relocating

After I received my Dutch resident card(MVV), It was time to open a bank account and to recieve my debit card.

I am familiar with two banks in the Netherlands: ABN Amro and the ING bank.

I did open my account at ABN Amro bank.

How to open a bank account at ABN Amro

In 2019 when I applied for opening account, I needed to make an appointment and bring my documents to the bank. But nowadays because of the corona situation, you can do complete application of the bank account online. Look at the website of the bank for the exact documentation you've need to complete the application. Usually the bank needs some copy of your identification.

Recently with these three steps you can open account in Abn Amro bank:

I came to the Netherlands as a highly skilled migrant from outside of EU, so I will talk about this type of applying for Dutch resident card experience in this post.

Provisional residence permit(MVV)

After the interview in the Netherlands I've signed the contract online in my home country. In the mean time I received a list of documents to bring to the embassy of the Netherlands in my home country to be able to get the provisional residence card(also called MVV). The company in the Netherlands arranged the appointment for me with the embassy in my country. Two weeks after visiting the embassy I've received a three months provisional residence permit(MVV).

You don’t know anything about the Netherlands and you are worried?

Don’t worry, everything is alright. During these two years I received many questions from different people in different channels like Linkedin, Instagram about How is life in the Netherlands, where can I start, how can I rent a house, how can I change my driving licence, how can I use 30 percent ruling and so on.

I had the same feeling when two years ago I accepted my job offer and decided to relocate to the Netherlands, now I want to share my experiences with you. Hopefully it can be helpful and decrease your stress level and response many of your questions and makes you more relaxed.

Are you relocating to the Netherlands soon?