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Packing list in Amsterdam

A packing checklist for Amsterdam, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Apostilled or legalised birth certificate (the gemeente asks for it at first registration)
Employment contract, recent payslips and an employer's letter (landlords screen on income, often three to four times the rent)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type F plug adapters (two round pins, 230V)
Bike lights, front and back (required after dark and fined)

Apps

NS and 9292 installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
EHIC, or a UK GHIC (covers necessary care until Dutch insurance starts)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
A proper rain jacket and waterproof trousers (for cycling, which you will do)
Gloves for cycling
A warm hat that stays on in the wind

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
A debit card, not only a credit card (many shops and cafés take debit cards only)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
Light fittings, or the budget for them (kaal (bare) rentals can come without floors, curtains or lamps)
A heavy chain lock (lock the frame to something fixed; a wheel lock alone is not enough)

Packing for Amsterdam · Autumn0/270% packed.

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Health0/3
Clothing0/6
Money0/3
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