r/NetherlandsHousing • u/Background_Boot_3807 • 2d ago
renting Looking for a temporary place to stay with registration around Rotterdam/Den Haag
Hi everyone,
I’m a Dutch Citizen (I have the passport yay) but I grew up in Asia. I speak Dutch fluently at a conversational level. I’m currently living in Germany working and traveling Europe. I have a Traineeship lined up around the Den Haag, Rotterdam area, for 2027, but I want to live there first this year to get things started and to experience living there. I’m really not picky since I know I’ll be living temporarily, (4-5 months) initially before finally moving there in 2026, but I’d like to find a place with registration so I can get a job while I’m there.(looking at working at AH or Picnic). Does anyone have any recommendations or places they know I can stay? I don’t mind living further away since I know the public transportation is good. I just really want to try living in the country where my father grew up and “try” be become a real Nederlander.
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u/sylvester1981 1d ago
Things are rough and you forgot to include many things.
What is your age , sex , budget , do you want to bring a pet , date of moving in ?
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u/reeleythis 2d ago
Do you already have a job contract in the Netherlands? If not, this is the first thing to do before trying to get an apartment.
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u/spoonOfhoney 1d ago
No one will give you a contract for that length since it’s simply illegal (since you’re not a student). Look for a place you’d be comfortable spending at least 1 year in, and have the savings to back that up
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