Leiden International Centre

Leiden International Centre calls itself a non-profit organisation supporting international newcomers and their employers in the Leiden region, and it operates as an activity of Leiden&Partners. Its founding partners are Leiden University, the LUMC, Leiden Bio Science Park and Leiden&Partners, and the municipalities of Leiden, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude are its partner municipalities and the area it serves. It sums up its own work in three things: making registration appointments, sharing information and advice, and organising events. For someone who has just arrived, the centre books the first municipal registration that produces a citizen service number, hosts consultations with partner companies about housing and mortgages, and runs regular meet-up evenings. For employers it runs a partnership programme, arranges fast-track registration appointments and registration at the employer's address, hosts a desk of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, and publishes material on recruiting internationals, recognised sponsorship, visa applications, residence and work permits and tuberculosis testing. It explains that employer focus by pointing at the concentration of research and technology employers in the region.

• Registration appointments for new arrivals, producing a citizen service number
• Fast-track registration appointments for employers' staff
• First registration at the employer's address
• Information and advice on recruiting internationals, recognised sponsorship, visa applications, residence and work permits and tuberculosis testing
• A desk of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service
• Consultations with partner companies about housing and mortgages
• Meet-up events for internationals in the region

• Employer Partnership Programme (opens in a new tab)
• Meet&Mingle