IND recognised sponsors in the Netherlands
13,018 employers the Immigration and Naturalisation Service lets hire a highly skilled migrant. Check one by name or KvK number, or browse them A to Z.
From the IND public register of recognised sponsors (work), published 2026-10-14, updated monthly.
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Does the job pay enough?
€5,942
a month before tax, without holiday pay, in 2026
Recent graduates may qualify at €3,122. The EU Blue Card asks €5,942. IND amounts for 2026
Usually pays enough
- Nurses with a recognised diploma
- Engineers
- IT specialists
- Senior chefs
- Doctors and researchers
Usually pays less
- Care assistants
- Farm and greenhouse work
- Drivers
- Warehouse work
These need a combined permit (GVVA): the UWV first checks whether someone in the Netherlands or the EU can do the job.
Employers starting with E
631 employers- Experiencegift B.V.KvK 59310685
- Experis Professionals B.V.KvK 32106595
- Experis Staff B.V.KvK 34106574
- Experlogix B.V.KvK 51930633
- Expertisebureau HDG B.V.KvK 24142863
- Expivi Holding B.V.KvK 68892462
- Expleo Netherlands B.V.KvK 11043303
- Explicit Selection B.V.KvK 68205074
- Exploitatie Pillows MK61 B.V.KvK 72869712
- Exter B.V.KvK 34223562
- Exterus Payrolling B.V.KvK 65158598
- Extreme Networks B.V.KvK 30106897
- Extron EuropeKvK 31040577
- Exxelo Solutions B.V.KvK 81690541
- ExxFireKvK 53952464
- ExxonMobil Chemical HollandKvK 24231768
- Exyte Netherlands B.V.KvK 86349724
- EY Accountants B.V.KvK 92704093
- EY Adviseurs B.V.KvK 92700950
- EY Advisory Netherlands LLPKvK 73624926
- EY Belastingadviseurs B.V.KvK 92702090
- EYC B.V.KvK 55101321
- Eyefashion Ermelo B.V.KvK 95874437
- EyeOn B.V.KvK 17116144
- EyeOn Zorg B.V.KvK 17196213
- Eye Security B.V.KvK 88574903
- EY Nederland B.V.KvK 92702597
- EZ Factory B.V.KvK 69297878
- E Zilly B.V.KvK 30153157
- EZ Phone B.V.KvK 39084284
- EZVIZ Europe B.V.KvK 78758564
Questions about sponsorship in the Netherlands
- What is an IND recognised sponsor?
- An employer the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has recognised to sponsor foreign workers. Only a recognised sponsor can hire someone on a highly skilled migrant (kennismigrant) permit, and its applications are decided faster. 13,018 employers are on the work register this month.
- How much must a highly skilled migrant earn in 2026?
- At least €5,942 gross a month without holiday pay from age 30, €4,357 under 30, and €3,122 for those who qualify for the reduced criterion, such as recent graduates. The EU Blue Card asks €5,942.
- Can care assistants, farm workers or drivers get sponsored this way?
- Rarely: most of these jobs pay below the highly skilled migrant threshold. Employers can still hire from outside the EU with a combined permit (GVVA), but the UWV first checks whether the job can be filled from the Netherlands or the EU. Nurses with a recognised diploma, engineers, IT specialists and senior chefs are the roles that usually clear the threshold.
- Does being on the list mean the employer is hiring me?
- No. It means the employer may sponsor. Apply to its open jobs as usual and ask about sponsorship; ApplyWave is a job-search tool, not an employer or an agency.