Indian in Holland

I had once thought of getting a British Visa for a couple of reasons. I wanted to take Advanced tests of ISTQB and they only offer the exams in the UK. Also, Indian food in The Netherlands is generally pathetic and the idea of having some authentic food in Southall was very tempting indeed. So I visited the website of the UK Embassy in The Netherlands and landed at this page. http://ukinnl.fco.gov.uk/en/visiting-uk/visas/ According to this site, they have stopped accepting visa applications in Amsterdam. Visa applicants are directed to the website of Worldbridge, a company to which the process of collecting and forwarding the Visa applications has been outsourced to. This page also says that the applicants will now have to travel to Dusseldorf in person to submit the applications. So now, if I have to apply for the British Visa, I will have to drive over 200 kilometers (and back) to submit my application, because the idiots need my biometric information at the time of applicatio...

A lot of Expats coming to The Netherlands who have children who are going to school (or will soon be) will always have the education of their children in mind. Most of the European countries (with the exception of the UK and Ireland) have their own language and the education is imparted in their own language. English comes up as a second, third or (somtimes) fourth language, and at a later stage only. This puts parents under pressure to find schools where their children can be taught in English. Netherlands has a sizeable Expat population and this has led to the formation of a few International Schools. Information fro these can be had from the following websites Stichting International Onderwijs (Foundation for International Education in The Netherlands) This website has the list and basic details of all International Schools in The Netherlands DutchInternationalSchools.nl This website has some details of the education imparted at these schools. It also has a list of schoo...

Last week, the Indian Embassy opened two Visa and Consular Service Centers in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. A big boon for many Indians who, until now, had to travel upto 3 hours one-way to get their work done at the office in Den Haag. The Amsterdam office is at Weesperstraat 392 The Rotter dam office is at 341 a, World Trade Centre These offices are in collaboration with VFS, the same organization that runs the Visa and Consular Services for most of the countries across the world. More information can be found at the website of the Indian Embassy at http://www.indianembassy.nl/IE_visa_cons.htm