Matters needing attention in studying in Holland

What should I pay attention to when studying in Holland? Below, I have compiled a guide for studying in the Netherlands for you to prepare in advance.

1, "departure" one year in advance

Students start applying 1 year in advance, so that they will have enough time to make corresponding preparations. Among them, the most important thing is the material. Students must carefully prepare one by one according to the list of materials provided by the school. You can also consult NesoBeijing or the school at any time. Students applying for scholarships need to contact the school early. While preparing school materials, you can apply for Neso certification.

Generally speaking, students are advised to apply for a Neso certificate four months before going to the Netherlands. If you plan to stay in the Netherlands for more than 90 days, you need to apply for an MVV visa, which is called "visa return". The school will apply for MVV visa from Dutch Immigration Bureau instead of students. The visa processing cycle is generally 4-6 weeks. After successfully passing the visa examination of the Immigration Bureau, students will receive a notice from the embassy or consulate to go through the visa collection procedures at the Dutch embassy or consulate where their household registration is located. After obtaining the visa, you should contact the school to implement accommodation, insurance, airport pick-up and other related matters.

Don't forget to bring medicine.

Students can carry 30 kilograms of checked baggage. Students are advised to consider what they need in Holland first. For example, all kinds of Chinese textbooks, essential drugs, solid seasonings for Chinese food, one or two sets of changed sheets, quilts and so on. Due to the windy autumn rainy season in Holland, besides the necessary clothes, you need to bring a raincoat and waterproof coat. Daily necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo can only carry one bag to cope with the first few days of shopping. Washing powder, cosmetics, quilts and pillows, etc. Because the price is similar to or cheaper than that in China, you don't need to bring a lot. Also remember to bring all kinds of certificates and photos, necessary school supplies, network cables, adapters, small rice cookers, etc. Generally, schools will arrange dormitories for new students. Dormitories are usually divided into single rooms, double rooms and apartments shared by many people. Generally, each student has his own bedroom, and then shares the kitchen (including kitchen utensils) and bathroom with other roommates. Therefore, we should pay attention to public health, communicate with other roommates who moved in first as soon as possible, and understand some regulations in public places.

Learning English in Holland is too expensive.

According to the experience of the past few years, China students should not give up the opportunity to improve their English before leaving China, and should not stop their English training, especially learn spoken English in a targeted way, regardless of whether their IELTS scores meet the school standards. Students should provide qualified IELTS scores (IELTS 6.0 for undergraduate students and IELTS 6.5 for master students) when applying for schools. Students can apply for admission if their IELTS score is between 5.0 and 6.0. However, only a few schools in the Netherlands offer undergraduate preparatory courses, and because such courses are usually not within the scope of Dutch government subsidies, the fees are relatively high (3000-4000 euros for half a year and 6000-7000 euros for a year), so students had better improve their English performance at home. After students arrive in the Netherlands, they must first overcome psychological barriers, dare to speak and not be afraid of making mistakes; Secondly, you need to keep learning, so that your English level can be improved gradually.

4. Remittance to a regular bank.

At present, most domestic banks have opened foreign exchange business, and students can exchange money directly in these banks. When going abroad, according to the relevant regulations of China Customs, students are not allowed to carry foreign currency worth more than $2,000 with them. If it is a DIY application, after receiving the admission notice and tuition list from the school, you can make remittance according to the bank account number and related materials provided by the school, and pay attention to keeping remittance vouchers. Students need to pay attention to changing money in regular banks, and don't be greedy for cheap private transactions.

5. full-time or part-time?

In the Netherlands, students can work legally, but they need to apply for a work permit, and their working hours are limited. Students can choose to work full-time in June, July and August or part-time all year round, but the working hours per week should not exceed 65,438+00 hours. Students can't choose to do both because the student's work permit will indicate whether you choose full-time or part-time. At that time, the student's employer or employment agency will apply for a work permit for the student. When applying for a work permit, you need to provide a document issued by the school where the student is located to prove that you are a registered student of the school. Students looking for a job should find a legal job, so that they can be protected by law and enjoy the treatment of taxpayers.

European phone 15 hours

Domestic GSM mobile phones can be used directly in the Netherlands, just change the SIM card. There are two kinds of mobile phone cards in Holland, similar to Shenzhouxing in China and GSM. There is a very cheap calling card (Dragon Card) for calling Chinese mainland. It costs about 65,438+05 euros to make a phone call. In the Netherlands, the Internet is very popular, schools have free Internet access, and most school apartments also have free Internet access interfaces.