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  • As a Dutch engineer that worked at ASML for ~6 years: yes the Netherlands really really lacks skilled engineers of all sorts. This is not at all about wages, since ASML is one of the highest paying companies here.

    It’s more costly for a company to relocate these types of foreign workers than simply hiring locals (like me).

    Now I’m not saying ASML isn’t in for money, it’s just that they need more people to keep up with demand of their machines.








  • Dutch here; while learning new languages is always a good thing, speaking Dutch is the least of your worries if you’d want to move here. Many expats don’t even try, since the majority of Dutchies is quite fluent in English.

    If you’re serious, make sure you have job skills that are wanted over here so a company can sponsor you (and prove they cannot fulfill the vacancy). It’s basically how it works in the US too.

    Or, if shit really hits the fan over there, you might be able to get a visa as a refugee :)