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After five years of continuous, lawful residence you can apply for a Dutch permanent residence permit or for EU long-term resident status. Both require stable income and, in most cases, passing the civic-integration exam; the EU status adds the right to move to other EU member states under conditions.
After five years of continuous lawful residence you can apply for a Dutch permanent residence permit or for EU long-term resident status. Both require stable income and, in most cases, passing the civic-integration exam.
This route lets the partner, spouse and minor children of a Dutch resident or citizen join them. The sponsor in the Netherlands must usually meet an independent and sustainable income requirement, and many partners must pass the civic-integration basic exam abroad first.
The ICT permit, under the EU ICT Directive, lets companies transfer managers, specialists and trainee employees from a non-EU branch to a branch in the Netherlands, with possible short- and long-term mobility to other EU states.
Skilled workers usually move via the Highly Skilled Migrant permit (filed by an IND-recognised sponsor against a salary threshold) or the European Blue Card. Both are normally applied for by the employer.
It depends on your purpose: the Highly Skilled Migrant permit or Blue Card for skilled employees, the Orientation Year for recent graduates, start-up or self-employed routes for founders, and student or family routes accordingly.
Yes. A Dutch student permit allows limited part-time or seasonal work during studies, and graduates can move onto the Orientation Year (zoekjaar) to look for skilled work or start a business.
An IND-recognised sponsor employer hires you and files the application; eligibility is based on a gross salary threshold, not a labour-market test.
A one-year permit letting recent graduates and researchers stay in the Netherlands to find skilled work or start a business, with free labour-market access.
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Immigrate (Permanent Residence) — Netherlands