Netherlands/Highly Skilled Migrant
What is a highly skilled migrant?
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Known in Dutch as a "kennismigrant" (literally: knowledge migrant), a highly skilled migrant is someone who immigrates into the Netherlands to work using a specific set of skills and/or knowledge. The IND offers an accelerated immigration path to cultivate a “knowledge culture” within the Netherlands, with fewer requirements than other work visas. For example, employers need not prove for highly skilled migrants that they were unable to find suitable candidates within the EU, unlike regular worker migrants.
The skills that make you eligible as a highly skilled migrant can be seen as:
- being paid a minimum amount of income by a company recognized as a sponsor by the IND
- being a recent graduate
- an employment contract with a research institution
- being a healthcare professional listed in the BIG register which is a requirement for practicing healthcare in the Netherlands
Sponsor company with minimum income
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The minimum changes every year on January 1. Several factors may lead to a reduced minimum like age below 30 years or being a recent graduate: check the minimum amount of income link for specific details.
Recent graduates
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Researchers
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Healthcare professionals
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