Let's hope the new dutch government will abolish the discriminating 30% tax reduction and stop handing out drivers licenses to "expats" who didn't have a drivers license in their home country.

How can a foreigner drive there? (Car and bike)

Great video man!

i just checked in India, I paid 27% only on income tax this year. and in netherlands, for 100k salary with 30% ruling the tax is 22%. now consider what you get in india vs what you get in netherlands.

if some one gets 30% ruling, then the tax is very reasonable.

No no no, not a Tesla 😭

I appreciate how in depth this video is and the examples. Also, I think a 22.7% tax rate plus the social security tax on $48,000 is super high. But I'm an American haha

As an expat having lived here the last 13 years, i am too obviously happy in general about how our heavy taxes are used by the government. however, to put things in perspective, you have to accept, while the system is guranteeing less fortunate and needy to hae a descent and humanly life, it is also promoting people to stay or even maybe become that way. Because after all, you need to make a whole lot of money to have a better standard, to at the end to see that majority of your taxes go to shadey social support schemes, where people get them, and also do untaxed jobs in paralel. Most dutch blame outsiders and immigrants, but i have seen plenty of dutch do it too. Furtermore, I am not happy paying x12 (yes times twelve) health insurance than a Belgian, while a Belgian gets better health service too. I also withness how 30% ruling was retroperspectively and populistly lifted screwing many expats, who add value to country's economy, to whom the NL invested 0 euros for education, and who has to spend more money than average dutch. If you think this is an overstatement, send all high skill migrants tomorrow, and see what happens in 1 year. well, send low income migrants doing all the heavy lifting in sevice sector tomorrow, you will see shit hitting the fan in few months probably. Likewise, not happy paying more and more motor and road tax for my ice car, while the so called environmentally friendly cars getting a tax benefit only a couple of years or so. So, make up your mind, are you after sustainability, or are you after money? Lastly, there are rumours about taxing "unrealized profits" for box 3 (meaning you haven't cashed in the profit, but if you did, it is there). which will make investment more difficult) in combination with a emigration tax (so you need to do taxes anyother 5 years if you leave the NL to outside EU?). Now, these are rumours but if something resembling to this comes, let me tell you, it is not just a few expats who "try to" live in the NL, but the Dutch themselves will start fleeing the country. BTW, companies are already leaving the NL for continoulsy and annually changing policies, and lack of talent and staff that can work full time.

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What else would you like to learn about finance-related topics in Europe/Netherlands?

Now, its about finding an employer... Is it difficult to find one?

Excellent job. I never cared about paying my taxes. Most of it is well spent and beneficial to the majority of our people. I like our system.

How can I invest here in Netherland?

Hello, I'm new here. I'm enjoying the video.

As someone who is neither Russian or Dutch, who moved to Russia then to the Netherlands after war, i really enjoy your content and videos, Keep them coming !

From now on only speak Dutch, Dutchies appreciate that even if you make mistakes. No mistakes no learning...

"But of course as with anything related to the tolerance in the country, take this with a grain of salt, because i'm just a white dude on the internet talking about racism. I might not have experienced something as some minority-groups might have." There's so much wrong with this line of thinking... Don't let the color of your skin determine anything, my friend. You ARE the victim of racism (even when you do not recognize it as such). Just because people are part of some 'minority' doesn't give them the right to be racists and bullies themselves. See it for what it is, Dmitrii. Welcome to the Netherlands by the way! Glad to have you ;-)

I came from Zwolle, now I live in Nunspeet… nearby.. 20 min driving 😁

First of all, I enjoyed this video, and especially the scene of the beach in Scheveningen! Although there is a shared language origin with English, the word order in Dutch (as well as German) is significantly different and is very difficult to grasp. The saving grace between Dutch and German is that German is a case language, meaning that words in German change form or add different endings based on their role in a sentence. Changing the subject of a sentence in German from singular to plural can change virtually every word in the sentence. Whereas in English you add an "s" to the singular subject noun to make it plural. Ok, oversimplified, but generally true. With four cases in German, even the word "the" becomes a nightmare of options. German is like learning a language as in "machine language" with 16 versions of the word for "the". Four genders (masc, fem, neut plus plural times 4 cases = 16 versions). So in summary, Dutch is indeed a little closer to English than German is. But the Dutch word order is not the same in most instances like English except in very simple sentences. The other issue with an English speaking person learning Dutch is the sounds of the Dutch language. This is significantly different than English. Some letters have no equivalent in spoken English, like the letter "g". This makes a sound more like the "ch" in loch, the Scottish word for lake. The rules for vowel sounds are also very different. You can find videos about how to pronounce "g" and "ui" and other vowel sounds. Maar de Nederlandse taal is niet gemakkelijk. But I think that overall the Netherlands is a great country if you can afford it and you don't need warm weather all year long.

Fine honest review. You're very welcome over here. Oh yes, I too live in the east, the west is too busy for me. I love the environment of Apeldoorn.

Thanks for another great video Dmitrii. I have been living in the Netherlands for almost a year now! Time flies! I remember watching your videos when I was planning our move - they are so helpful and balanced. You also have a real sensitivity to the possibility of diverse and different experiences and expectations. I can concur with you, our experience in the Netherlands has been great. It also works well for us. We live just outside of Amsterdam and we absolutely love life here. Thankfully, since we come from South Africa, the language is less of a challenge. Although, I did attend some formal Dutch classes earlier in the year, and my wife and our son will do the same. It really does help to be able to understand and speak Dutch. Well, enjoy beautiful Zwolle, and thanks for the great video! Success!

