Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT): How to apply (outside the Randstad)
A short-ish guide on how to apply for the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) residence visa.
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First Trip Back to US
Five Beds, No Waiting, or, Would You Like to Get on a Plane In the space between November 1 and November 19, Billy and I slept in 5 different beds (technically 6 for him)...
Dutch Adventure: Week Three
Week Three: F1, Headaches, Celiac Allergy, and Gaming Sunday 26 August, 2018 I lived in England for two years between 1998 and 2000, and one of the things I enjoyed while there was watching...
Dutch Adventure: Week One
Week One of our Dutch Adventure First off let me say that with the traveling, living in a new house (where do you find bowls, silverware, glasses?), and learning a new language (and all...
Diary Entry: Friday 10 August and Saturday 11 August, 2018
Moving Diary, Friday to Saturday; Flight from Denver to Salt Lake City on Friday, then Salt Lake City to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Entry date: 13 August, 2018 (Monday) The Domestic Flight We flew...
Are You Packed?
One of the biggest questions we’ve been getting is “are you packed?” Answer: Kind of. Here’s the longer answer. We own a house in Colorado (ok, technically the bank owns it, but you get...
The Bittersweet Time
It’s a bittersweet time. The sweetness is in the future adventure, the move to another country – another continent even! – the new people we will meet, the new games we will play, new...
Learning Dutch Housing Terms
We’ve been daydreaming about housing in the Netherlands for a number of months now, looking at various websites to see what kind of places might be available to us. A quick side note: the...
Our DAFT Plan
So you’ve decided to move to another country. Neat! Now what? First step is figuring out how you’re going to be allowed to live there legally, which usually involves a residence permit. In most...
The Prelude
I love learning. I think I’ve always been that way. I remember in college meeting someone who was basically a career student and thinking how awesome that would be. These days I find I...