Expat Centre Maastricht Region

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: 𝗘𝗘𝗦 On 10 November 2024 all Schengen countries will start using the automatic Entry/Exit system (EES). This digital system will largely replace passport stamps throughout Europe. The EES applies to non-EU residents wishing to stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period. For more information 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eSrjVmqV #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚊𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚍: ‘𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚍’ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 , 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭, 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐙𝐮𝐲𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐲𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐬, 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬. 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. As reported by Universiteit Maastricht’s independent student newspaper, de Observant, many students were not happy with the old system, where the students who had accumulated the longest registration time were given priority. As a result, students with less registration time often had to rent more expensive private rooms and wait longer for responses. 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗿 The new system allows students to respond immediately to vacant rooms. Whoever responds fastest will get the room. Students should keep a close eye on the Maastricht Housing website, as rooms are put online as soon as they become available. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The new system may be disadvantageous for students who have been on the list for some time. All 18,000 enrolled students have received e-mails about it. #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 Communicating in clear language so that every applicant understands what the IND means. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) signed the Direct Clear Deal last July for this purpose. The signing was also a kick-off of the IND-wide project that aims to make the letters that the IND sends clearer. For more information 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/evj77G-X #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝙹𝚊𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚓𝚗 𝚉𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐧 𝐙𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞. ''𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.'' 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘯: ''I obtained my bachelor’s degree in European Studies last summer at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. The last phase of these studies included a graduation internship, which I did at Maastricht University’s Knowledge Centre for International Staff. This is where I gained experience of expatriate residency in the Netherlands, which makes my step to the Expat Centre Maastricht Region a logical one.'' 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘯: ''My function is ‘Project Support officer ’, which means I work as an assistant in the Maastricht International Centre. Among other things, this includes conducting consultations with expats and internationals as a Hospitality Coach.'' 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲? 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘫𝘯: ''Next to giving all expats a warm welcome in the Maastricht Region, my main goal is to further develop myself professionally, put my study process into practice, learn from and with colleagues, and last but not least: to have fun.'' Read the full interview 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eYigneWd #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

Open Coffee Maastricht, it was beautifully organised again! Together with colleagues from Grensinfopunt Maastricht (cross-border information point) and Grensarbeid (Kerkrade & Maastricht) (crosss-border employment service), we attended Open Coffee Maastricht's monthly networking meeting. This edition was at Het VISTA college in Maastricht where we had the opportunity to present our unique services to students and entrepreneurs in the region. Thanks to all participants. We enjoyed your presence. #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝙳𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚞𝚛𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚞𝚜𝚎-𝚁𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝗕𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 Living in a border region has many advantages, such as shopping in bustling cities such as Aachen and Cologne in Germany on a Saturday and then taking a Sunday walk in the Ardennes in Belgium. This proximity makes you occasionally forget you are in another country, and since they are all Member States of the European Union (EU), one would think that the traffic rules would be the same everywhere. Unfortunately, for us, that is still wishful thinking. One thing at least you don't have to worry about. In all countries within the EU we drive on the right-hand side of the road, thankfully! Unless, of course, you come from a country where people drive on the left, in which case it will probably take a lot of getting used to switching gears. Read more 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eNfZGpX4 #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜-𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚝 𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝖡𝗒 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖺𝗍 𝖢𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗁𝗍 𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖬𝖺𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗁𝗍 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝗎𝗆 The Maastricht Region is different from other parts of the Netherlands. French and German are commonly heard due to the proximity of neighbouring countries Germany and Belgium and visitors from other countries are quick to feel at home. Expat Centre Maastricht Region knows there is always room for improvement. That’s why we’ve put together this survey at maastrichtforum.nl aimed at internationals and cross-border workers living and/or working in the Maastricht Region (Zuid-Limburg). What are your experiences on a personal level and/or work-related? We would love to hear from you! All participants have a chance to win a gift voucher. Once you’ve filled it out, make sure to share the survey with your network as well 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/e4SPE6fQ #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝙷𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 - 𝟷𝟸𝟹𝚆𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗 Each month we give one of our Programme Partners the floor to introduce themselves and their services so you can ensure you and your employees are getting the most out of life in the Maastricht Region. This month we interviewed Joep Hermens from 123Wonen Limburg. Read more 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/ewkbSSG9 #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝙻 𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝙰𝚙𝚙. When you're in the process to relocate to the Netherlands The Welcome to NL Relocation App will be your guide to make your transition as smooth as possible. It includes all the steps you will have to take. Depending on your family situation, your country of origin, which region you are relocating to, the relocation app will give you tailor-made information. So you know what to arrange before you move to the Netherlands, upon arrival and when settling in. More information 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eUbnxhWE IN Amsterdam Leiden International Centre The Hague International Centre Utrecht International Center Welcome Center Food Valley Holland Expat Center South Expat Center Zeeland Rotterdam International Center #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion

Expat Centre Maastricht Region organises, together with expert partners and service providers in the region, specialised one-off and regular events that educate, inform and entertain our international residents. ⁠ ⁠ 𝚄𝚙𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 & 𝙸𝚗𝚏𝚘 𝚂𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗣𝘂𝗻𝘁 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/enntueHZ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/ezzewjav 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/e88Wd4UB 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/esGYvYJ6 Head over to our website for more information 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eCaiABP7 #expatcentremaastrichtregion #maastrichtregion #welcometomaastrichtregion