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 O
320 employers- OviDrive B.V.KvK 82404305
- Ovid Technologies B.V.KvK 33193212
- Ovotrack B.V.KvK 30189996
- Owens-Corning Veil Netherlands B.V.KvK 08037383
- Owlin B.V.KvK 55427669
- Ownership Capital B.V.KvK 56076932
- OWOW Projects B.V.KvK 62932969
- OWT Oil-Water Treatment Services B.V.KvK 18043084
- Oxbow Energy Solutions B.V.KvK 24058209
- Oxfam NovibKvK 27108436
- Oxford Global Resources (Nederland) B.V.KvK 34113579
- Oxford Global Resources Solutions B.V.KvK 50237640
- OXODIAS B.V.KvK 58504729
- Oxycom Fresh Air B.V.KvK 08127255
- OYAK Capital Investments B.V.KvK 74990209
- OYC EU B.V.KvK 30232700
- OYO Hotels Netherlands B.V.KvK 73090255
- OYO Vacation Homes Holding B.V.KvK 09103820
- OZ Export B.V.KvK 34063429
- OZ Import B.V.KvK 34063431
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.