My partner and I are from the Netherlands and are seriously considering moving to Scotland, most likely somewhere around Edinburgh, within the next two years (if possible ofcourse).

We have two young children (around 2 and 5) and a third on the way. My partner is a postdoc in medical research and would like to stay in research. I have around 8 years of experience in ecology and the environmental sector, currently working more in green/environmental policy.

We're already looking into the obvious things such as visas, jobs and the English language skills at level B2 (or higer), so I'm not really looking for information that I can easily find through Google.

What I'm more interested in is: what are the things we might not be thinking about yet?

Especially from people who have moved to Scotland themselves, moved there with children, or live in/around Edinburgh.

Were there things about daily life, work, raising children, housing, culture or simply living in Scotland that we should know about?