Azerbaijani students at Erasmus. Come find us.
There are more of us at EUR than you would guess. We put on events, we drag new arrivals through the Dutch paperwork maze, and we keep a group chat where questions get answered quickly.
You do not have to be Azerbaijani. Half the people who show up are not.
Start here
Which one are you?
Start with the paperwork
Two weeks of Dutch admin, and the order matters. BSN before bank account, bank account before nearly everything else. The whole sequence is written down.
Sort the visa early
Deadlines that are yours to miss. Where Azerbaijani passport holders collect the sticker is what people find out too late. Read it before you book anything.
Some of it is open to everybody
Public meetings are open to anyone, so just turn up. The dinners and the trips are for members. Subscribe and we will email you when an open one is coming.
Come anyway
Half the people at our events are not Azerbaijani. Housemates, classmates and partners. There is always food, and nobody is expected to know anything about Azerbaijan.
What this is
Mostly people who are glad to see each other
We run tea evenings, a Novruz table, film nights, long dinners, and the odd talk when somebody interesting is passing through Rotterdam. Some of it lines up with dates that matter back home. Some of it is planned months ahead, some of it comes together in a week.
The paperwork thing
BSN, DigiD, a bank account that will not open without the BSN, insurance rules that change the day you take a side job, landlords after your deposit. All of it is written down in New in Rotterdam, for Azerbaijani students specifically, because the generic guides skip what catches us out.
The group chat is where the association actually lives. Someone usually knows a dentist taking patients, a cheaper flight home, or where to buy proper tea. It is invite only, so sign up and a board member adds you.
Just landed in Rotterdam?
Two weeks, in the order that works. Print it and take it to the gemeente.
On the board? Read and decide the membership applications here.
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