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- SMS Intermediair B.V.KvK 17093277
- SMST Designers & Constructors B.V.KvK 01059469
- SMT Services B.V.KvK 65860667
- SMT Shipping (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 50582550
- SMT Zorg & Zorgadvies B.V.KvK 70366640
- Smurfit Kappa Paper Services B.V.KvK 32065886
- Smurfit Kappa Recycling B.V.KvK 16084803
- Smurfit Westrock Parenco B.V.KvK 09042723
- Snap B.V.KvK 67777538
- Snappet B.V.KvK 55161510
- SNBC Europe B.V.KvK 17062599
- SnelStart Software B.V.KvK 37054131
- Snijders Intelligent AutomationKvK 23051631
- Snippet Technologies IT B.V.KvK 84247800
- SNOT B.V.KvK 58899634
- Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.KvK 73059277
- SN Power Invest Netherlands B.V.KvK 60009586
- SNR Schouten & Nelissen Recovery B.V.KvK 11014569
- SNV Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij B.V.KvK 24112907
- Soaked Subsea RoboticsKvK 86904809
- SOA People Nederland N.V.KvK 17104742
- Sobolt B.V.KvK 67363571
- Sociaal-Economische Raad - SERKvK 27363950
- Social Audience B.V.KvK 62917161
- Social Circle B.V.KvK 52911217
- Social Finance NL B.V.KvK 71759735
- Social Traffic B.V.KvK 34210533
- Sockeye Creative Inc.KvK 64795373
- SO Connect B.V.KvK 56838182
- SOCOTEC Geotechnics B.V.KvK 17068712
- Sodaq B.V.KvK 57681201
- SodaStream International B.V.KvK 20083292
- Soderberg TransportKvK 77080793
- Sodexo Altys B.V.KvK 24403427
- Sofico ServicesKvK 20103780
- Sofis B.V.KvK 28060405
- Sofra Dairy Products B.V.KvK 62128051
- Softlayer Dutch Holdings B.V.KvK 52461041
- Softline Solutions Netherlands B.V.KvK 50774840
- Software AG Nederland B.V.KvK 11032512
- Software for Chemistry & Materials B.V.KvK 33301537
- Software Improvement Group B.V.KvK 34133013
- SoftwareONE Netherlands B.V.KvK 33226399
- Software Quality Measurement and Improvement B.V.KvK 24258907
- Sogeti Nederland B.V.KvK 30200252
- Soho House Amsterdam B.V.KvK 63310406
- SoilBeat Holding B.V.KvK 90362969
- S-OIL CorporationKvK 54165261
- SOIL-Data B.V.KvK 93327897
- S-OIL EUROPE B.V.KvK 96023244
- Soilmates International B.V.KvK 68643748
- Sojitz Aviation and Marine B.V.KvK 34159452
- Sojitz Corporation of Europe B.V.KvK 83595384
- Sojitz Global Investment B.V.KvK 55868673
- SolaaS Lab B.V.KvK 85837091
- Solar ChiropracticKvK 63792877
- SolarClarity B.V.KvK 32123093
- SolarComfort B.VKvK 11055205
- SolarDuck B.V.KvK 80923879
- Solarge International B.V.KvK 78002613
- Solarix Concepts B.V.KvK 73282944
- Solar Monkey B.V.KvK 64301400
- SolarOplossing B.V.KvK 75473127
- SolarPlaza International B.V.KvK 52919129
- SolarTurn B.V.KvK 53545702
- SolaX Power NL Company B.V.KvK 73047597
- Solenis Netherlands B.V.KvK 60529075
- Solera Nederland B.V.KvK 30173899
- Solibri Benelux B.V.KvK 83107290
- Solico Engineering B.V.KvK 66511291
- SolidNature Projects B.V.KvK 55056091
- Solid Sands B.V.KvK 61176249
- Solid Trading B.V.KvK 37152948
- Solid Young Professionals B.V.KvK 72377437
- Solina Netherlands B.V.KvK 24314442
- Solines B.V.KvK 18127411
- Solis Naturals B.V.KvK 75863189
- Solis Tractors & Agricultural Machinery B.V.KvK 73516228
- Solit Network Solutions B.V.KvK 35028509
- Solnet Group B.V.KvK 68473370
- Solora B.V.KvK 74894595
- Solstice Pharmaceuticals B.V.KvK 78428491
- Soltegro B.V.KvK 20164895
- SoluForce B.V.KvK 84775203
- Solulever B.V.KvK 72312491
- Solutional Consulting B.V.KvK 85213675
- Solutional Netherlands B.V.KvK 27287306
- Solveigh Ventures B.V.KvK 73558400
- Solvès Employee B.V.KvK 76489973
- Solvimon B.V.KvK 86385879
- SolvinityKvK 59597291
- Solvy B.V.KvK 77235053
- Somar Europe B.V.KvK 72631899
- Somatics Incubator B.V.KvK 72189185
- Somi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.KvK 76439941
- Somnox B.V.KvK 67150179
- Sonac Vuren B.V.KvK 59079266
- Sonatrach Petroleum Investment Corporation B.V.KvK 33237812
- Songtradr EMEA B.V.KvK 33296421
- Sonion Nederland B.V.KvK 14098797
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.