Survey: Internationals feeling at home in The Netherlands

March 1, 2022 | ACCESS

ACCESS is part of ICAP, the International Community Advisory Panel, which produces a variety of surveys from the international community. The most recent survey titled ‘Internationals feeling at home in the Netherlands’ generates a lot of insight into what life is like for internationals in the Netherlands.

Feeling at home

The Feeling at Home survey (3,838 respondents) gives a strong glimpse into what life is like in the Netherlands for internationals.

What makes internationals feel at home?

70% said having friendly neighbours is an important part of feeling at home in the Netherlands
67% said knowing where to go for help with problems was essential to feeling at home
61% said speaking Dutch
60% said having Dutch friends.

Issues

Discrimination was an issue, with only one third said they had not experienced any discrimination during their time in the Netherlands
18% said they often experienced discrimination
Almost one half (48%) occasionally experienced discrimination

How keen are internationals to get to know their new country?

Over four in five have had a weekend away somewhere else in the Netherlands
72% have taken Dutch lessons
53% have a Museum Jaarkaart

How at home do internationals feel?

Just over a quarter of respondents said they did not feel at home in the Netherlands
44% felt fairly or very settled
60% said they have no plans to leave.

You can read a summary of the results by following this link.