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- Sonneborn Refined Products B.V.KvK 54991439
- Sonneveld Group B.V.KvK 23020789
- Sonoco Metal Packaging EMEA Finance B.V.KvK 82029393
- SonoScape Medical Netherlands B.V.KvK 70727295
- Sonos Europe B.V.KvK 32107881
- Sonova Nederland B.V.KvK 30153332
- Sonova Retail Support Centre B.V.KvK 69114544
- Sonum B.V.KvK 50740067
- Sony Europe B.V.KvK 71682147
- Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V.KvK 32037174
- Sooqr B.V.KvK 32077937
- Soosan Cebotics Co. Ltd.KvK 24287006
- Sopheon N.V.KvK 34083605
- Sophia Com B.V.KvK 27172772
- Sopra Banking Software Netherlands B.V.KvK 61567078
- Sopra Steria BeneluxKvK 62465554
- Sopra Steria Nederland B.V.KvK 30086514
- Sorama B.V.KvK 50232053
- Sorba Projects B.V.KvK 08032950
- SoSafe B.V.KvK 86607715
- SOS International AmsterdamKvK 33171493
- Soterion Benelux B.V.KvK 77632206
- SoundCell B.V.KvK 86904434
- Soundclaims B.V.KvK 68416636
- SoundEnergy B.V.KvK 69445389
- Source.ag B.V.KvK 80938582
- Source.ag International B.V.KvK 80936385
- Source Engineering Services B.V.KvK 62469576
- Source Flex Solutions B.V.KvK 53104501
- Sourcenext B.V.KvK 73821950
- Source Payroll Services B.V.KvK 30249784
- Soursop B.V.KvK 74917021
- South Pole Netherlands B.V.KvK 69954844
- South Stream Transport B.V.KvK 56465254
- Sovereign Speed Netherlands B.V.KvK 64754073
- Sowiso B.V.KvK 50647482
- Soyventis Europe B.V.KvK 73975257
- Spaak Circular Solutions B.V.KvK 68426690
- Space4Good B.V.KvK 68961774
- Space Encounters B.V.KvK 66392683
- space&matter B.V.KvK 66153344
- Spacewell Netherlands B.V.KvK 09146652
- Sparck Technologies Services B.V.KvK 85910740
- Spares in Motion B.V.KvK 54956242
- SPAR International B.V.KvK 33092182
- Spark Design & Innovation B.V.KvK 23073956
- Sparkelon B.V.KvK 65393449
- SparkNano B.V.KvK 69720908
- Sparkoo Technologies B.V.KvK 84023082
- SparkOptimus B.V.KvK 34254566
- Spark Universe B.V.KvK 82936900
- Sparque B.V.KvK 67538819
- Spatial Eye B.V.KvK 11062368
- SPA WNP ingenieurs B.V.KvK 09092661
- SPDF Business Advisory Coöperatie U.A.KvK 55475892
- S&P DJI Netherlands B.V.KvK 70705445
- Speakap 2 B.V.KvK 63585723
- Speakap 5 B.V.KvK 72282673
- Speakap 6 B.V.KvK 72282738
- SPEAKAP B.V.KvK 51753847
- Speakap Holding B.V.KvK 58332375
- Speakeasy Netherlands B.V.KvK 61444480
- Speaksee B.V.KvK 70051224
- Specialized Europe B.V.KvK 09089900
- Specno B.V.KvK 83440445
- Specsavers International B.V.KvK 02334162
- Specs Netherlands B.V.KvK 98484745
- Spectades B.V.KvK 51618877
- Spectral Enterprise B.V.KvK 65812573
- Spectral Industries B.V.KvK 60235772
- SPECTR B.V.KvK 76571548
- Spectrometry Vision B.V.KvK 39092487
- SpectX B.V.KvK 76439364
- Spencer Stuart International B.V.KvK 30118706
- SpendLab Recovery B.V.KvK 37127571
- Sperry Marine B.V.KvK 24233711
- SPF Europe B.V.KvK 14043867
- SPGPrints B.V.KvK 16032034
- Spheer AI B.V.KvK 83632433
- Sphera SolutionsKvK 66233089
- SphereMall B.V.KvK 65892208
- Spherical Systems B.V.KvK 86813056
- Spidron Weco B.V.KvK 68000545
- SPIE Nederland B.V.KvK 14635629
- Spiers New Technologies B.V.KvK 70728550
- Spin Master International B.V.KvK 52118339
- Spinn Holding B.V.KvK 61809845
- Spinnin Records B.V.KvK 32075851
- Spiral HydrogenKvK 42018890
- Spirax-Sarco Netherlands B.V.KvK 58660976
- SPK Europe B.V.KvK 24274318
- Splash Palace B.V.KvK 33273995
- Splashtop B.V.KvK 77876342
- Splendo Consulting B.V.KvK 17128970
- Splunk Services Netherlands B.V.KvK 56965761
- SPM Instrument B.V.KvK 18113234
- Sport Medisch Centrum AmsterdamKvK 54792479
- Sportmonks B.V.KvK 74390856
- Sport Services B.V.KvK 18044416
- Sports Ingredients B.V.KvK 75841878
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.