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- SIRE Staffing Solutions B.V.KvK 73348228
- Sirius Medical Systems B.V.KvK 68134673
- Siron B.V.KvK 08147849
- SIRVA B.V.KvK 27018231
- Sisar B.V.KvK 61824305
- SIS Global Netherlands B.V.KvK 82215332
- Sissy-Boy B.V.KvK 74585517
- SITA B.V.KvK 34123443
- Sitech Services B.V.KvK 14105702
- Sitecore Nederland B.V.KvK 30245580
- SiTime Netherlands B.V.KvK 68414889
- Siveele B.V.i.o.KvK 20169798
- Six Dogs B.V.KvK 81479220
- Sizzer B.V.KvK 34214442
- Sjaak van der Vijver B.V.KvK 27345463
- Sjaak van Schie B.V.KvK 27260928
- Sjartec Technische Groothandel B.V.KvK 28019528
- SJJ Solutions B.V.KvK 71377352
- SKAAL B.V.KvK 68059043
- Skalar Analytical B.V.KvK 20042879
- SK Enmove Europe B.V.KvK 34354653
- Skeye B.V.KvK 57161283
- SKF B.V.KvK 30047921
- S. Khonkaen Foods (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 58990577
- SkillFull B.V.KvK 76231771
- Skill Nation B.V.KvK 64493318
- SkillShift B.V.KvK 88540588
- SkillsTown B.V.KvK 62780506
- Skillz-up Professionals B.V.KvK 80898459
- SKIM AnalyticalKvK 24135624
- SkinVision B.V.KvK 55195520
- Skopei Digital B.V.KvK 70587310
- SK picglobal Europe B.V.KvK 99758199
- Skydreams B.V.KvK 24330161
- SkyGeo Netherlands B.V.KvK 61630896
- Skyhaus B.V.KvK 73729574
- SkylineDx B.V.KvK 58599797
- SkyNRG B.V.KvK 50242423
- SkyShowtime LimitedKvK 86308688
- SkySpecs B.V.KvK 72077336
- SkyTeam Airline Alliance Management Coöperatie U.A.KvK 34345101
- Skytree B.V.KvK 61020796
- Slalom Netherlands B.V.KvK 76125386
- Slangen + Koenis B.V.KvK 30074297
- Sledge Hammer Engineering International B.V.KvK 24270960
- Sleepdienst Adriaan Kooren B.V.KvK 24066028
- Sleepy P Ranch B.V.KvK 66408520
- Sleeve Technology B.V.KvK 17246503
- Slick Stitch B.V.KvK 83369120
- Sligro Food Group Nederland B.V.KvK 16032202
- Slim Development B.V.KvK 55004342
- Slimmer AIKvK 01145626
- Slimmer AI Labs B.V.KvK 82155283
- Slim met Energie B.V.KvK 55033490
- Slimstock Holding B.V.KvK 38024648
- SLJ Investment Partners B.V.KvK 62856642
- SLK Software Netherlands B.V.KvK 34258286
- SLR Consulting Netherlands B.V.KvK 28073917
- SLTN Personeel B.V.KvK 32064916
- Sluis Cigar Machinery B.V.KvK 05029396
- SmallRig Europe B.V.KvK 90715365
- Smallsteps B.V.KvK 60901934
- Smarlet RPM B.V.KvK 27327203
- Smart2IT B.V.KvK 75030829
- Smart4Aviation Technologies B.V.KvK 50372580
- Smart Asset Integrity Solutions B.V.KvK 24314380
- Smart Compliance Solution B.V.KvK 82951632
- Smartech Nederland B.V.KvK 77044681
- SmartFarming B.V.KvK 68229194
- SmartfeedzKvK 17209844
- Smart Global Enterprises & Trading B.V.KvK 89547462
- Smartlab Holding B.V.KvK 24349518
- SmartLockrKvK 61781614
- Smartly.io Solutions Oy Netherlands BranchKvK 86695118
- Smartmatic International Holding B.V.KvK 04032259
- SmartMed B.V.KvK 64797538
- Smart Medical and Trade B.V.KvK 72705558
- SmartMed Patient Solutions B.V.KvK 92030564
- SmartNow B.V.KvK 63620162
- SMART Photonics B.V.KvK 54843219
- Smart.pr B.V.KvK 57083126
- Smart Robotics B.V.KvK 75859602
- SmartSense B.V.KvK 88930394
- Smartshore B.V.KvK 56609485
- SMBC Aero Engine Lease B.V.KvK 58968504
- SMB Capital B.V.KvK 24345275
- SMBC Bank EU AGKvK 74151851
- SMC Nederland B.V.KvK 33165882
- SMELT Europe B.V.KvK 05065499
- SME Service Rotterdam B.V.KvK 73534684
- Smets Food Trading B.V.KvK 57754632
- Smith & Associates Europe B.V.KvK 34112048
- Smith & Nephew Operations B.V.KvK 73958476
- Smiths Detection Benelux B.V.KvK 69323593
- Smit Lamnalco Netherlands B.V.KvK 54802202
- Smits van Burgst Raadgevend IngenieursbureauKvK 27092121
- Smit Thermal Solutions B.V.KvK 62918621
- SMS Cycling B.V.KvK 08119294
- SMS Global Logistics B.V.KvK 69452954
- SMS Implementation Engineers B.V.KvK 20088708
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.