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If you're American, the US has a special arrangement with the Netherlands that should make it significantly easier for you to get to Amsterdam. At least there u

• Maultasche 10y ago
  There is a special arrangement, but it's for people with their own businesses. It's fairly easy to start your own business in the Netherlands as a US citizen. Great if you're a startup founder. Employment is something else entirely. Skilled migrants can come under the knowledge worker program ("kennismigrant") or the European blue card program. There are a number of websites where you can read about this. You do have to find a company that will sponsor you, but that's the main barrier to entry. Some Dutch companies want people who speak Dutch, but many will be happy to hire those who speak English. The Dutch government also offers incentives to people coming from abroad where the person pays 30% fewer taxes for the first 8 years in the country. As an American who's looked into the possibilities, I'd say that the Netherlands is probably the friendliest country in Europe to migrate to. The Netherlands is welcoming to migrants (at least the skilled type), it has a healthy IT sector (with a good number of startups in the Amsterdam area), and English is widely spoken. I'd still advise eventually learning Dutch, but you can at least get along with just English.