The plain English guide to actually living in this city: the room hunt, the paperwork, the money, and the parts nobody puts in a brochure. Built by someone who lives here too.
How the room hunt really works here — and the red flags that mean walk away.
Gemeente registration, BSN, DigiD, health insurance — in the order you actually need them.
Opening a bank account, doing your tax return, and the allowances (toeslagen) you’re probably owed.
What HAN, ArtEZ and Van Hall Larenstein don’t put in the prospectus, plus where the jobs are.
Where people actually go — not just where tourists go.
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