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 L
353 employers- Liftoff-MCE B.V.KvK 86199722
- Lighthaus B.V.KvK 73797235
- Lighthouse IP B.V.KvK 34259168
- Lighthouse Instruments B.V.KvK 52017400
- Lighthouse Netherlands B.V.KvK 66478138
- Lightsource Renewable Energy Netherlands Development B.V.KvK 69841527
- Lightspeed Netherlands B.V.KvK 17229470
- Lightyear LayerKvK 78271363
- Ligo B.V.KvK 63699060
- Lijfkracht B.V.KvK 59430729
- Lily MaasKvK 01090497
- Lily Maas Logistics B.V.KvK 87795418
- Limagrain Nederland B.V.KvK 22000154
- Liman RestaurantKvK 74449915
- Limbourg & Partners Maastricht N.V.KvK 14065962
- Lime Network B.V.KvK 72024100
- LinQ Vastgoed Adviseurs B.V.KvK 58215441
- Linco Food Systems B.V.KvK 09054346
- Lincoln International B.V.KvK 89951107
- Lincsafe B.V.KvK 57220662
- Linde Gas Benelux B.V.KvK 24269483
- Linden IT B.V.KvK 56679920
- Lindex B.V.KvK 24198586
- Lindor Machinefabrieken B.V.KvK 23074334
- Lindsay International Holdings B.V.KvK 34262200
- Lindt & Sprüngli (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 73086614
- Lineage Dutch Coöperatief U.A.KvK 68781113
- Lineage NL 3 TRS B.V.KvK 86656465
- Lineage Rotterdam Maasvlakte B.V.KvK 22040876
- Link Inspection (Europe) B.V.KvK 63737264
- LinkedIn Netherlands B.V.KvK 34370729
- Linklaters LLPKvK 34367130
- Linkthings B.V.KvK 66519535
- Linsboer B.V.KvK 78421330
- Lintec EuropeKvK 33266688
- Linx IT SolutionsKvK 34169234
- Linxens (the Netherlands) B.V.KvK 10041575
- LionRock Maritime B.V.KvK 93730926
- LionVolt B.V.KvK 77750470
- LioniX International B.V.KvK 65714547
- LionsBot Europe B.V.KvK 88223566
- Lionsville B.V.KvK 86243799
- LipoCoat B.V.KvK 66706858
- Lipton Teas and Infusions B.V.KvK 81254075
- Lipton Teas and Infusions Netherlands B.V.KvK 81871058
- Liquid Enterprises B.V.KvK 24407492
- Liroy B.V.KvK 27186427
- Lisman Vorkheftrucks N.V.KvK 30041674
- Lismar Engineering B.V.KvK 33278604
- Lite-On Technology (Europe) B.V.KvK 33300776
- Litecad B.V.KvK 04070505
- Littelfuse Netherlands B.V.KvK 72434341
- Liugong Machinery Europe B.V.KvK 34371519
- LiveDrop B.V.KvK 83120564
- LivePerson Netherlands B.V.KvK 57588805
- LiveRamp Netherlands B.V.KvK 68312210
- LiveWall Group B.V.KvK 66276721
- Liveaboard.com B.V.KvK 58348336
- Livekindly Production NL B.V.KvK 84801727
- Livework Netherlands B.V.KvK 65582845
- Living-IT B.V.KvK 24361910
- Livoltek Europe B.V.KvK 87513153
- Lizard Apps B.V.KvK 58228039
- Lleverage B.V.KvK 94442045
- Lloyd's Register EMEAKvK 24350455
- Lloyds Bank GmbHKvK 72211342
- Local Bookkeeping B.V.KvK 84836369
- Locamation B.V.KvK 06057207
- Lockheed Martin Global Inc.KvK 34379390
- Locsense B.V.KvK 77655508
- Locus People Engineering B.V.KvK 62293540
- Locus People Professionals B.V.KvK 89318714
- Lodewijks Meat B.V.KvK 51906538
- Logic8 B.V.KvK 30172648
- Login VSI B.V.KvK 55725147
- Logiqs B.V.KvK 61203785
- Logisch industriële automatisering B.V.KvK 51480492
- Logistic Business Partners (Rotterdam) B.V.KvK 29039799
- Logistic Systems Engineers B.V.KvK 36035168
- Logistyx Technologies Europe B.V.KvK 56537964
- Logitech Benelux B.V.KvK 30118412
- Logitech Europe S.A.KvK 10144574
- Logoplaste Elst B.V.KvK 24414589
- Logres Business Solutions B.V.KvK 08091201
- Logsign B.V.KvK 82271526
- Lois Advies B.V.KvK 75262843
- Lola Landscape ArchitectsKvK 78581958
- Lomez International B.V.KvK 34109317
- Londen & Van Holland Registeraccountants en BelastingadviseursKvK 34376867
- Longship B.V.KvK 01146382
- Lonza Netherlands B.V.KvK 14083599
- Lookout International B.V.KvK 63333511
- Loonpoint B.V.KvK 66578000
- Loop BVKvK 93812922
- Loop Robots B.V.KvK 80487939
- Loos van Vliet B.V.KvK 54081688
- Loovas Interim Solutions B.V.KvK 73108111
- Loparex B.V.KvK 08094474
- Louis Dreyfus Company Juices Holding B.V.KvK 69003815
- Lovapharm Consulting B.V.KvK 57989060
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.