International Communities

Meet people. Make a difference. Feel at home in Amsterdam. Moving to a new city can be exciting — and a little overwhelming. Volunteering is a wonderful way to connect with locals, discover Amsterdam from the inside, learn Dutch and use your skills for a good cause. At Vrijwilligers Centrale Amsterdam (VCA), we help internationals to find volunteer opportunities that fit their interests, schedule, and goals. Whether you want to support your community, practice your language, or simply meet new people, we’ll help you find the right match. Explore our English-friendly opportunities on our jobboard, learn about volunteering in Amsterdam on www.vca.nu — or make an appointment for a personal matching session and let us guide you to the perfect role.

At the Dutch Language Café we believe in learning Dutch by practical application during interesting activities. No complex grammar book or boring homework: Learn Dutch while doing fun activities together with other Dutch learners and native speakers. Learn the language as it's really spoken and actually get confident speaking Dutch outside of classroom settings.

We are proud partner of TEDxEindhoven, and will be present at their upcoming event – "Embrace the Unknown" on November 8 at the Next Nature Museum!

Empowerment Foundation helps companies with leadership training, outplacement, career transition, and creating inclusive workplaces through cross-cultural communication. They also support foreigners in the Netherlands with career coaching and workshops.

At GreatRoadmap, we understand the challenges of navigating a career transition while adapting to a new country and job market. That’s why we offer practical, hands-on support tailored for international professionals pursuing job opportunities in the Netherlands—guiding you from CV design and profile analysis to interview preparation and skills training, all aligned with local market expectations.

Holland Expat Center South is a dedicated service center for helping international employees to get settled in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.

Multilingual EXPAT Job Board | Expat & Int. Recruitment | Partner/Expats/Spouse Coaching and Outplacement Support.

IN Amsterdam provides a one-stop-shop service for international newcomers in the Amsterdam Area. IN Amsterdam offers a simplified process for municipal registration, residence permits, BSN, and settling in for international newcomers and companies looking to hire highly skilled migrants. Further, we gather essential info and collaborate with partners to support international community through events, newsletters, and help desk drop-ins, providing everything they need to feel at home.

The International Welcome Centre Utrecht Region provides a warm welcome to internationals who live, work or study in Utrecht Region. They offer a number of free services designed to advise and assist internationals during their arrival and stay in Utrecht Region. Internationals are able to arrange the immigration and registration formalities at the welcome centre. The volunteers at the helpdesk are happy to provide the internationals with more practical information, for topics related to housing, education, taxes, healthcare, and cultural and leisure activities in the region.

DutchReview is a Dutch English magazine for expats, Dutchies with an international taste, Internationalists with a Dutch appetite, in short: anything involving Dutchness.

We offer information and guidance about living and working in The Hague region. We also take care of formalities such as municipal registration, citizen service number (BSN), issuance of residence permits. Moreover, we organise events for you to settle in The Hague region. We do this in close collaboration with our partners ACCESS and the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

IamExpat Media is the leading English-language media platform for internationals in the Netherlands and Germany, providing up-to-date information, news, job listings, housing services, events and lifestyle tips. IamExpat also organises the annual IamExpat Fair in Amsterdam and The Hague; a truly international one - day event designed to connect and support the expat community in the Netherlands.