after graduation in NL

Information about UNDERSTANDING the “orientation year” residence permit of the Netherlands (September 2023)   MY ASSUMPTION: Students study and then work in the Netherlands. (For the students who studied in another country and want to look for a job in the Netherlands, please check https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-orientation-year#requirements for details.)   Summary: The orientation year residence permit is a temporary one. After starting to work in the Netherlands with the orientation year residence permit, a subsequent residence permit should be applied for by the employer before the orientation year residence permit expires (even though it does not have to be done immediately). Nevertheless, the employees (“we”) should inform the (potential) employer about those administrative procedures which the (potential) employer needs to do far before the employee starts to work. There are (at least) 3 types of residence permit in the Netherland

Information about UNDERSTANDING the “orientation year” residence permit of the Netherlands (September 2023)   MY ASSUMPTION: Students study and then work in the Netherlands. (For the students who studied in another country and want to look for a job in the Netherlands, please check https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-orientation-year#requirements for details.)   Summary: Understanding every single word on the orientation year residence permit is significant. Particularly on the back side, there are several sentences in Dutch containing critical information. They implied indirectly what one can do and cannot do with this orientation year residence permit.   1. On the back side of the Dutch orientation year residence permit, there are several sentences in Dutch as the “opmerkingen/remarks”. At least on my orientation year residence permit, they are: “Het zoeken en verrichten van arbeid al dan niet in loondienst. Arbeid vrij toegestaan. TWV

 In formation about APPLYING FOR the “orientation year” residence permit of the Netherlands (September 2023)   MY ASSUMPTION: Students study and then work in the Netherlands. (For the students who studied in another country and want to look for a job in the Netherlands, please check https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-orientation-year#requirements for details.)   Summary: Opposite to Belgium, the requirements and the steps of application for the Dutch orientation year residence permit are clear and uniformed. The official website of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Dutch: Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, IND) listed the requirements one-by-one and can guide you to finish the procedures step-by-step. Opposite to Belgium, applying for the Dutch orientation year residence permit is NOT associated with the authorities at the municipal level. For the Dutch one, ONLY the applicants and the IND involve in the application, no the third-par

  Information about the “orientation year” residence permit of Belgium (September 2023)   MY ASSUMPTION: There are many non-EU/EEA/Switzerland students in Flanders or in Brussels, not in Wallonia. Thus, the URLs below are mainly in English or in Dutch, few in French.   Summary: The official information in Belgium is dispersed. NO any single website can give one all the details. You have to browse multiple websites to get comprehensive information. Different websites (different universities and different municipalities) say different things, which is the essence of Belgium as a federal state. The proof of subsistence is mandatory. It can be done by a one-time transfer of 11,500 euro (academic year 2023-2024) to a given account of a certain university. The corresponding university can generate a proof of subsistence. Along with other documents required, the applicant can upload them to one of the municipalities. Again, different municipalities have divergent steps for appl