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- Strukton Rolling Stock B.V.KvK 30158397
- Strukton Worksphere B.V.KvK 30134547
- Struyk Verwo Infra B.V.KvK 20039138
- Stryker EMEA Supply Chain Services B.V.KvK 30269011
- Stryker European Operations LimitedKvK 72589833
- Stryker Nederland B.V.KvK 17095884
- STS Specialist Technical Engineering Services B.V.KvK 73387401
- StudeerSnel B.V.KvK 56829787
- Studio 191 De Pijp B.V.KvK 69832021
- Studio Drift B.V.KvK 76559084
- Studio IDEFIX B.V.KvK 97968323
- Studio Klinker v.o.f.KvK 88454274
- Studio Nauta B.V.KvK 90529561
- Studio SAAMKvK 74227939
- Studio SAAM B.V.KvK 98909681
- Studio Sabine Marcelis B.V.KvK 70199205
- Studio V.i. B.V.KvK 87699524
- Studio Vijf890 B.V.KvK 24295007
- Studio Vinke B.V.KvK 39064077
- Studio Winegum B.V.KvK 68311001
- Studio XAG B.V.KvK 73825700
- StudyPortals B.V.KvK 76939219
- StudyPortals Holding B.V.KvK 18086860
- Studytube B.V.KvK 51290901
- STX CommoditiesKvK 34273978
- STX Service Europe B.V.KvK 52852091
- Styx B.V.KvK 77335139
- SU Biomedicine B.V.KvK 30198339
- Subscription Factory Holding B.V.KvK 57189978
- Subst.id B.V.KvK 86662236
- Subway International B.V.KvK 33293820
- SuccessDay B.V.KvK 76474356
- Sucden Coffee Netherlands B.V.KvK 34213702
- Sucorrico International Coöperatief U.A.KvK 63954370
- Sudee Solutions B.V.KvK 80187986
- Sue B.V.KvK 17101631
- Suit Supply B.V.KvK 34118243
- Sulphur Experts B.V.KvK 37116613
- Sulzer Turbo Services Rotterdam B.V.KvK 24167957
- Sulzer Turbo Services Venlo B.V.KvK 12015297
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co., Ltd. Europe OfficeKvK 74440551
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V.KvK 90852419
- Summa Limited B.V.KvK 89650530
- Summit Europe C.V.KvK 39061920
- Summit Global ManagementKvK 24346320
- Summitto B.V.KvK 70181381
- Summum EngineeringKvK 68022530
- Summum Engineering Cooperative U.A.KvK 92797784
- SumUp LimitedKvK 70199841
- Sunbeam B.V.KvK 53044444
- Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A.KvK 32141752
- Suncom Energy B.V.KvK 76293289
- Sundai Europe B.V.KvK 77731077
- Sungevity Netherlands B.V.KvK 52977110
- Sungrow Benelux B.V.KvK 81243936
- Sunmight Europe B.V.KvK 85695130
- Sun Noodle Europe B.V.KvK 80698638
- Sunny KoeriersdienstKvK 69543860
- Sunoco Amsterdam Terminal B.V.KvK 64731820
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Europe) B.V.KvK 34277465
- Sun-Power Agro Uitzendbureau B.V.KvK 12052356
- Sunprojects B.V.KvK 50402102
- Sunrise Medical HCM B.V.KvK 17091027
- Sunrock Investments B.V.KvK 55571190
- Sunshine SeaKvK 57600791
- Suntech Power Development B.V.KvK 72026464
- Sun Test Systems B.V.KvK 32034471
- Sunweb Group Netherlands B.V.KvK 24188723
- Supa B.V.KvK 68440707
- SUPAIR IntermediairsKvK 27303697
- Suparna Airlines Co., LtdKvK 62028464
- Super73 B.V.KvK 76631761
- Super B Electronic Controllers B.V.KvK 84132450
- Super B Engineering B.V.KvK 72008776
- SuperHeroes Amsterdam B.V.KvK 34356615
- Superimpose Architecture B.V.KvK 83023410
- Superknowa B.V.KvK 34254179
- Supermetrics Development B.V.KvK 80416691
- Supermetrics Netherlands B.V.KvK 51634155
- Super Micro Computer B.V.KvK 17102792
- SuperSaaS B.V.KvK 54329779
- Superscript Services B.V.KvK 80491405
- Superunion B.V.KvK 33178192
- SuperYacht Company B.V.KvK 52966461
- Supply Chain Company B.V.KvK 70261075
- SUPPLYZ B.V.KvK 87036290
- SurePay B.V.KvK 77251733
- SURF B.V.KvK 50277375
- SurfiX B.V.KvK 52435687
- Surfly B.V.KvK 55526446
- SurveyMonkey Netherlands B.V.KvK 65508416
- SUSE Software Solutions Netherlands B.V.KvK 72913983
- Sushi-Eight Holding B.V.KvK 81791127
- Sushi Next B.V.KvK 70585601
- Sushito Zuidas B.V.KvK 78324009
- SusPhos B.V.KvK 74341367
- Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Inc.KvK 59409045
- Sustainable Buildings B.V.KvK 66375096
- Sustainable Capital Group B.V.KvK 81140800
- Sustainable Market Solutions Holding B.V.KvK 82168660
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.