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The Dutch embassy will be happy to get you home, where you can find a job.

Right, for tiny fee of 6000 euro return ticket, and 2000 euro monthly rent. Great plan to save money and pay debt!

There's only so much handholding a government is going to do. Don't let your passport expire while abroad and ineligible for renewal.

Speaking of plans... If you haven't made bank already when the passport expires, perhaps it wasn't such a good idea to move abroad after all.