^{THE HOLLAND HANDBOOK}

The Indispensable Reference Book for Expatriates in the Netherlands

This richly illustrated handbook offers 256 full-color pages of essential information for the expatriate on all aspects of living and working in the Netherlands such as: career, fiscal issues, health care, housing, insurance, international education, registration and telecommunications. The reader can also find more general information on Dutch culture and habits, tourist information, language and international clubs. All these subjects are approached from the perspective of the expatriate - both newcomers and expats who have been living in the Netherlands for some time.
This and many useful addresses, phone numbers and internet URLs make The Holland Handbook an indispensable reference book for the employee expat, the expat's partner who does not have a paid or volunteer job (yet), foreign entrepreneurs, the many foreign students who have come to the Netherlands to train or study and professionals who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in expat affairs.
 

Excellent gift
The Holland Handbook is ideal for human resources and personnel departments to distribute as part of an information pack for employees relocating to the Netherlands or new arrivals from abroad. It also makes an excellent gift to customers, for example clients of relocation companies and real estate agents.

The Holland Handbook is for sale for € 29.90 at the major book stores in the Netherlands and websites such as www.xpat.nl and www.hollandbooks.nl

Companies and organizations can also order the book directly from the publisher in bulk quantities at a considerable discount.
The discount can amount to up to 40% of the retail price.


The Holland Handbook is completely updated annualy.
The current edition is The Holland Handbook 2011 - 2012
ISBN: 978 5594 783 6

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Table of contents

• The Netherlands in a Nutshell
• Working in the Netherlands
• A Place to Live
• Legal, Tax and Financial Matters
• Getting Around
• Daily Life
• Kids
• Education
• Health Care and the Medical System
• Things to do in your Free Time  

To order bulk quantities you can download our orderform with a pricelist online.

Testimonials

I just wanted to tell you guys how much I loved your book. I had some time lastnight to sit down and read a bit of it. As I just received it few days ago. I learned so many things about banks, taxes, housing and more in an hour then I would have ever learned from all of my resources. I think I might buy a copy for my HR department which would make this process of coming here much easier - Mike Cohen

The Holland Handbook is a hefty old thing, but then it needs to be. You cannot compile this much information in anything less than a telephone book, so the publishers have done well to produce something that’s bigger than a bible but ten times as useful and much more fun to read - Shelley Antscherl, DutchNews

The Holland Handbook is very popular with our expats – Shell Outpost Information Center

I found it an excellent guide, nice to read and to handle – Christian Chartier, Press Officer, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

When my Canadian wife came to the Netherlands three years ago, she obtained a copy of The Holland Handbook and it proved to be of immeasurable value to her – even though I, as a Dutchman, thought I knew quite a lot about my country – Erik Jan van der Torre

Whether you visit the Netherlands regularly or plan to stay for a few years, The Holland Handbook is an indispensable guide for every foreigner – Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (NFTA) 

The Holland Handbook is without a doubt the ‘bible’ for expats. No one relocating to this country should be without a copy. It’s colorful and complete. If only I had known it existed when I moved here 15 years ago – it would have made my life so much easier - Shirley Agudo. Managing Editor, Here’s Holland, www.heresholland.com

The Holland Handbook is a must-have read for those moving to the country, and the annual book has remained a trustworthy resource in the homes and offices of more established expats – Expatica
 
I have just received the copy of the Holland Handbook which I won in your competition....
What a book!!!! If was a younger person I would move to the Netherlands right now.....
The book is so full of things I never knew about the Netherlands and keeps you on your toes about how the Dutch do things differently - F J Manning, USA
 

In the press

Posthoorn - 05/15/09
Signalement - nov. 08
Newsletter Chamber of Commerce Autumn 2008
Cursor - 09/13/07
Made in Holland 06

Companies and organizations that order The Holland Handbook on a regular basis

ABN Amro Bank
ACCESS
Adam’s Multilingual Services
Adidas International
Albany Netherlands
American School of The Hague
Amsterdam Expat Center
BASF
BDO
British Embassy
British School of Amsterdam
Crown Relocation
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Dutch Relocation
Embassy of Israel
Erasmus University
Ernst & Young
Eurohome Relocation
European Commission
European Patent Office
Finsens Planning
Fugro Survey
Gemeente Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam)
Heineken Nederland
Hogeschool Alkmaar
Hogeschool Inholland
Holland Relocation
Identity Company
IKEA
ING Bank
Kimmel & Co
KPMG Meijburg Expatriate Services
Loyens & Loeff
Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Nike
Nokia
Nuffic
Nyenrode University
Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam
OPCW
Personal Relocation
Philips Electronics
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Radboud University
Rotterdam School of Management
Rotterdam Expat Desk
Royal de Gruijter Movers
Segment Groep
Shell Outpost Information Center
Study Visa Holland
T&A Relocation
Technical University Delft
Texas Instruments
Unilever Research Lab
Universiteit Leiden
Universiteit Twente
Wieden + Kennedy

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