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Your first weeks Registration and your BSN 2 min read
Before you sign Before you sign a Dutch rental contract 2 min read
Before you sign Are you overpaying? The points system 2 min read
Finding a room How to spot a housing scam 2 min read
Finding a room Hospiteren: the Dutch selection evening 2 min read
Before you sign Getting your deposit back 2 min read
Living here Huurtoeslag: can you get rent allowance? 2 min read
Your first weeks Your first week in the Netherlands 2 min read
Finding a room Where the rooms actually are 2 min read
Finding a room Maastricht neighbourhoods, honestly 2 min read
Living here Getting a bike in the Netherlands: Swapfiets vs second hand 2 min read
Living here Student jobs in the Netherlands for internationals 2 min read
Your first weeks Opening a Dutch bank account as a student 2 min read
Your first weeks Dutch SIM card for students: prepaid or sim-only? 2 min read
Your first weeks Health insurance, explained 3 min read
Living here Furnishing an unfurnished room for under €300 2 min read
Finding a room Which Dutch student city is cheapest, and where is the housing crisis worst? 2 min read
Your first weeks The Dutch bureaucracy checklist for international students 2 min read
Finding a room Erasmus and exchange students: finding a room for one semester 2 min read
Living here DUO for international students: student finance and free travel 2 min read
Living here Getting around: OV-chipkaart, trains, and the apps 2 min read
Your first weeks Doctors, dentists and emergencies for international students 2 min read

The things you have to sort anyway

Partner links. They cost you nothing and keep Casa free.
Dutch IBAN in 10 minutesbunq opens from your phone with a BSN. The banks want an appointment.Open · Read the guide
SIM only from €8Odido, Simyo, Lebara. Keep your number when you switch.Open · Read the guide
Health insuranceOnly once you work. Then claim zorgtoeslag, it refunds most of it.Open · Read the guide
Liability insurance, €3 a monthThe one landlords ask for. Covers the bike crash.Open · Read the guide
A bike that survives winterSwapfiets with repairs included, or second hand with a real lock.Open · Read the guide
A mattress by tomorrowbol.com for new, Marktplaats and the kringloop for the rest.Open · Read the guide
Gym from €20 a monthBasic-Fit or the university sports centre. Cancel monthly.Open · Read the guide
Summer storageBoxes stored between contracts, from €25 a month.Open · Read the guide