Information for internationals (NL)

Unfortunately ACCESS can not be present on 24 May due to unforeseen circumstances. 

As a foreign national there are a lot of issues to deal with if you wish to live and work in the Netherlands. At BCF Career Event you can receive practical information on what you should arrange when you would like to start a career in the Netherlands. ACCESS is available for you on 24 May 2023 in Jaarbeurs Utrecht to answer your questions!

About ACCESS
ACCESS is a not-for-profit organisation established in The Hague in 1986 to encourage, support, assist and facilitate internationals coming to the Netherlands for business, research, or diplomatic posting. It’s primary mission –providing internationals with professional volunteering opportunities while also offering them a chance to grow a local network, use or develop professional skills and gain experience. Together, the more than 130 volunteers, from over 35 countries, work with ACCESS providing no-cost services to internationals across the country through a Helpdesk located in their back-office in The Hague, as well as through the teams working from the expat centres in The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden and Amstelveen.

Working of ACCESS
Through its Helpdesk and expat centres ACCESS responds to a myriad of questions from the public related to moving to, arriving, living and settling in the Netherlands. Its Counselling Services Network is made up of 21 expat experienced, locally practicing psychologists/therapists who take turns being on-call throughout the year to provide those in need of support, a free referral service the support sought for. The ACCESS Training Network is also made up of entrepreneurs. Many are or have had expatriate experience, and offer an expertise often looked for by internationals. Their popular Childbirth Preparation Courses, given by local entrepreneurs in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam, introduce participants to what they can expect from the Dutch healthcare system, while at the same time offering new parents to be a chance to meet others like them, starting a family far from home. Through HR Support, they assist companies and organisations who employ internationals by providing support to their HR departments and giving presentations about living in the Netherlands to their staff. ACCESS also relies on and works with local entrepreneurs – expat as well as Dutch – who provide services required by the community. And, its quarterly magazine, distributed through many expat centres and international schools focuses on promoting connections between internationals and their host country, encouraging them to discover and reach out to locals – neighbours, services, attractions and events.