August 2010

Modern Migration Policy

A new Modern Migration (MoMi) Act is expected to become effective as per January 2011. The purpose of this new migration policy is to attract more students and Highly Skilled Migrants to the Netherlands. In other cases the restrictive policy remains unchanged.

As of May 2005 the Highly Skilled Migrant (HSM) procedure already provided a more efficient application procedure to employers who were registered as a referent at the Immigration and Naturalization Desk (IND).

The new migration policy however will bring significant improvements in order to speed up the HSM procedures. To prevent fraud and create social coherence, the government will focus on a more severe (retrospective) evidence verification. Click here to read more...

July 2010

EU-registration sticker for ID card holders

Since the end of 2008, the Expatcenter(s) also provide EU-registration stickers (verklaring van inschrijving voor burgers van de unie) to EU citizens. When all requirements are met, the sticker can be directly put in a valid passport. In most cases submitting an employment agreement or an employer's statement is sufficient to prove that all conditions have been met.

Earlier, this service was not available to EU-citizens holding an ID card instead of a passport. We are pleased to announce that the IND has agreed to - yet another - extension of the services of the Expatcenter(s) from June 14th 2010.

June 2010

The Worldwide ERC announced that Jolanda Tetteroo has successfully completed all three course modules of the Worldwide ERC Global Mobility Specialist designation.

The staff at t & a relocation and Immigration Services is very pleased with the fact that they now have the expertise of a Global Mobility Specialist within their team. Mrs. Jolanda Tetteroo, Managing Director of t & a relocation has earned the Global Mobility Specialist (GMS™) designation after successfully completing the GMS™ series of courses and exams. Worldwide ERC® is the workforce mobility association for professionals who oversee, manage, or support U.S. domestic and international employee transfer.

GMS™designees are recognized around the world as the best-qualified to help their companies deploy talent globally in this economy. The training program provides designees with a strong foundation in the principles of global workforce mobility and the corresponding recertification curriculum confirms GMS™ designees as leaders by providing high-level, in-depth knowledge on up-to-the-minute topics affecting the industry.

During our year end business evaluation procedures we have concluded that we are progressively developing in expertise, quality and size.

Our quest is to deliver high quality services and become a leader in relocation/immigration services in The Netherlands.

Our quality services have been recognized and confirmed by our certification of the EuRA Quality Seal.

Being that Quality management is a priority in our day to day service delivery we are very keen on having regular evaluations done.

The results and feedback from the transferees and our customers are vital in the analysis of our performance and future development.

We would like to present the 2009-results derived from evaluation feedback from our transferees. The measurement used is reflected in percentages  from 0% being the lowest score to 100% being the highest score.

Relocation/Immigration Services: 84% service satisfaction.

We also would like to present the 2009-results derived from evaluation feedback from our customers.

Relocation/Immigration Services: 88% service satisfaction

Evaluation of the Office Consultants: 91% service satisfaction

In ending it is also important that the variety of our services (Relocation/Immigration, HR Consultancy, International Recruitment, Tax Services, Spouse Career Programmes) only add to our business diversity, flexibility and ultimately business quality.

From the start in 1999 t & a relocation have been a memb er of the European Relocation Association (EuRA). Recently the EuRA Quality Seal was introduced. Via this first official accreditation program for relocation providers the EuRA Quality Seal*) can be obtained after having successfully being audited by an independent quality auditor.

For our clients and prospects this means a reliable and independent confirmation of the high quality of t & a relocation & immigration services. Our team of dedicated consultants look forward to continuously deliver our qualified services in the personal and professional way, well known to our customers

*) Based on an ISO 9001 process management model, the EuRA Quality Seal specifies the processes and KPI's that reflect the very highest standards in relocation services