We assist international employees in the immigration process as well as the integration process. We are happy to help you with practical matters, get you acquainted with your new environment and offer help in building a social network.

Happy landing & living in the
Food Valley

Caring for you and your family

Dual career

WCFV helps the partner of the international employee find a suitable job through our Dual Career Program.

Housing

WCFV assists international employees in finding their Dutch home.

Schooling

WCFV helps in the search for the best school for expats’ children.

Walk-in hours

for questions

Especially for 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 that concerns you. 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 hr

Enjoy your time in the Netherlands

Meet others, attend events and learn more about your new surroundings.

Social events

To feel at home somewhere quickly, it is important to get to know people. We organize, together with our partners, several meetings. From webinars and workshops to lectures and social events.

Culture & holidays

We give you a brief introduction and overview of Dutch holidays and useful websites. In this way, we will help you quickly find your way around and feel at home in the Food Valley.

We are happy to help you

We can do a lot for you, besides that there are things that you have to take care of yourself.

What we can do for you

The entire immigration process

In-house desks of IND & municipality

Special programs for help in settling down

Welcome Desk for all your questions

For new expats, a ‘Welcome Guide’

Broad experience and partner network

Are you coming to us directly from Schiphol Airport?

See how to get to us by public transportation in the video below.

How to get to Welcome Center Food Valley
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“Moving to a new place can be very stressful. For me, traveling and settling in the Netherlands was never hard, because I had all the necessary support and information at each step from Welcome Center Food Valley in Wageningen.

Steve Gowelo, Researcher
Wagenigen University & Research, Plant Sciences Group (PSG)

Testimonials

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Anja, Management Assistant at WUR
“Together with WCFV, we can confidently arrange employment or guest accounts through HR.”
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Tan from Brazil
By now Tan has recovered from the culture shock. He enjoys the bike culture and salty licorice, but still marvels at the many narrow staircases.