Vote for an Expat of the Year

If you intend to nominate someone for the Expat of the Year Award, the following guidelines should be met:

• normally reside primarily in the Netherlands;
• have moved to the Netherlands for work or personal reasons;
• be active in the expat/international community in the Netherlands;
• have contributed significantly to the expat/international community through professional, volunteer or other extracurricular activities; and
• be an appropriate ambassador for the expat and international community in the Netherlands.

The process for nominating/voting is as follows:

• You, the community are invited to submit nominations/votes through the website until the end of April.
• Note that only 1 vote & 1 nomination per category and per email address can be submitted.
• Based on nominations/number of votes, Expatica will shortlist 10 Expats the 1st week of May.
• The shortlist of finalists will be asked to send a video or prepare some other type of self-promotion.
• These videos/self-promos will then be reviewed by an independent jury in order to select a winner.
• The winner will be announced during the awards ceremony at Nyenrode University on Tuesday, 5 June 2012.

When voting or nominating, please don't forget to submit a motivational note that is as detailed as possible.  Finalists will be shortlisted partly based on this information.