Do people register when they marry abroad, to avoid getting 3 toaster ovens? How is this usually handled?
You could answer this question easily if you googled the major high-end department store in that country and saw whether they offered registry services.
Some folks register at Amazon.com, which allows folks to purchase from anywhere. You can let Amazon know when you purchase, even if it’s not on Amazon, so they mark it as purchased and the folks don’t get a ton of duplicates. We bought at Ross, which was significantly cheaper than Amazon.
About 15 years ago, when we were living in Germany, couples had to register at a particular store. I don’t mean like Macy’s, I mean like the Macy’s on main st in that specific town etc. You’d go to the store and see the table where the couples actual gifts were sitting and you’d pick something. I assume it’s more automated by now- certainly wasn’t easy when the couple lived out of town…
Re things like small appliances…I would think the couple would want to register in the country in which they reside…for power purposes. You want the right power things.
Agree…something like Amazon might be a good choice for lots of things.
Yes, definitely would want appliances to work wherever they would be used rather than blowing out power–of the appliance or dwelling! So many things to think of when the couple lives in a different country. What exciting times!
It is incredible as to the paperwork when a US citizen wants to marry a Dutch citizen! Here is someone fluent in 5 languages and graduated from Harvard- you would think they would be more welcoming! They plan to live in Sweden during the warmer months and the Netherlands during the colder months. They bought a nice old farm- a fixer upper! No plumbing or electrical power! I am not fond of outhouses!
It’s not that much easier the other way around.
If you think that Dutch bureaucracy will be very impressed with people who know 5 languages - you are mistaken. Average Dutch person probably knows at least 3. The daughter of my friend who grew up there is fluent in 5 plus studied required Latin and old Greek in primary school.
Comparing to the University of Leiden Harvard is a young unproven school :-*
They have to learn other languages-- can you imagine making love in dutch?
Why do you think the Dutch should be “more welcoming” to someone who went to Harvard?
“can you imagine making love in dutch?”
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Yup!
This is plain mean. And they have a lot of tulips so they do not have to talk much.
@CCDD14
You’ve obviously never lived in Holland and have had to learn to speak dutch
Paperwork to get married or paperwork for permanent residence in the Netherlands?
With or without fine chocolate?
Or for those who prefer taking the neo-hippie or being like many LAC classmates of my time and earlier…with or without weed?
@GMTplus7
You are right, I never had to learn Dutch. But what is the big deal? You just take an English word, add the letter “j” in couple of places, et voila…
I actually worked in Holland on some IT projects. I even once endured a 6 hour meeting conducted entirely in Dutch.
FM…if they chose to marry here…your future SIL would also have a lot of hoops to jump through…as a non-citizen. This is not unique to the Netherlands.
How time flies - I remember your posts when she was a freshman at Harvard and wanted to drop out to be with her much younger BF in the Netherlands. Congratulations on the wedding! My nephew got married in France but by that time he had lived there long enough to become a citizen. They did not register anywhere for gifts.
In Spain we do. Here is the webpage for a popular department store:
http://www.bodamas.com/?level=1
Every country will have their own requirements for residency and work permits. Bureaucracy is hardly ever any fun.