Every day's life ... in Amsterdam!

Moving to a new country always represents an important and difficult step in life. Different language and culture, new law and regulations to follow, and many logistics issues might constitute hard obstacles during the initial process of integration in a new community.

Luckily Holland is a very well organized country, where regulations are quite clear and easily availble and accessible to people. It's just a matter to understand where to find them and where to address any request and/or need that might arise during our every day's life.

This section has the aim (and the ambition) to try to ease a bit more your life as a new "Amsterdammer", explaining some of the "burocratical" peculiarities of this country and proposing you some information we believe very much helpful.

Of course here we proposed just a "summary" of what we consider the major topics for the every day's life in Amsterdam and we have also presented some useful lists you might find interesting to go through to cope with some key need.

If you think we missed anything that deserves to be mentioned, described, and recommended, please TELL US! We would surely take your suggestion into account in the next update of this website.

Your opinion is very important for us!

If you came to Amsterdam for business, one of your first and most urgent issue to solve as soon as possible is to find the proper place where your children can stay during the day while you are at work.

This webpage proposes you a list of some of the nursery schools, creche, and kindergarten available in the Amsterdam area.

Please note that some of those also offer you groups in English.

From the age of 5 until the end of the year of their 16^th birthday children shall attend school.

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From huisarts to zorgverzekeraar with this section you will get more familiar with some of the basic information you should be aware on the Dutch healthcare system.

In this section you will find some useful contacts information on the city halls of Amsterdam and of some of the major town in the region.

Do you need a new passport and do you want to know where the closest diplomatic office of your home country is located?

Do you need to solve some important bureaucratic issue and do you need to contact your embassy?

Here you will find a list of some of the major embassies and consulates located in the Netherlands.