Working as an expat in the Arnhem – Nijmegen region (NL)

Thanks to its favourable location and the attractive business climate, the region is home to many important branches of international businesses. Innovation is an important factor to success and within our region are ground-breaking companies, advanced universities and state-of-the-art hospitals. We do all we can to give international talent a warm welcome to our beautiful region.

How can we help?

Vacancies Our vacancy database provides access to English-language vacancies within a radius of 20 km around the Arnhem – Nijmegen - Foodvalley area in the Netherlands. Our organization only provides information about the region for the people that are currently living here and for people who are interested in coming here.

Internationals companies Due to the comparably large number of jobs in Gelderland, the local workforce is not sufficient to satisfy demand. Thus, English is the main business language in most international companies that are based in the Netherlands, which compete in a global business context and seek open-minded and diverse people.

Housing Starting a job in a different country also means that you're going to have to move house. This can be a demanding process in which you will often have to juggle many things at once. You'll need to find suitable accommodation — do you want to purchase your own place, or would you rather rent? Whatever it is you're looking for; we'll be by your side to make the process go as smoothly as possible.

Opportunities in your industry The region is really advanced when it comes to Food, Health & Energy. The Arnhem – Nijmegen – Foodvalley area has excellent conditions for establishing new businesses, extending existing ones and for international investors. We harbour high-tech, creative and innovative businesses, advanced universities, state-of-the-art hospitals and food, health and energy hubs.

Finding a job Finding a job in a different country. It's a challenge that requires a fair bit of research. We are happy to help you in your quest and have compiled practical information where you can easily access it. You can also use our job module. It will allow you to access all the vacancies for English-speaking jobs within the region.

Practical Information Imagine you’ve found the job you’ve always dreamed of, you cannot wait to start, but then something starts eating away at you… What about all the practical arrangements that need to be made? How to apply for a visa? Is it possible to receive any compensation? What about housing? What kind of insurance do you need? We fully understand these things may be overwhelming, so we’re here to help you out.

Events

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Housing Event Nijmegen 18.30 - 21.00 h

Get inspired

Finding employment in a new country can be challenging for several reasons: you might not know where to start your search or be confronted with unknown subtleties in the application process or other cultural and linguistic differences. In the Arnhem – Nijmegen – Foodvalley area, we do all we can to create an environment that is welcoming and encouraging to international talent.

Piyush Sharma 'Right at home' Piyush is an electronics engineer who’s originally from India but has been working at NXP in Nijmegen for the past 4 years. You might think that it’s easy to get lost in a big organisation like NXP (with over 31,000 employees), but as a matter of fact Piyush feels right at home! Click on the video to learn why expat-friendly Nijmegen feels like a second home to him and how he combines his work with a whole range of other passions, such as cricket, salsa and even theatre.

Jochem Huygen 'Ride the wave that will end fossil fuels with HyMove!' HyMove engineers and produces hydrogen fuel cell systems for automotive applications at IPKW — the foremost hydrogen campus of the Netherlands. Jochem is proud of HyMove’s work and how they are breaking new ground with their international colleagues in the quest for cleaner energy.

Did you know that every job filled in by foreign talent also provides another extra 1,5 job?

There are 806 English vacancies in the Arnhem-Nijmegen-Foodvalley area

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