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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.
Skilled professionals with a job offer from an IND-recognised sponsor employer in the Netherlands.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
You generally get up to three months to find a new qualifying job; if you have held the permit for two years or longer, you get up to six months.
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.
Yes. You must have an employment contract with a Dutch employer that is a recognised sponsor with the IND, and your salary must meet the highly skilled migrant threshold.
The most common pitfalls are a salary below the applicable threshold, applying through an employer that is not a recognised IND sponsor, or untranslated or unlegalised documents.
The permit is valid for the length of your contract up to a maximum of five years, and after five years of lawful residence you can apply for a permanent residence permit.
There are different gross salary thresholds depending on your age, with a reduced threshold for recent graduates; the exact amounts are set by the IND and updated periodically.
Yes. Your partner and children can apply to join you, and family members of a highly skilled migrant are generally allowed to work freely in the Netherlands.
