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    #182
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    I live in Utrecht. It's a lovely, lively wee city.

    Overvecht is the only place I know to be best avoided, but I live fairly close to there and shop in the mall over there and it's not awful.

    Accomodation is plentiful but can be on the dear side, you can check out rental prices here: http://www.funda.nl/huur/gemeente-utrecht/

    Public transport is brilliant, plentiful, regular and clean. We mostly have buses in Utrecht, I think there's some trams that go in the direction of the University but I live on the north side. You will want to get an OV chipcard, either a personal one with your picture on it linked to a bank account, or an anonymous one that costs 7.50 that can be charged at a machine and used by anyone. Your OV chipcard can also be used on trams and buses all over NL and if you activate it for train use and keep more than 20 euro on it can be used in place of train tickets too. Cash fares instead of OV chipcard can be almost double, so you'll want one of these ASAP.


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    #183
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,748 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Super! Much appreciated.
    Also - What's it like for a non-Dutch speaker?


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    #184
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    Not much of a problem at all. Utrecht attracts a lot of international students so English is the lingua franca in the centre, at least.


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    #185
    stickybookmark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭stickybookmark


    Hi boardsies, I was in the Gemeente last week registering at my address and only checked it now but they have given me a different number than the temporary BSN I've had for the last year?! I thought when you went from a temporary BSN to registering at an address the number was supposed to stay the same. I know i should have checked it when I was in there but I was in a rush and just assumed it was the same number. I get my 30% rule through my temporary BSN so I assume this is going to cause an issue?


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    #186
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    Hi stickybookmark, I don't know the answer to your question but you should get on to them right away to get it sorted. Have you got a DIGID log in to see if you can check it out from there?


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    #187
    stickybookmark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭stickybookmark


    Nope. As I've only just registered I'm waiting to get my first DigiID


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    #188
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    if anyone have questions how things go in Holland send me a pm, I'm dutch :)


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