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South African Expats
Guides for South African expats in the Netherlands, from moving and settling in to finding a taste of home. Survival guides for new arrivals, plus where to buy boerewors, biltong and koeksisters in Amsterdam, Haarlem and beyond.
From a South African sports bar in Amsterdam to Irish pubs and rugby clubs: where to watch the Springboks in the Netherlands, plus the Boks’ November 2026 matches.…
The main ways South Africans can live and work in the Netherlands: highly skilled migrant, EU Blue Card, orientation year, partner, self-employed and study, explained in plain English.…
You can drive on a South African licence in the Netherlands for 185 days after you move here. Then what? The rules, the 30% ruling shortcut and the exams explained.…
Craving biltong, rusks or Mrs Balls? The South African shops and webshops in the Netherlands that sell the real stuff.…
Speak Afrikaans? You’ll understand more Dutch than you think. The similarities, the traps, false friends and tips for learning Dutch as a South African.…
As a South African living in the Netherlands, I sometimes crave for some boerewors on the braai. Sometimes the braadworst you get at Albert Heijn just doesn’t do the trick. […]
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Welcome to the Netherlands – Your Expat Survival Guide as a South Africa but actually any new expat. But I might throw in a few Specific things for South Africans […]
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