Your community for living and growing in the Netherlands
Useful information, experiences, resources and people who help you start or improve your life in the Netherlands.
Free, no sign-up. Ruta NL is not an agency: it does not publish its own job offers or charge for finding work.
Where are you right now?
Community
A moderated space to ask questions, share what worked for you and meet other Spanish speakers in the Netherlands.
Jobs, free
Find opportunities
EURES and other official job sites, with what to check before accepting.
Check agencies
How to look an agency up in the public registers before you sign.
Salaries
The current hourly minimum wage, payslips and holiday pay.
Jobs with housing
What to get in writing when the home comes with the job.
Contracts and rights
What to check in a contract and where to turn.
From Spain
How to prepare your search before you travel.
Housing
Find a room or an apartment
Which kind of home to look for and what to ask.
Platforms and official resources
Where to search and where to find information, with no agreements with anyone.
Avoid scams
The most common warning signs and what to do.
Costs of moving in
Maximum deposit, agency fees and a starting budget.
Essential paperwork
Paid tools, coming soon
For people who want to save time and get organised. Not for sale yet. The guides on this site will stay free.
Netherlands Essentials Pack
What to do first, in order: plan, basic budget, first seven days and a quick check of a job offer.
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Arrival Pack
A paperwork timeline with your dates, a 30-day plan and budget scenarios.
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Job Pack
A tracker for your applications, templates and an offer comparison.
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Housing Pack
A comparison of places, an excessive-deposit warning and templates in Dutch.
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What Ruta NL is
What it is
An independent information project for people who want to work and live in the Netherlands.
What it is not
It is not a recruitment or letting agency, it does not charge for finding work and it does not guarantee a job or a home.
How the resources are made
Every guide links its official source and the date it was checked. The texts are pending human review.