Indian in Holland

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