Considering a big move to the Netherlands with your small business?
Welcome to DAFTinfo, a nexus for stories, connections, & resources about living in the Netherlands on the DAFT Visa.
What is the DAFT Visa?
Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) is a unique path for U.S. entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners to live and work in the Netherlands. DAFTers are creative and innovative members of communities across the Netherlands. Here you'll find resources to understand the process, connect with experts, see the businesses we create, and read DAFT business success stories.
Resources for every step in the process. Building a life in the Netherlands with the DAFT Visa.
Whether you're trying to understand the basics of how the DAFT visa works, need a relocation expert who can help you land an apartment in the Netherlands, or looking for an accountant who knows the ins and outs of the Netherlands tax system, we've got resources for every step of the way.
Exploring the DAFT.
What are the VISA rules? How long does it take? These questions and more can be answered through a number of resources from the NL government and experts in the field.
Plan your move.
Information and connections to experts who can help you with the steps of planning, from securing an apartment to the paperwork fluffy the cat needs to enter the Netherlands.
Jumping off.
Information on how to register with the city, completing your DAFT business setup, getting a PIN bank card, all the way to Nederlands leren. .
Grow your business in NL.
Resources on how to establish and grow your business from idea to success story.
Networked for success.The DAFT Business Directory
Do you need an ads manager that really gets American humor or a tutor who knows what to glean from your child's 504 plan? The DAFT Directory is a hub for DAFT Businesses in the Netherlands to list their services and connect with each other.
FeaturedStrategic Creations
Strategic Creations is a creative consulting and publishing studio that helps shepherd brilliant, half-baked, or unruly ideas into useful tools, projects, publications, & services. Whether you're navigating the world we have now or shaping the world we want next, our queer-duo of creative strategists use our decades of experience to drive an you from concept to completion as quickly as possible, setting clear goals and driving a creative, realistic strategy.
Stories DAFT Stories
The decision to move to a new country is a big one! We're not gonna pretend it's all stroopwaffles and tulips. But it is possible, and for many us DAFTers, it's been a transformative opportunity. See a curated collection of stories by DAFTers about how they did it and what they're doing now.
A workbook to help you answer the question: Should I stay or should I go?
The Should I Stay or Should I Go Workbook provides warm prompts and vibrant, structured worksheets to guide you through 61 decision-making exercises so you can focus, connect, and make strategic, informed decisions about the next season of your life.
Success
Stories
NowDAFT Business Success Stories
How do new businesses make this work? Each month we will highlight a fellow DAFTer success story and send it right to your inbox. Read all about how they built it. Their biggest adaptation, and what they learned along the way.