Hello there
I'm writing because I am a bit discouraged and distraught. One of my only long term goals is to move to the Netherlands, preferably Amsterdam. I am a 27 year old Russian girl with only a US passport. I speak a few languages and have a bachelors degree. My profession is graphic design and I know that it's hard even for the Dutch to get jobs in this field so I have no real useful skills. I have no EU connections so I have no one to sponsor me. I read that with 5,000$ you can start a business and get residency this way. But short of getting a Dutch bf or going back to school, I'm just discouraged. I fell in love with the city and I'm a big bicycle advocate here in my city, riding my Dutch bikes everywhere with the Amsterdam flag trying my hand at urbanism and planning. My heart ultimately is back in Amsterdam. As well-travelled and multilingual as I am, I'm not kidding myself either that moving there won't be very difficult and im not afraid of assimilation troubles. I don't really fit in here either! My family immigrated here from Russia so it's not foreign to me. I don't speak Dutch beyond a few words but I know it won't be a problem for me once I'm immersed to just absorb it. I just need some help because I'm lost. If one has a goal, it's foolish to not try to work towards that goal but I am just going in circles. I really don't want to go back to school because I don't have the money for that. I would be open to maybe urban planning but I don't know what the demand is for that there.
Any help or advice would be welcome. Thank you for your time.
I'm writing because I am a bit discouraged and distraught. One of my only long term goals is to move to the Netherlands, preferably Amsterdam. I am a 27 year old Russian girl with only a US passport. I speak a few languages and have a bachelors degree. My profession is graphic design and I know that it's hard even for the Dutch to get jobs in this field so I have no real useful skills. I have no EU connections so I have no one to sponsor me. I read that with 5,000$ you can start a business and get residency this way. But short of getting a Dutch bf or going back to school, I'm just discouraged. I fell in love with the city and I'm a big bicycle advocate here in my city, riding my Dutch bikes everywhere with the Amsterdam flag trying my hand at urbanism and planning. My heart ultimately is back in Amsterdam. As well-travelled and multilingual as I am, I'm not kidding myself either that moving there won't be very difficult and im not afraid of assimilation troubles. I don't really fit in here either! My family immigrated here from Russia so it's not foreign to me. I don't speak Dutch beyond a few words but I know it won't be a problem for me once I'm immersed to just absorb it. I just need some help because I'm lost. If one has a goal, it's foolish to not try to work towards that goal but I am just going in circles. I really don't want to go back to school because I don't have the money for that. I would be open to maybe urban planning but I don't know what the demand is for that there.
Any help or advice would be welcome. Thank you for your time.
