Meet our team
The people of the Welcome Center Food Valley
Discover the team, the unique in-house desks of IND & municipality and the Welcome Desk for expats.
Immigration Advisors
Thanks to more than half a century of experience, this team ensures that international employees can soon start working in the Netherlands. Immigration advisors are on hand to arrange the proper procedures and formalities, give advice and welcome expats.
They have extensive and up-to-date knowledge of immigration law, legal procedures and documentation processes.
Immigration Advisors
Our immigration advisors are at the heart of our services. They support international employees and their employers throughout the entire immigration process.
They handle residence and work permit applications, liaise with the IND and municipalities, and monitor the progress of each case. In addition, they advise employers on regulations.
With their extensive experience and personal approach, they ensure a smooth and successful start for internationals in the region.
Back office staff
Despite the name of this team, you also see in the foreground. For example, theyplan appointments with the IND and the municipality, help expats with their questions about life in their new environment, support the immigration advisors and take care of administrative work. You will also encounter them at events and workshops and are the point of contact for many of our services.
Our team
Edgar Tijhuis
Director ad interim
Lennart Verhoeven
Immigration Advisor
Merel Kenney – van der Linden
Immigration Coordinator
Ilkay Yalim
Immigration Advisor
Miranda Janssen
Immigration Advisor
Petra Cornelissen
Immigration Advisor
Saskia van Donkelaar
Lead servises and external relations
Maria van Soelen
Immigration Advisor
Tara Vooren
Back office employee
Jacqueline de Graaff
Immigration Advisor
Patricia Meijer
Immigration Advisor
In-house desks
In-house desk of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND)
Is your new non-EU employee coming to the Netherlands without a visa or has his residence permit been extended? Then the IND needs biometric data to create a residence card. As soon as it arrives, we will schedule an appointment to come pick up the residence permit.
- The IND will be present on Thursday
In-house desk of Municipality of Wageningen
Every resident of the Netherlands must have a citizen service number (BSN). This number is needed when opening a bank account and buying insurance, among other things. The BSN is provided as soon as a person registers with the municipality in the Personal Records Database (BRP).
- The Municipality of Wageningen will be present on Thursday
Welcome Desk
Walk-in hours
for questions
Especially for our expats, there is the Welcome Desk. We can imagine you have a lot of questions about your new surroundings. Even if you have lived here for a while. That’s why you can walk into our office with no obligation and we’ll help you with anything you have questions about. Whether you have questions about child care, phone connection or the grocery store; we are happy to help.
- Tuesday and Thursday afternoons: 13:00 – 15:00
2790
visits to our
Welcome Desk
in 2025
