By Jana Sanchez Haarlem center When I met American makelaar (realtor) and DAFTer Sean Cooper early in 2025 just as we were setting up GTFO Tours, I immediately felt intuitively that I could trust him. His laid-back Colorado approach to real estate in a seriously tough market for people moving here is calming and his decades of experience in real estate across two countries is reassuring. Sean was an American realtor before relocating to Haarlem on the DAFT. “I set up Reimagi

Suzanne Packard In 2025, Suzanne Packard decided she wanted to leave the US but she was unsure how to make it happen. So she did a Google search and learned about the DAFT (Dutch American Friendship Treaty) visa and found GTFO Tours. She set up a call with Bethany Quinn, who filled in all the missing pieces and encouraged Suzanne to join the March 2026 small group tour. Now, less than a year later, not only has she moved to the Netherlands, she’s also joined GTFO Tours, as a

RJ at work in sports A year ago we first profiled internist and sports medicine specialist Dr. RJ Pesigan, who moved to the Netherlands first to get an MBA, later worked via a Highly Skilled Migrant Visa and then ultimately the DAFT. A lot has changed in just one year. His DAFT business - Cornerstone Health - continues to help other Americans in the Netherlands navigate the Dutch medical system. And he’s added more strings to his bow: he’s a contract doctor for FIFA and fo

- GTFO Tour of Haarlem - German broadcaster ZDF prepared this longer YouTube report about Americans finding. hope in the Netherlands. "A journey in search of freedom – and the challenge of leaving their old homeland behind for good." Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WwGa3Kw8hI Join our next tour: https://www.gtfotours.com/group-tours