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Info (travel, ban, housing etc.)

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How to travel most efficient in Leeuwarden:
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In the Netherlands there are a lot of possibilities to travel with public transport.  

You can travel with: 

  • Train  

  • Bus 

  • Tram  

  • Subway  

  • Boat 

  • Bike 

 

To travel with all the different public transporter, it is most handy to buy your personal OV card. This will allow you to travel with every public transporter without buying different tickets. The only thing you need to do is add money to your card and you are good to go. You can buy the personal OV card at this website. If you are a Dutch student, it is possible to get Student OV. Then you can travel for free in the Netherlands. More information about this you can find at facts. You are going to study in Leeuwarden. So, there is a big chance that you will travel with Arriva, the local bus and train company. To travel with one of the public transporters we created for you a small guideline what you need to follow. 

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Bus: 

  1. Buy your personal OV card 

  2. Load credit on your personal OV card 

  3. Find the route to your destination in the app 9292OV (Android) (IOS) 

  4. Go to the bus stop  

  5. Give a hand signal to the bus that he needs to stop 

  6. Step in the bus and say hello! 

  7. Check in with you OV card (see image) 

  8. Press stop when you are at the preferred location  

  9. Check out with your OV card (see image)  

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Train Arriva & NS 

  1. Buy your personal OV 

  2. Load credit on your personal OV 

  3. Find the route to your destination in the app 9292OV (Android) (IOS) 

  4. Go to the train station  

  5. Check in at the right transporter (red Arriva) (yellow ns) important! 

  6. Walk to the right platform 

  7. Travel with the train  

  8. When you arrive at your location check out  

 

 

This information counts for all the public transporters in the Netherlands. You need 

to check in and out at the right transporter.  

What you need to know for your bank account:
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RaboBank

RaboBank offers the opportunity to open a student account which is only accessible for Dutch students. These Dutch students need to be between 18 and 25 years old and should get college money transferred to their account. Moreover, you need to have an address in Leeuwarden.

Their services include phone and internet banking, as well as a debit card with the option of wireless paying.

When you decide to open your bank account, you need to make an appointment beforehand under this number: +31 58 244 55 66. Once, you have an appointment scheduled, you need to bring these documents:

  • BSN

  • Passport

  • Statement of enrolment of university

More information can be found here.

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ING

ING offers the opportunity to open a student account for free. It is only required that you will stay in the Netherlands for at least 6 months and that you are signed in a Dutch university.

When you want to open your bank account, you need to call to make an appointment or you can apply an account under ing.nl.

When you have your appointment scheduled, you need to bring the following:

  • BSN

  • Identification (passport, ID card)

  • Statement of enrolment of university

For further information click here.

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ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO offers the possibility of opening a student account. The so-called “student package” is for free and includes a private account as well as a savings account. You will be provided with a credit card with the possibility of paying [RdN1] wirelessly. Internet banking is possible as well.

When you want to open an account, you have to call ABN AMRO to make an appointment. Once, the appointment is made, you need to bring the following necessities to open your bank account successfully:

  • BSN number

  • ID card

For further information, click here: https://www.abnamro.nl/en/personal/index.html

Or call the client service under 0900-0024 (local charges), +31102411720 (outside of the Netherlands), which is also optional in English.

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SNS

SNS offers two different options, one for Dutch students and one for international students.

Dutch students can open a free student account with an unlimited savings account.

International students, however, can open an EU account which costs 2,65€ every month.

Both accounts include a debit card.

If you want to open your bank account at SNS, you can just walk by their bank, you do not need to make an appointment.

For further information click here.

 

Housing

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When you are starting your study in Leeuwarden, moving is often required. Hence, we summed up different useful platforms when looking for a room or an apartment.

The most common and used platform is Facebook. There is an existing group chat called “Housing Leeuwarden”. In this group, students upload their rooms with all the information needed, pictures included. You can easily contact these students and schedule a room visit, sometimes also online.

Moreover, another Facebook Group called “Sell and Trade” has been created where students can sell everything. From used books to furniture, everything can be found. And it works the same as the “Housing Leeuwarden” group. You contact the students about the piece you are interested in. Then you can arrange the purchase together.

Moreover, NHL Stenden offers the opportunity of a Student Stay. More information can be found here: https://www.nhlstenden.com/en/practical-information/housing/leeuwarden

And other useful platforms are these:

  • Furnished housing in the city centre of Leeuwarden markt058 (ENG)

  • Studentwoningenleeuwarden.nl (ENG)

  • Funda (ENG)

  • Pararius (ENG)

  • Opkamers.nl (ENG)

  • Huurwoningen.nl

  • Kamers.nl

  • Kamertje.nl

  • Rooming

  • Marktplaats

Registration - City Council

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There is a possibility that the City Council will check if you are registered at your address during your study time, hence it is very important that you register at the City Council when you move to Leeuwarden. This registration needs to happen within 5 days after your arrival and is for free.

You need to call the city council under the telephone number 14058 to make an appointment for your registration.

Once this appointment is made, you should not forget your necessities:

  • Identification (Id-card, passport)

  • Birth certificate for international students

  • lease/ proof of ownership/ statement from the main occupant of the property that shows that you live in a particular property

  • proof of lawful residence for non-EU students

  • proof of deregistration if you are from ABC islands

For more information visit the general City Council side here:  https://www.leeuwarden.nl/nl

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