IWCN Service Partners

The International Welcome Center North has a wide range of reliable service partners to whom internationals can turn for assistance. The partners vary from lawyers to health care providers to child care services. All of the partners of the IWCN provide services in English. A full listing of the IWCN partners, their contact information, and description of services can be found at www.iwcn.nl under Service Partners.

Pallas Attorneys-at-law
www.pallaslaw.nl
Pallas Attorneys specialize in employment law and employee participation law. Within this area of expertise Pallas Attorneys engages in advising, guiding and litigation for employers, employees, directors, expatriates, freelancers and works councils.

SKSG
www.SKSG.nl
SKSG (Stichting Kinderopvang Stad Groningen) provides all forms of professional childcare at childcare centers and with child-minders spread over the city of Groningen and the region.

Vidend Consultancy
www.vidend.nl
Vidend Consultancy is a financial consulting firm that focuses on SME’s, directors, major shareholders, expatriates, accounting and administrative offices and freelancers. Their services relate to taxes, finance and insurance.

Blue Umbrella
www.blueumbrella.nl
Blue Umbrella is a professional and experienced full service provider for Dutch tax matters. It is their mission to help your international staff to stay compliant with the Dutch Tax Rules and Regulations. Blue Umbrella acts as an English language interface between your staff and the Dutch Tax Administration.

ABN AMRO Bank
www.abnamro.com
ABN AMRO offers private customers, private bankers and corporate customers comprehensive financial products and services. They provide in-depth financial expertise, broad knowledge of many sectors and an international network for the purpose of national and international activities.

Language Centre
http://goo.gl/bBF6cO
The Language Centre combines academic expertise and innovative learning with practical experience for professionals and students. We can translate, correct and write your texts. We offer training in intercultural skills in social and business communication. And of course we provide tailor-made individual lessons and group courses in European and non-European languages.

Van der Meulen Makelaars
www.vandermeulenmakelaars.com
Van der Meulen Makelaars is a major rental agent in Groningen. Specializing in the rental of furnished accommodation in Groningen, their wide range of properties consist of houses and apartments, with or without gardens, for both temporary or indefinite stays in and around Groningen.

KeyPro Housing
www.keyprohousing.com
KeyPro Housing offers fully-furnished homes in all major cities of the Netherlands tailored to the needs of you or your (international) personnel. KeyPro will ensure appropriate housing with a suitable interior design for any budget and of the desired quality.

Lefier
www.lefier.nl
A housing corporation with ambitions in the Northern Netherlands. We strive every day to provide affordable housing in good neighborhoods. We are client-focused and involved in the local communities. Lefier rents good accommodations for a fair price and in diverse price classes. Soft-furnished and fully-furnished rentals are both possible.

Europass
www.europass.nl
Europass is an initiative of the European Commission facilitating mobility in working and learning. Ensuring qualifications and competences are transparent is essential for improving the mobility between European countries and national sectors.

Groningse Schoolvereniging
www.g-s-v.nl
The GSV is a regional primary school with a Bilingual and an International Department. Their Bilingual Department provides lessons in both English and Dutch, while in their International Department the children are taught in English.

International School Groningen
www.isgroningen.nl
The International School Groningen serves the secondary school needs of the International Community in the north of the Netherlands. The International School Groningen educates young people to become responsible world citizens through creative, critical and meaningful contributions to society.

UTS Van Hoek
www.utsvanhoek.nl
UTS Van Hoek is the moving company of Groningen for all your national and international removals, project removals and storage of household effects, inventories and archives.

Talent and Career Center
www.talentcareercenter.nl
The Talent & Career Center is a young organization with over 20 years of experience in the field of talent and career development of people with a higher education. The Talent & Career Center has a broad international academic network, knows the science and knows what is happening on the labor market and would like highly educated professionals and organizations to benefit from that.

Inter-Being
www.inter-being.nl
Inter-Being offers psychological counselling and coaching by a psychologist and counsellor in English, Dutch, Slovenian and Croatian in the center of Groningen and Amsterdam. Skype and/or telephone sessions also belong to the possibilities. Inter-Being strives to help their clients to find their own answers and solutions to problems through a relationship based on mutual respect, equality and empowerment.

Healthcare for Expats
www.healthcareforexpats.nl
Healthcare for Expats provides healthcare insurance policies from Menzis, one of the largest and best insurance companies in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, everyone is legally obliged to take out standard health insurance. Not all health care is covered by this basic insurance. You can opt to take out supplemental insurance for extra coverage. You can determine the extent to which you are insured at Menzis.