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 S
1,482 employers- S&P DJI Netherlands B.V.KvK 70705445
- S-OIL CorporationKvK 54165261
- S-OIL EUROPE B.V.KvK 96023244
- S-RM B.V.KvK 85918768
- S. Khonkaen Foods (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 58990577
- S.C. Johnson BeneluxKvK 30120990
- S.C. Johnson Europe B.V.KvK 30097965
- S.C. Johnson Europlant B.V.KvK 30037575
- S.R.S. Specialist Retail Systems B.V.KvK 33223035
- S.T.R.S. B.V.KvK 75218267
- S.V.Z. International B.V.KvK 20067726
- S.W.I.F.T.(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication SCRL)KvK 28029574
- S2IX B.V.KvK 92892493
- SA Group B.V.KvK 95874305
- SAB ELECTRO B.V.KvK 76956202
- SAB&T Tec B.V.KvK 83031766
- SABIC Capital B.V.KvK 14105349
- SABIC Europe B.V.KvK 14073237
- SABIC Global Technologies B.V.KvK 14095340
- SABIC Limburg B.V.KvK 14072225
- SACA Europe B.V.KvK 73142883
- SAG Group B.V.KvK 89411315
- SAIC MOTOR Europe B.V.KvK 75259877
- SAMA Autisme Centrum B.V.KvK 93037562
- SAMI Composites B.V.KvK 90788362
- SAP Nederland B.V.KvK 16053535
- SARCLE Europe B.V.KvK 74803638
- SBE Nederland B.V.KvK 78504597
- SBI Securities Europe B.V.KvK 97642150
- SBIN B.V.KvK 64009831
- SBM Offshore Amsterdam B.V.KvK 62829327
- SBM Schiedam B.V.KvK 24173568
- SBM Schiedam Projects B.V.KvK 24233923
- SBS Corp B.V.KvK 82709793
- SBS Europe B.V.KvK 95826890
- SBS Nexthird Co, LTD. European Branch OfficeKvK 34136358
- SBit Automatiseringsdiensten B.V.KvK 24297473
- SC Staffing B.V.KvK 31045618
- SCILDON N.V.KvK 32037902
- SCM Management B.V.KvK 63656329
- SCMworx Business Solutions B.V.KvK 84314087
- SCOPEinsight B.V.KvK 32160247
- SCS Europe B.V.KvK 65889266
- SCS Training & Consultancy B.V.KvK 34203187
- SCW Systems B.V.KvK 58763368
- SD Guthrie International Europe B.V.KvK 62152726
- SD Worx HCM B.V.KvK 24396261
- SD Worx Payrolling B.V.KvK 14069215
- SD-Insights B.V.KvK 64128601
- SDC Engineering B.V.KvK 58198393
- SDL Netherlands B.V.KvK 34167559
- SDR Beheer B.V.KvK 24338708
- SEA Water B.V.KvK 85038695
- SEB PROFESSIONAL Nederland B.V.KvK 33235204
- SEEBURGER BeneluxKvK 34237068
- SEEF B.V.KvK 74064940
- SEFE Energy LimitedKvK 55351727
- SEIKO Benelux, branch of Seiko Watch Europe S.A.S.KvK 87531313
- SEKISUI ALVEO B.V.KvK 13015670
- SELEGGT NL B.V.KvK 73393657
- SENICA International Holding B.V.KvK 72997966
- SENOR Tech B.V.KvK 34304912
- SERES EUROPE B.V.KvK 89632680
- SET Management B.V.KvK 53866142
- SETOLAS Euro B.V.KvK 02061423
- SEVENTREES Group B.V.KvK 64503658
- SF Express (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 75936445
- SF Intra-city Delivery (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 88031187
- SFDC Netherlands B.V.KvK 30211409
- SFG B.V.KvK 60209526
- SFI Markets B.V.KvK 56475160
- SGI-Aviation Services B.V.KvK 34270649
- SGS Nederland B.V.KvK 24226722
- SGS Packaging Netherlands B.V.KvK 32117469
- SH International B.V.KvK 73064580
- SHELL Information Technology International B.V.KvK 27146204
- SHELL International B.V.KvK 27155369
- SHELL International Exploration and Production B.V.KvK 27002688
- SHELL Nederland Chemie B.V.KvK 24082750
- SHELL Nederland Raffinaderij B.V.KvK 24094988
- SHELL Petroleum N.V.KvK 27002687
- SHINE Europe B.V.KvK 83919481
- SHINWATEC LIMITED EUROPE Representative OfficeKvK 86720600
- SHL Nederland B.V.KvK 30073998
- SHPP B.V.KvK 74096435
- SHPP Sales B.V.KvK 74074458
- SHV Energy N.V.KvK 30098428
- SHV Holdings N.V.KvK 30065974
- SIG Netherlands Solutions B.V.KvK 76420728
- SIM International B.V.KvK 58371869
- SIMtoCARE B.V.KvK 70934126
- SIRE ManCo B.V.KvK 80193188
- SIRE Staffing Solutions B.V.KvK 73348228
- SIRVA B.V.KvK 27018231
- SIS Global Netherlands B.V.KvK 82215332
- SITA B.V.KvK 34123443
- SJJ Solutions B.V.KvK 71377352
- SK Enmove Europe B.V.KvK 34354653
- SK picglobal Europe B.V.KvK 99758199
- SKAAL B.V.KvK 68059043
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.