María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“When I moved to Amsterdam, I spent weeks figuring out BSN registration, health insurance, and housing on my own. I wish there had been one platform with all the steps clearly explained in my language.”
Rated by the newcomers in the Netherlands
From Arrival
to Belonging
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.
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Our Purpose
From Arrival
to Belonging
Our Mission
Building an Inclusive Community
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.
A national digital welcome platform
Our Vision
Clarity Over Confusion
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.
Smarter, human, multilingual welcome
Inclusive
Developed for all nationalities
Supportive
Step-by-step guidance
Empowering
Your path to feeling at home
How It Works
One Platform,
Complete Support
Step-by-step guidance for living, working, and studying in the Netherlands — in your own language
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AI Powered
Multilingual AI Chat Assistant
Get instant, validated answers to all your questions about life in the Netherlands. Our AI assistant understands your context and provides personalized guidance in 7 languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, and Arabic.
Instant answers in your language
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Your Roadmap
Personalized Timeline
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.
Clear step-by-step guidance
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Employment
Work & Contracts
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.
Know your rights
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Essentials
Healthcare & Education
Navigate the Dutch healthcare system and find the right health insurance. Access information about schools, universities, and educational opportunities for you and your family. Everything explained clearly.
Healthcare & schooling made easy
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Your Region
Local & Regional Insights
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.
City-specific guidance across the Netherlands
Your Integration Companion
Start Feeling at Home
From Day One
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.
AI Chat Assistant
Get instant, validated answers in 7 languages—Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, Arabic
Personal Timeline
BSN, DigiD, health insurance, bank account—your step-by-step checklist with smart notifications
Local Insights
Tailored information for your city—Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Groningen, and more
Available on iOS & Android
What Internationals Say
Challenges We're
Here to Solve
Real experiences from internationals navigating life in the Netherlands—the challenges WelkomNL is designed to address
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“As an Arabic speaker, finding reliable information was incredibly hard. Most government websites are only in Dutch or English. Having official guidance in Arabic would have made everything so much easier.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“I've been in the Netherlands for 2 years now and still discover things I should have known from day one—tax rules, work rights, municipality procedures. A step-by-step timeline would have saved me so much stress.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Finding an apartment in Rotterdam was a nightmare. Understanding Dutch rental contracts, knowing my rights, navigating the healthcare system—I needed one trusted source, not scattered information across dozens of websites.”
María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“When I moved to Amsterdam, I spent weeks figuring out BSN registration, health insurance, and housing on my own. I wish there had been one platform with all the steps clearly explained in my language.”
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“As an Arabic speaker, finding reliable information was incredibly hard. Most government websites are only in Dutch or English. Having official guidance in Arabic would have made everything so much easier.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“I've been in the Netherlands for 2 years now and still discover things I should have known from day one—tax rules, work rights, municipality procedures. A step-by-step timeline would have saved me so much stress.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Finding an apartment in Rotterdam was a nightmare. Understanding Dutch rental contracts, knowing my rights, navigating the healthcare system—I needed one trusted source, not scattered information across dozens of websites.”
María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“When I moved to Amsterdam, I spent weeks figuring out BSN registration, health insurance, and housing on my own. I wish there had been one platform with all the steps clearly explained in my language.”
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“As an Arabic speaker, finding reliable information was incredibly hard. Most government websites are only in Dutch or English. Having official guidance in Arabic would have made everything so much easier.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“I've been in the Netherlands for 2 years now and still discover things I should have known from day one—tax rules, work rights, municipality procedures. A step-by-step timeline would have saved me so much stress.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Finding an apartment in Rotterdam was a nightmare. Understanding Dutch rental contracts, knowing my rights, navigating the healthcare system—I needed one trusted source, not scattered information across dozens of websites.”
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