Samir Haddadin
community organiser
Connector; knows everyone
Between Two Addresses
Ana has a lease, a residence registration and no job. As an EU citizen she has rights, but every system expects paperwork she does not have, and she must decide whether to stay before her savings decide for her.
Planned · not started yet
Migration & life abroad Belonging Living with uncertainty Second chances Across borders City life Warm Reflective
The premise
Ana has a lease, a residence registration and no job. As an EU citizen she has rights, but every system expects paperwork she does not have, and she must decide whether to stay before her savings decide for her.
The protagonist
Ana Ferreira-Lund — Portuguese civil engineer in Rotterdam whose project is cancelled six weeks after she arrives
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Marloes de Vries
employment-rights adviser
Precise; reads every contract
Tomás Ilunga-Weber
former immigration caseworker
Cautious; checks every rule twice
How the story moves
Six months from shock to choice; each bureaucratic step opens or closes options, and the ending is chosen rather than forced.
What readers take away
- EU free-movement rights
- Municipal registration and citizen service numbers
- Health-insurance obligations
- Employment contracts and unemployment rights
- Renting in a tight market
- Banking and tax for newcomers
- Job searching
- Building a local network
- Open a Dutch bank account and get a DigiD
- Understand the 30% ruling and taxes
- Register with a GP (huisarts)
- Use unemployment benefit (WW) rules correctly
The books
- 1The cancellation Planned
- 2The papers Planned
- 3The job hunt Planned
- 4Home Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.