obelix

Hi i know this question must pop up all the time but i am looking to get as much information on moving to amsterdam as possible. I would not be looking to move for at least 6months and am on a bit of a fact finding mission. I would mainly like to know how hard it is for a non-dutch speaker to find employment in the city and ultimately how hard it is to make such a move. If any of you could share your wisdom i would be very grateful.

Thanks

dave

chicagojlo

As you know it all comes down to whether you can find a job or not. If you find a well paying job then living in Amsterdam is easy. If you are working in a bar or something then you will end up having to live in a not so nice area and spending a lot of time travelling to and from work.
As for how easy it is - you get on a plane and that's it. OK you have to go to the tax office to get a social security number (you just need your passport), you have to open a bank account (again passport and an employment contract helps if you want any frills) and of course get a job and find a place to live. But that's it.
Now the hard part is the job. If you work in finance or IT then you will have no trouble finding a job speaking only English. It's the unskilled jobs that you will have no luck with.
And as you can live and work there freely there's no need to get a job to sponsor you to go, it just makes life a lot easier if you have a job to go to and hopefully someone to pay for the relocation.

swine

there are plenty of british companys working in holland engerneering and contruction mainly

swine

wot type of work u looking for

obelix

cheers for getting back to me i wouldnt be looking for a specialised trade really. i mean i have a lot of HR, Payroll, Admin experience and i speak a second language (portuguese) but i was mainly looking at seeing what amsterdam was like to live there.

obelix

sorry this is so i can access my PMs

Is it really that hard to live and go out in amsterdam if you do a bar job or something? how far out (in travel time) are the cheaper/nastier houses?

Casa Santo Estevo

For those sorts of jobs if you have no Fluency in Dutch then those sorts of jobs may not be available for you.

laki03

Hi, I am moving to Amsterdam in July and will be working in Koog aan de Zaan (20min train journey from Amsterdam centraal station). I currently live in Greater London. 30% my time will involve international travel, so I don't want to pay too much for a place I wont be staying in. What are good areas to live in, I am willing to share?

Thanks

LAKI