From South Africa to the Netherlands: UNLOCKING CAREER GROWTH, FINANCIAL BENEFITS, AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

With a high demand for engineering professionals, the Netherlands offers South Africans a safe and stable alternative to increase their earnings and improve their lifestyle.

Statistics from the United Nations Migrant Stock 2024 Report indicate that the Netherlands was among the top ten countries South Africans chose to move to in 2024, with more than 31.000 South Africans currently living in the Netherlands (up from 20.331 in 2020).  In fact, Dutch companies are clamouring to fill their positions with highly skilled workers from South Africa in a bid to ease pressure on the labour market.

South African professionals are renowned for their strong work ethic, high qualifications, and cultural adaptability, making them ideal candidates for integration into Dutch society. Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, in particular, find it relatively easy to learn Dutch due to the significant overlap in vocabulary between the two languages. Even those whose first language isn't Afrikaans benefit from this linguistic similarity, easing their transition into the Dutch workplace and community. The relocation also offers a range of benefits to South Africans: higher earning potential, favourable tax advantages, great work-life balance, improved safety and security, and better social and civil infrastructures.