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Have you fallen in love with your life in the country of tulips and windmills, but your permitted time abroad is coming to a close? For U.S. citizens living in the Netherlands under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT), there are only two short years granted to establish a business and settle into Dutch life. That time can fly by quickly, leaving expats with growing anxiety over what comes next. The good news is that renewing a DAFT residence permit is generally quite straightforward.
The process can be confusing to people coming to the Netherlands for the first time. How can you have the required money in a Dutch business bank account when you can’t open one without your KvK registration or BSN? At the same time, you can’t get the BSN until you move and register with the municipality. Further still, you can’t move without the DAFT visa which requires the bank account, BSN and KvK registration!
