Service route: Shanghai to Netherlands;
**Service mode: **door-to-door moving one-stop service;
**Case Overview: **Ms. Gu entrusted Hippo International to ship her furniture items from her home in Shanghai to the Netherlands by sea.

In order to accompany her husband to work in the Netherlands, Ms. Gu's whole family had to move from Shanghai to the Netherlands. Ms. Gu was aware that moving is a long and exhausting process, and in order to take a break from this tedious process, Ms. Gu browsed through the internet and chose Hippo as the sole contractor for her move amongst a number of international moving companies.

After one-on-one communication with a business consultant, Hippo arranged a free door-to-door assessment on the same day, accurately assessed the volume of Ms. Gu's belongings at home, and repeatedly confirmed whether there were any prohibited or sensitive items, and ultimately confirmed that she wanted to move about 11m³ of items.

On the day of packing, Hipu's professional team came to the door with pearl cotton, cardboard, winding film, various types of cardboard boxes and corner protectors, etc., and packed all the items and furniture neatly, and carried all 57 boxes to the warehouse.

In order to ensure the smoothness and safety of shipping, after the items arrived at the warehouse, Hipu specialists additionally reinforced the outer packaging of valuable and fragile items such as pianos, porcelains, paintings, etc. for the second time and customized the wooden boxes to enhance the safety and security. Below is a picture of the on-site operation:

The Netherlands as a country with high-quality, internationalized education, attracting many people to seek immigration and permanent residence, so how to quickly obtain permanent residence in the Netherlands?

Continuous residence time: According to the Dutch immigration policy, to apply for permanent residence, you need to have resided in the Netherlands continuously and legally for five years. The years of residence are counted for all categories, whether through family reunification, high-skilled immigration, self-employed residence, international student residence or job-seeking residence.

Passing a language test: A key requirement for applying for permanent residence is passing the Dutch language integration test. It is necessary to have an integration test certificate or other relevant proof of Dutch language proficiency recognized by the IND.

**Financial resources: **At the time of application there is a work contract in the Netherlands of at least one year or other means of proving financial resources.

**Legal residence permit: **When applying for permanent residence, the applicant needs to have a valid residence permit and not have provided incorrect information or withheld information during the application.

Application process: After preparing all the necessary documents, the application can be submitted either online or in writing by post. The application fee is €210.

**Waiting for a decision: **The IND (Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service) usually makes a decision within a decision period of 6 months.

Once the above conditions have been met, the applicant can submit an application for permanent residence. It is important to note that the specific requirements and procedures for obtaining permanent residence may change in the future, so it is advisable to consult a professional immigration consultant or contact the IND directly for the most up-to-date and accurate information before applying.