Thanks for this interesting video to watch! I wish u the best! And u can always go to a cafe to try making friends, there are enough in Zwolle!😊

I think it is too crowded here with 18 milj. on a poststamp. So, all students, all etc. Leave after 4 years . . to keep it ok here.

I am wondering what is your online business?

A friend of mine is learning Spanish using "Dreaming Spanish" which is a 'comprehensible input' method. She's started earlier this year and she's just watched her first movie in Spanish!! No subtitles, no dubs, nothing! Comprehensible input is very promising and I think you may be able to find some CI method for the Dutch language as well. Good luck, nice video.

I have been living here for 9 years. For the first 7 years it was very nice, but for the past 2 years I am trapped in the "middle class trap" meaning my annual salary is too high for government help but too low to enjoy life comfortably. The inflation really impacted me and my husband and it's very hard for us to lower our fixed costs because prices skyrocketed. That's why we are selling our house and move to another country at the end of the year for better life and venture. I'm not gonna lie, I will miss the Dutch directness, the autumn (I am an autumn girl), welfare state, and the "freedom" feeling I have that I don't have to explain things to people (people here don't care about your business). But I am excited for the sun, the spontaneity, the cheaper cost of living, and the good food of where we will move to!

Maybe someday you even will own a good and cheap car, and not that Tesla crap.

Je moet je achterband ff oppompen.

We are tolerant right up to our front door. This is Dutch tolerance. You have to learn Dutch , if the foreigner want to be accepted here. If you do not care about the Dutch language or want to feel accepted in your neighbourhood .. , than you have to make more money , so that you can give a f about this. So you can live independent . Or you live in a “ghetto “, where also more migrants live .. than it’s easier for you , to not speak dutch and live incognito. But it is a big plus for learning Dutch , if the foreigner live outside the Randstad. Because there are not so many migrants living outside the Randstad than inside.

Hi Dmitri, here is a little tip for learning Dutch. A big part of learning a new languague comes down to learning where to say words within a sentence. Dutch and English are mostly the same in that regard, meaning that if you speak English, you only need to know the translation of English words to be able to speak Dutch pretty fluently. Just by learning Dutch words and then falling back on the grammar you already know because you speak English you will be able to converse in Dutch really quickly. I think this is a major reason why Dutch people generally speak English so well. Focus on learning Dutch words and you will naturally learn to speak the language because you already speak English, the technicalities of Dutch grammar rules can be learned after that, but you will already be able to speak with Dutch people comfortably. Dutch, English, German, Danish (and other Scandinavian languages) all come from a very small linguistic area in Europe, so as natives of these countries we tend to learn these languages pretty easily, largely because of what I said above. Good luck! Example: English: I have a house in Zwolle Dutch: Ik heb een huis in Zwolle

Moving to Zwolle was an amazing choice! In my opinion in the top 3 best-vibe cities in the Netherlands. And being quite central in the country, u are able to go anywhere very easily

as an native dutch person looking to leave the Netherlands i see the country changing slowly into a country of " you will own nothing " meaning everything is getting zo expensive and the coming tax reforms will make it hard for anybody to save or invest a decent amount of money its fine to come here as expat and have tax breaks for a couple of years and the leave again but for native people who life here i would say try to work here and live abroad. P.S the sentiment about expats and immigrants is changing. most people are sayins vol = vol meaning we are full. younger here cant get houses because of the influx of migrants, expats and dumb goverment policy.

Nice that current people are enjoying their stay herem but tbh we can't support much more with our housing problem. 😅 You lot are raising the prices for native dutch people, making it impossible for a normal person to buy a house.

enjoy your stay and try to speak Dutch all day long and do not be afraid to make a mistake

The negatives, the taxes, the amazingly expensive public transport, enormous fees even to own a small car. Rentals for families almost non existent. The Netherlands has an enormous amount of non Dutch living in the Netherlands, but has little to no contact with them. Speak perfect Dutch and your still and outsider. The infrastructure is second to none, , but nothing else. The Dutch think they are better at everything, when in fact they tend to be behind on most other things. The unnecessary bureaucracy will great any new immigrants. That's the real Netherlands.

Thank you for the video, Is there any number of work experience needed for this program after graduating from university. Thanks

You choose your words very wisely, which means you DO have a feel for language ! Concerning the Dutch language : Just find the simularities between English and Dutch. Many, many words are closely related. ('t is wat het is 😉)

Great video Dmitrii! What a coincidence, I am actually going to film my 4 years in The Netherlands video today haha

i want the netherlands not san diego

Loving your videos, showing a very realistic pov of an expat/immigrant. As someone that hopes to one day move to the NL, its rly great. Thanks

Thank you for the video! What were the requirements for you (Visa) so you were able to rent an apartment? So is it possible to go with a tourist visa until you have everything figured out then open the company and register for short term residency or did you totally move to Georgia on the longterm?

Nice video 😊 Keep them coming 👍

I've been living in germany for 10 years, now considering moving to the netherlands)

On my way bro! Learning Dutch slowly. Love biking and an egalitarian culture that prioritizes work life balance and social safety nets.

I've been living in the Netherlands for 10 years now. I'm Spanish and the country has a wonderful green environment, weather could be better also as food. But the annoying thing of NL is that you pay for everything. Might stay for some more years... but might consider with my partner to sell everything and move to sunny Spain in the far future (maybe 5 years who knows). Great videos by the way!

good advice

Sorry to hear that you're having a hard time making friends. It shouldn't be. You have to push the Dutch a bit sometimes. We will open up to everyone. But it is really a two-way investment.

I don't leave there, but I really want to move. Southern California is really meh for me

Do you live in the Netherlands? What is your experience?

Always buy a shitty cheap first car! Just for the experience 😅