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A one-year residence permit for ambitious entrepreneurs to build an innovative startup in the Netherlands while working with a recognised, reliable facilitator (a mentor or incubator). It is designed as a stepping stone to the self-employed permit once the business is established.
Innovative entrepreneurs with a scalable, original product or service who want to launch 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.
It can be refused if the RVO gives a negative assessment of your innovation, business plan or facilitator, or if KvK registration is missing.
Yes. You must work with a recognised facilitator from the RVO's approved list under a signed agreement, and that facilitator cannot hold a majority interest in your company.
You must show sufficient means, either through your own funds in a Dutch bank account or by having your facilitator finance your stay for the year.
Your business must be genuinely innovative, for example a product or service new to the Netherlands, a new technology, or a new way of organising or producing.
The start-up permit is valid for a maximum of one year. After that you can move to the self-employed permit if your business meets its requirements.
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.
You need a step-by-step business plan, registration with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK), and a signed agreement with an approved facilitator who is also registered.
