Posts tagged Gemeente from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Marrying or registering a partnership in the Netherlands starts with a melding at the gemeente. Here are the Dutch phrases and the timeline you need to book it right.
A wasp nest, mice, or a rat in the garden means a call to the gemeente or your landlord, in Dutch. Here are the phrases and the rules on who actually pays.
A resident parking permit means cheap parking in your zone, if you survive the gemeente waitlist. Here is how the bewonersvergunning works, in Dutch.
Need a Dutch birth certificate apostilled for use abroad? It is two steps: the gemeente issues it, a rechtbank stamps it. Here is the process, in Dutch.
On a low income, you may not have to pay your municipal and water taxes at all. Here is how kwijtschelding works and the Dutch to apply for it.
Got a dead sofa or old mattress to get rid of? Here is how grofvuil (bulky waste) works in the Netherlands, how to book a pickup, and the Dutch you need.
The Dutch city hall runs on a predictable script. Here are the phrases for booking an afspraak, the loket counter, and getting your BSN or passport sorted.
Broken streetlight, dumped rubbish, or noise nuisance? The BuitenBeter app reports it to your gemeente in a minute. Here is how it works and the Dutch you need.
Got a Dutch message from the gemeente or Belastingdienst? Here are the words, phrases, and short reply templates to respond confidently in Dutch.
You do not need to be in Amsterdam to find free or subsidised Dutch lessons. Here is where to find gemeente-funded Dutch courses across the rest of the Netherlands.
Will the Dutch gemeente help you in English? Usually yes in big cities, but it varies. Here is what to expect, what stays in Dutch, and how to prepare.
Your BSN registration appointment at the gemeente, handled with confidence: what happens, what to bring, and the Dutch phrases that make it smooth.
Registering your address at a Dutch gemeente? Here are the exact questions they ask, the documents they check, and the Dutch phrases that make it smooth.
Registering your address, the BSN, appointments, and the official Dutch words you will meet at the gemeente (town hall) as a new expat.