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4 programs for Netherlands. Explore the options and get a free expert assessment.
EU-wide work-and-residence permit for highly qualified employees, issued in the Netherlands by the IND. Unlike the Highly Skilled Migrant route, the employer need not be a recognised sponsor, but the salary threshold is higher and a recognised higher-education diploma (or, for some roles, qualifying experience) is required.
The Netherlands' flagship work route. A company that the IND has approved as a recognised sponsor hires you and applies on your behalf; eligibility turns on a gross salary threshold rather than a labour-market test, which makes it fast and popular with tech, engineering and finance employers.
Permit under the EU ICT Directive for managers, specialists and trainee employees temporarily transferred from a company branch outside the EU to a branch in the Netherlands, with the possibility of short- and long-term mobility to other EU states.
A one-year residence permit that lets recent graduates and researchers stay in the Netherlands to look for work or start a business, with free access to the labour market during that year and a lower salary threshold if they move on to a Highly Skilled Migrant permit.
The Start-up permit is a one-year residence permit for ambitious entrepreneurs to build an innovative business in the Netherlands while working with an RVO-recognised facilitator. It is designed as a stepping stone to the self-employed permit.
The Highly Skilled Migrant permit is the Netherlands' flagship work route. An IND-recognised sponsor employer hires you and files the application; eligibility rests on meeting a gross salary threshold rather than a labour-market test, which makes it fast and popular.
The European Blue Card is the Netherlands' route for highly qualified employees that does not require a recognised sponsor, but it sets a higher salary bar and asks for a recognised higher-education diploma. It is issued by the IND.
The Orientation Year (zoekjaar) is a one-year permit letting recent graduates and researchers stay in the Netherlands to find skilled work or start a business, with free access to the labour market during that year.
The Self-Employed permit is for entrepreneurs running their own business in the Netherlands long-term. Applications are assessed under a points-based system weighing your experience, business plan and the venture's added value to the Dutch economy.
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.
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