General information & links

Emergency calls
The central Dutch emergency telephone number for ambulance, police and the fire deparment is 1-1-2 (ambulance, police and the fire department). For less urgent matters, the police can be reached at tel. 0900-8844.

Lost & found
Have you lost or found personal belongings somewhere in Nijmegen? Please report this to the municipal information centre in the 'Stadswinkel', tel. 14 024 ( from abroad +31 24 329 90 00), e-mail informatiebalie@nijmegen.nl or visit Mariënburg 75.
The rightful owner will be informed if his belongings are found.

Want to read more about working and living in The Netherlands?

Through the internet you can order a wide range of quality books on the Netherlands, for example at www.HollandBooks.nl.
The city of Amsterdam also presents a number of books of interest on Dutch culture on its website.
A selection of the latest Dutch news in English, an expat directory and other useful information for expats can be found at www.dutchnews.nl

Other useful websites:

The website of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency answers lots of questions on subjects such as labor, legal/tax/corporate, location, logistics and living in the Netherlands: www.nfia.com
The Dutch government website www.overheid.nl/english presents a useful theme-list of all Dutch government websites.
Expatica describes itself as 'the helping hand for internationals'. Expatica provides local news, digital newsletters and essential information on living in, working in or moving to the Netherlands and other countries: www.Expatica.com.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: see website
Dutch Immigration Services: www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp, see their useful 'Residence Wizard'.
Website of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration: http://www.belastingdienst.nl/english.
The Dutch mobilityportal for researchers www.eracareers.nl provides information about different themes in living and working, like social activities and general info on daily life, in the Netherlands. It also publishes vacant positions.

Anything missing?
Please let us know! expat@nijmegen.nl