On a more personal note, I'm not exactly proud to be British and therefore have had my mind dedicated on moving to The Netherlands literally since the year my family and I moved from Germany back to the UK.
Now comes the serious stuff, obviously moving countries isn't going to be a walk in the park, and as I'm currently eighteen; I've finished my basic college studies and am going to be focusing on learning Dutch within the next year or so before moving across - My question really is, is it difficult to move from the UK to The Netherlands? What kind of money should I be thinking of gathering before moving? Whereabouts in The Netherlands would be a good location for me to start (a city, small town, etc.)?
In addition to this, are there any major complications that are commonly known that may cause an issue with this move? As hopefully, by the time I'm around.. twenty-five or so, I would like to apply for citizenship over there if possible.
(Before anyone asks, I've lived all over the UK, and it's no-longer a country I personally wish to reside within).
Thankyooou!;D
"..The Netherlands was a place we frequently went too, and honestly.. I was fantastic. ..." NL is not that different from UK and if you do not speak Dutch there is not reason to move there. Go on holiday to it and experience first why you want to move.
You can do a study in NL. as work wil be impossible to find if you don't speak Dutch have not studied and are only 18... that's not much of a future./
18 year old is not an age to stop with study.
Most folks in Netherlands study till 23 / 24.
So pick up a future... not a land.
Like when you move within the UK, you will need a few months rent, enough money on top of that for the first few months before you get your first wages, (assuming that you have a job lined up) or enough to live on for a year in case you find it hard to get a job.
Unlike the UK job seekers do not get money from the gouvernment. Once you have worked a while in the Netherlands you will get unemployment like all people who have paid into the system. But, like Dutch who return to their country after a time abroad, people who move into the country do not get social security money.
While a good education is going to be helpful in getting a good job, a good practical training and good job skills will be an entry as well. Specially when all of the 'post war' generation has stopped working.
As UK citizen you can just move, but better come over a few times, get to know the country, select the area you feel most at home (and avoid living in central Amsterdam as it is expensive) and so on.
You'll need to be qualified in something, from an university or educational establishment that's recognised in NL. That way it will be so much easier to find a job. It will also help that you have some of the language.
As an EU national, you can legally live and work in NL without having to become a citizen, but if you live there for a certain length of time, you can apply for Dutch citizenship.
Nothing about your education level???
