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4 programs for Netherlands. Explore the options and get an 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.
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.
An IND-recognised sponsor employer hires you and files the application; eligibility is based on a gross salary threshold, not a labour-market test.
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.
Yes — through the one-year Start-up permit (with a recognised facilitator) or the longer Self-Employed permit assessed on a points system.
Permanent residence or EU long-term resident status is generally available after five years; citizenship by naturalisation usually after five years and passing the integration exam.
The International Mobility Program (IMP) is a great option for workers whose jobs are exempt from a labour market test, including intra-company transfers and treaty-based professionals.
The Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) allows young adults from eligible countries to holiday and work in Australia, with requirements including a passport from an eligible country, being aged 18-30 (or 35 for some nationalities), and having sufficient funds.
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Work abroad — Netherlands
