The Expat Center Twente is an initiative of the World Trade Center Twente in Hengelo and supported by the municipalities of Almelo, Borne, Enschede, Hengelo and Oldenzaal. The Expat Center is located within the World Trade Center Twente in Hengelo and provides services for highly skilled migrants – expats.
Within the Twente Region, which is in the East of the Netherlands, there are many international companies and therefore there are a lot of expats within the Twente Region. With the Expat Center, the World Trade Center Twente has fulfilled the need of an organisation, where expats can find answers to their questions and where they can be helped with the procedures, when coming to the Eastern part of the Netherlands.
Currently a few companies within the Region Twente participate with the Expat Center Twente, which allows them to use the services that the Expat Center Twente offers. The Expat Center Twente has also found reliable partners within the Region Twente, to which expats can be referred, for assistance in finding housing, language courses and getting help with taxation and finance. As for the Dutch formalities, at the Expat Center Twente, expats can register at their local municipality where they want to live and receive their Social Security Number (BSN), allowing them to open a bank account, amongst other things.
The Expat Center Twente is currently working on offering other services, such as providing assistance with the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) for a residence permit. At the end of 2013, the pilot phase of the Expat Center Twente will be completed. On the 1st of January 2014 the Expat Center Twente hopes to offer a lot more services amongst the registration with the municipality.
The Expat Center Twente on Together Abroad
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Lead Workplace Strategy Consultant