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 M
771 employers- MediLibra B.V.KvK 54607183
- MediPower International B.V.KvK 01106843
- Mediq GroepKvK 56038062
- Medir International B.V.KvK 24391546
- Medisch Centrum Rotterdam Kralingen B.V.KvK 24407629
- Medische Haartransplantatie Klinieken B.V.KvK 74565745
- Mediservice B.V.KvK 56457324
- Medis Medical Imaging Systems B.V.KvK 28075744
- Mediterra Capital B.V.KvK 73015253
- Mediterranean Shipping Company (Nederland) B.V.KvK 24237526
- Meditime B.V.KvK 72398841
- Medline International B.V.KvK 59171960
- Medpace Netherlands B.V.KvK 24385193
- Meds and Care PharmaciesKvK 27178517
- Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.KvK 14625522
- Medtronic B.V.KvK 14023267
- MeduProf-S B.V.KvK 09195920
- Medweb B.V.KvK 34217136
- Meelunie B.V.KvK 33037079
- Meens Bierbrouwerij B.V.KvK 14034012
- Meetingselect B.V.KvK 34262991
- Mega Energie B.V.KvK 77949803
- MegaGen Implant Europe B.V.KvK 83075518
- Megagroup Trade Holding B.V.KvK 17174948
- Mega International Commercial Bank CO., LimitedKvK 33223354
- Megaport (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 64677273
- MEGlobal B.V.KvK 22054980
- MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.KvK 63834774
- Meijburg & Co B.V.KvK 33133832
- Meijer CnF Amsterdam B.V.KvK 59702478
- Meiji Food Europe B.V.KvK 78589290
- Meiji Shipping B.V.KvK 34319123
- Meilink Eindhoven B.V.KvK 17136987
- MeiraGTx Netherlands B.V.KvK 34215606
- Mei Z&F B.V.KvK 51915154
- Mejor B.V.KvK 70346798
- Melspring International B.V.KvK 09131564
- Meltwater The Netherlands B.V.KvK 32140689
- Meluna Research B.V.KvK 30279918
- MemorixKvK 50767666
- MEMSIC B.V.KvK 83017968
- Menaco B.V.KvK 34156243
- Menar InvestmentsKvK 59187638
- MendriX B.V.KvK 30189917
- Menicon B.V.KvK 04040621
- Menicon Holdings B.V.KvK 34248933
- Menlo Coaching B.V.KvK 67038476
- Mental Support Rotterdam B.V.KvK 71378685
- Mentech Innovation B.V.KvK 66736439
- Mentha Capital B.V.KvK 32119772
- Mentor B.V.KvK 64647323
- Mentorjam B.V.KvK 78105587
- Mentor Medical Systems B.V.KvK 28062039
- Menzies Aviation (Freighter Handling) B.V.KvK 54261635
- Merapar Technologies Netherlands B.V.KvK 65577159
- Mercantum Medical Care B.V.KvK 32069836
- Mercedes-Benz Capital Investments B.V.KvK 59229594
- Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center Maastricht N.V.KvK 33014909
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Nederland B.V.KvK 30079040
- Mercedes-Benz Nederland B.V.KvK 30040445
- Mercell Nederland B.V.KvK 30148169
- Mercer (Nederland) B.V.KvK 33272848
- Merck B.V.KvK 27155873
- Merck Chemicals B.V.KvK 34089667
- Merck Life Science N.V.KvK 23080466
- Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.KvK 34028461
- Merck Sharp & Dohme International Services B.V.KvK 34086169
- Merck Ventures B.V.KvK 61910929
- Mercury Engineering B.V.KvK 34311486
- Mercury Trade Credit Nederland B.V.KvK 62733869
- Meridia Land B.V.KvK 62431331
- Meridian Capital NL B.V.KvK 53569660
- Meridian IT B.V.KvK 01093603
- Merino Consulting Services B.V.KvK 58077812
- Merit Medical Nederland B.V.KvK 17095988
- Merkator B.V.KvK 30250256
- Merkle Nederland CRMKvK 24171390
- Merlin Security Services B.V.KvK 30259118
- Meroda Cosmetics B.V.KvK 82596131
- Merus B.V.KvK 98602152
- Merus N.V.KvK 30189136
- Merwede Valves B.V.KvK 24368342
- Mesh B.V.KvK 77669886
- Mesoline B.V.KvK 72152729
- Messagebird B.V.KvK 51874474
- Mesta B.V.KvK 54314437
- Mesut SupermarktKvK 72902655
- Metaaltechniek Handelsonderneming B.V.KvK 31039479
- Metaalwarenindustrie Lichtenvoorde B.V.KvK 08019413
- MetaChef B.V.KvK 76311392
- Metaco Europe B.V.KvK 67880584
- MetaFactory B.V.KvK 63064707
- Metaflex Doors Europe B.V.KvK 09052999
- Metafoor Detachering B.V.KvK 39076758
- Metalcon B.V.KvK 58382666
- Metalot Future Energy Lab B.V.KvK 78324572
- Metal Radar B.V.KvK 52400093
- METAL YAPI NL B.V.KvK 72601264
- MetaMeta Research B.V.KvK 17167588
- MetapolKvK 08081641
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.