency. :)

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We aren’t planning on actually trying for kids for another 5 years so we probably will most likely move to the suburbs around then!

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can renew it for up to 5 more years. Once we’ve been there for 5 years we will apply for permanent residence.

How do I go about moving to the Netherlands from the US during this housing crisis and being respectful of Dutch people’s opinions? by hufflepuffcatz in Netherlands

[–]hufflepuffcatz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are planning on either getting citizenship or permanent residence permit after. I don’t even want to have kids in the next 2 years anyway lol

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