A national digital platform that helps every newcomer with living, working, and learning in the Netherlands. Multilingual AI assistance, personalized guidance, and local insights in your language. Now with advanced AI tools for CV creation and document understanding.
We're creating a multi-ethnic, inclusive community where every international workers, students, and families can live, work, and thrive in the Netherlands. Developed in collaboration with Dutch municipalities and employers.
Integration should not begin with confusion, but with clarity. WelkomNL transforms the Dutch onboarding journey into a guided, personalized digital path combining AI assistance and local expertise to help you belong.
Developed for all nationalities
Step-by-step guidance
Your path to feeling at home
Step-by-step guidance for living, working, and studying in the Netherlands in your own language
Get instant, validated answers to all your questions about life in the Netherlands. Our AI assistant understands your context and provides personalized guidance in 10 languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese, and Ukrainian.
Follow a clear, step-by-step overview of everything you need to do: register your address, apply for BSN, get DigiD, open a bank account, arrange health insurance, and more. Never miss a deadline with smart notifications.
Understand your work rights, employment contracts, and tax obligations in the Netherlands. Get guidance on finding jobs, understanding Dutch workplace culture, and navigating the bureaucracy as an international worker.
Build a Dutch-format employment CV with AI and scan any letter or document to get a summary, key dates and numbers, required actions, or full translation in your selected language.
Get tailored information for your city whether you're in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Groningen, or elsewhere. Find local services, municipality procedures, events, and community resources specific to your area.
Two practical mobile tools built for newcomers in the Netherlands: create a professional Dutch CV and understand official letters in minutes.
10 languages available: Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese, and Ukrainian.
CV CreatorAdd your photo, personal details, professional summary, work experience, daily tasks and shifts, education, and skills. AI structures everything into a clear Dutch-format CV.
Download a polished PDF CV ready for applications
Scan & UnderstandUse camera, gallery, or document upload. Choose exactly what you need from the analysis and get a clear response in your target language.
Receive structured, actionable results in minutes
Navigate through life in the Netherlands with confidence. Work, housing, healthcare, education, taxes everything you need to build your new life, guided step by step in your language.
Create a job-ready Dutch CV and understand letters instantly with AI support in 10 languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese, and Ukrainian.
BSN, DigiD, health insurance, bank account your step-by-step checklist with smart notifications
Tailored information for your city Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Groningen, and more
Available on iOS & Android
Real experiences from internationals navigating life in the Netherlands the challenges WelkomNL is designed to address
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
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