Resources
Free guides to help you decide and to live better there: money, work, transport and language.
Dutch salaries and payslips: the basics
The 2026 hourly minimum wage, gross and net, what a payslip shows, the 8% holiday pay and which deductions are allowed.
Transport: getting around
Bicycle, train and local transport in the Netherlands: what is worth knowing when you arrive.
Your first 30 days in the Netherlands
A step-by-step plan for your first month in the Netherlands: registration, BSN, bank account, health insurance, DigiD and first payslip, with official deadlines.
Cost of living: how to work out yours
A method for estimating what it will cost you to live in the Netherlands, without figures that go out of date.
Basic rights at work
The minimum employment rights in the Netherlands and where to go if they are not respected.
Learning Dutch
Where to start with Dutch, and why it is worth it even if you work in English.
Working in the Netherlands from Spain: preparing your search
How to look for work in the Netherlands before leaving Spain: EURES, checked agencies, conditions in writing, housing and first paperwork.
Employment agencies with housing: what to check
What to check when a Dutch employment agency offers you a job and housing: registration, deductions, municipal registration, deposit and what happens if the contract ends.
Tools and more resources
These are information drafts pending review. They do not replace the official source and they are not advice.