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Yes — through the one-year Start-up permit (with a recognised facilitator) or the longer Self-Employed permit assessed on a points system.
The Netherlands has two main entrepreneurial routes through the IND. The Start-up permit gives innovative founders one year to build a scalable business while working with a facilitator recognised as reliable by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO); it is a stepping stone to the Self-Employed permit. The Self-Employed (zelfstandige) permit is for running your own business long-term and is assessed under a points system weighing your experience, business plan and the venture's added value to the Dutch economy. More favourable rules apply to Turkish nationals and to certain treaty nationals.
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