Dutch immigrants' guide to finding a house

# China # Introduction The Netherlands attracts countless foreigners to immigrate to the Netherlands with its excellent education and high welfare system. After immigrating to the Netherlands, we must first solve the housing problem. The following is a guide for Dutch immigrants to find a house. Welcome to read it!

Dutch immigrants' guide to finding a house

Before looking for a house, prepare a wish list, stating the specific details of buying a house, and then search on the above website according to the contents on the list. Finding a house is the most interesting part of the whole process of buying a house. On Funda, you can quickly find the houses for sale in the area where you expect to buy a house, and you can quickly browse the basic situation of these houses for sale.

Once you find the house you originally liked, you should immediately make an agreement with the housing agent or the owner to see the house. If you like a house very much, get in touch with the agent or the owner as soon as possible and try to cooperate with their time so as to see the house as soon as possible and prevent being preempted by others. Sometimes the house you like may be pre-purchased by others. Although it is during the economic crisis, it will still happen.

In addition, don't ignore the power of "manpower" and tell people you know that you are looking for a house. Sometimes they will provide more information than you expected. At present, the proportion of buying houses through interpersonal relationships is increasing.

There is a more direct way to bypass the area where you want to buy a house. Sometimes not everyone will post the information about selling houses online. Some people just stick a piece of paper on the window, which says "This house is for sale". The house found in this way has few competitors and large bargaining space.

Searching in newspapers and magazines is also a way. For example, Telegraaf publishes house sales information every Wednesday.

In addition, some classified advertisements will also have information about selling houses.

There are many ways to buy a house in Holland. It is suggested that those who are going to buy a house after immigrating to the Netherlands must make a multi-channel and multi-faceted investigation, make a careful comparison and make a careful decision.

Chapter 2 Extended Reading: Provisions on Entry of Dutch Immigrants

1, Dutch entry regulations. According to the entry regulations of the Netherlands, you need to abide by the entry regulations of the Netherlands when you return to the Netherlands from non-EU countries. Therefore, please be careful not to carry too many items, especially spirits and tobacco.

2. Dutch entry baggage. For immigrants over 17 years old, the articles allowed to enter the Netherlands are: 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco (crude cigarettes or pipe cigarettes) or cigars 100 or 50 cigars; 1 liter of spirits or 2 liters of sparkling wine or liqueur, such as sherry or bordeaux; Two liters of still wine. 50g essence and 0.25l eau de toilette; 500g of coffee or 200g of coffee juice or coffee essence; 100g of tea or 40g of tea juice or tea essence. In addition, there are no monetary restrictions on entry into the Netherlands. All legally authorized articles can be brought in and out of the country at will. 200 cigarettes, an ordinary camera, 15 film, a video camera, 10 video tape, a radio, a calculator and 1 binoculars, and 1 CD player. Beef, pork, mutton, ham and other meat foods can be brought up to1kg D. Except prohibited books,

3. Enter the Netherlands and fly to the EU destination. If you fly from a country in the European Union to a destination in the European Union, there are no restrictions on the items allowed to enter the country. This applies to all duty-free goods, including spirits. So, you can buy more. However, please note that this provision does not apply to tobacco products.

If you fly to a destination within the EU and can prove that you will continue to travel to a destination outside the EU in the next 24 hours, you will be regarded as a non-EU traveler. In this case, the rules for going to destinations outside the EU also apply to you. EU Destinations EU destinations include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Britain, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The Canary Islands and the English Channel Islands are non-EU destinations. For flights from the Netherlands to destinations outside the EU, the regulations of the destination country shall apply. The regulations in each country are different. For more details of entry requirements of destination countries, please book round-trip air tickets in advance and contact travel agencies or embassies and consulates of destination countries in advance. The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides the addresses of the Dutch embassy and consulate.

4. VAT refund. Non-EU residents who buy goods in Europe can enjoy tax refund and apply for cash tax refund at Amsterdam airport. VAT invoices of global tax refund organizations can be exchanged at any branch of ABN Amro and GWK. If you need to apply for VAT refund, please pay attention to the following points: Before passport inspection, all goods, receipts, related VAT invoices and passports should be presented to the customs in the third department. Therefore, please don't check the purchased goods before going to the customs. After that, the filled and stamped cheque can be cashed at any branch of ABN Amro and GWK (Global Tax Refund Organization) or the consultation center of the central terminal.