Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the second largest city of the Netherlands has a very different feel than other Dutch Cities. Most of the City was destroyed in WW2 and then rebuilt, resulting in some impressive modern architecture. This has helped to create a lively and urban atmosphere. It’s located south west of Amsterdam and is reachable in 1 hour by car and 40 minutes by high speed train, making it highly accessible to the capital and Schipol airport.
Expats moving to Rotterdam city centre will find accommodation ranging from early 1900 traditional buildings, modern apartment blocks to spacious riverside homes. Kralingen offers a mix of affordable and upmarket housing, while the Nieuwewerk/Kop Van Zuid area is popular amongst the young expats for its warehouse and newer housing styles. Hillegersberg, set around 2 lakes and home to some of the International schools, is a popular village-like area and still only 10 minutes to the city centre by tram or bus.
Rotterdam offers 4 International schools: Nord Anglia (ages 3-18) offers the IB curriculum and the Harbour International School, a Dutch state funded International school (ages 4-11) teaches the International Primary Curriculum. The Rotterdam International School offers a GCSE and IB based curriculum to Senior School pupils to age 18 and there is also The Japanese School of Rotterdam.
How it Works
Contact us
Contact us and let’s have a chat to understand your most important goals for your relocation to the Netherlands. We can discuss everything from residency permits, schooling etc to home finding – anything that you and your family need to feel confident and happy in your new life here.
Proposal
we’ll then send you a proposal so that you know what the costs are, so you can prepare your budget.
Start process
prior to your arrival we’ll start as much of the process as we can. We’ll help you put together the necessary documents for the admin side of the relocation and tell you what’s needed for renting a home. We store everything according to the terms of the GDPR.
Working together
we can work with you so that you can move straight into your new home on arrival OR we can start viewing together selected properties within your criteria and then take care of the rental offer and contract. All the necessary admin appointments (like your BSN, the IND and bank appointments) will be already set up for you, so that we get this out of the way and your life in the Netherlands begins!