María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
Rated by the newcomers in the Netherlands
From Arrival
to Belonging
A national digital platform that helps every newcomer with living, working, and learning in the Netherlands. Multilingual AI assistance, personalized guidance, and local insights in your language.
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Our Purpose
From Arrival
to Belonging
Our Mission
Building an Inclusive Community
We're creating a multi-ethnic, inclusive community where every international workers, students, and families can live, work, and thrive in the Netherlands. Developed in collaboration with Dutch municipalities and employers.
A national digital welcome platform
Our Vision
Clarity Over Confusion
Integration should not begin with confusion, but with clarity. WelkomNL transforms the Dutch onboarding journey into a guided, personalized digital path combining AI assistance and local expertise to help you belong.
Smarter, human, multilingual welcome
Inclusive
Developed for all nationalities
Supportive
Step-by-step guidance
Empowering
Your path to feeling at home
How It Works
One Platform,
Complete Support
Step-by-step guidance for living, working, and studying in the Netherlands in your own language
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AI Powered
Multilingual AI Chat Assistant
Get instant, validated answers to all your questions about life in the Netherlands. Our AI assistant understands your context and provides personalized guidance in 7 languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, and Arabic.
Instant answers in your language
2
Your Roadmap
Personalized Timeline
Follow a clear, step-by-step overview of everything you need to do: register your address, apply for BSN, get DigiD, open a bank account, arrange health insurance, and more. Never miss a deadline with smart notifications.
Clear step-by-step guidance
3
Employment
Work & Contracts
Understand your work rights, employment contracts, and tax obligations in the Netherlands. Get guidance on finding jobs, understanding Dutch workplace culture, and navigating the bureaucracy as an international worker.
Know your rights
4
Essentials
Healthcare & Education
Navigate the Dutch healthcare system and find the right health insurance. Access information about schools, universities, and educational opportunities for you and your family. Everything explained clearly.
Healthcare & schooling made easy
5
Your Region
Local & Regional Insights
Get tailored information for your city whether you're in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Groningen, or elsewhere. Find local services, municipality procedures, events, and community resources specific to your area.
City-specific guidance across the Netherlands
Your Integration Companion
Start Feeling at Home
From Day One
Navigate through life in the Netherlands with confidence. Work, housing, healthcare, education, taxes everything you need to build your new life, guided step by step in your language.
AI Chat Assistant
Get instant, validated answers in 7 languages Dutch, English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Italian, Arabic
Personal Timeline
BSN, DigiD, health insurance, bank account your step-by-step checklist with smart notifications
Local Insights
Tailored information for your city Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Groningen, and more
Available on iOS & Android
What Internationals Say
Challenges We're
Here to Solve
Real experiences from internationals navigating life in the Netherlands the challenges WelkomNL is designed to address
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
María García
🇪🇸From Spain
“Spent weeks just trying to get my BSN and health insurance sorted. Everything was in Dutch and I had no idea where to start. Would've been so much easier with clear steps in Spanish.”
Ahmed Hassan
🇪🇬From Egypt
“Finding info in Arabic was nearly impossible. Government sites are Dutch or English only. I had to rely on random Facebook groups which wasn't ideal.”
Katarzyna Nowak
🇵🇱From Poland
“Been here 2 years and still learning things I should've known from the start. Tax stuff, work permits, how the gemeente works. Wish I had a proper checklist back then.”
Giovanni Rossi
🇮🇹From Italy
“Apartment hunting in Rotterdam was chaos. Rental contracts, tenant rights, healthcare registration. Too much scattered info, needed one reliable place for everything.”
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