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 U
157 employers- U+1F342 B.V.KvK 84979151
- U-Logs B.V.KvK 84039787
- U-People B.V.KvK 56696701
- U-center B.V.KvK 14100256
- U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc.KvK 59208929
- UAB-Online B.V.KvK 70299226
- UArchitects B.V.KvK 17227552
- UBI GLS B.V.KvK 73790680
- UBQ Materials NL B.V.KvK 82534241
- UBS Europe SEKvK 66848717
- UBsend B.V.KvK 70588724
- UCB Pharma B.V.KvK 20049189
- UFF African Agri Investments B.V.KvK 62166867
- UIX Technologies SRLKvK 89367049
- UL International (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 09103568
- UL TS B.V.KvK 28086600
- UMCG Universitair Medisch Centrum GroningenKvK 01169570
- UNGA B.V.KvK 34139221
- UNIQLO EUROPE LTD Dutch BranchKvK 70787077
- UNIT4 Business Software Netherlands B.V.KvK 73574066
- UNIT4 MKB Software B.V.KvK 24309362
- UNIVERSAL Steel Holland B.V.KvK 23057271
- UNLOQKvK 55050727
- UNV Technology EUROPE B.V.KvK 75721503
- UPM-Kymmene B.V.KvK 33111674
- UPS SCS (Nederland) B.V.KvK 34092797
- URUS Europe B.V.KvK 02040692
- URW Europa B.V.KvK 32078120
- USG Engineering Professionals B.V.KvK 31047854
- USP Marketing Consultancy B.V.KvK 24243535
- UST Global (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 67145434
- USoft B.V.KvK 32045194
- UT Quality B.V.KvK 24424856
- UV Smart Technologies B.V.KvK 83929118
- Ubbink NederlandKvK 09036422
- Uber B.V.KvK 56317441
- Uber Freight Europe Holdings B.V.KvK 77320409
- Uber International B.V.KvK 55808646
- Uber Netherlands B.V.KvK 56193386
- Uber Payments B.V.KvK 71201157
- Uber Portier B.V.KvK 65851307
- Ubiqu Access B.V.KvK 24485739
- UiPath Process Mining B.V.KvK 09145879
- Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen, Hoofdkantoor UWVKvK 34360247
- Uitzendwerk B.V.KvK 68093276
- Ukomst B.V.KvK 51236028
- Ulrich Architectuur B.V.KvK 70535337
- Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V.KvK 24316678
- Ultimaker B.V.KvK 56793138
- Ultimate Software B.V.KvK 64031829
- Umbra B.V.KvK 34180896
- Unc Inc B.V.KvK 64721868
- Unconstrained Robotics B.V.KvK 64165914
- Undagrid B.V.KvK 60455861
- Under Armour Europe B.V.KvK 34237352
- Undeveloped B.V.KvK 61079049
- Undutchables Recruitment Agency B.V.KvK 33277208
- Unexus B.V.KvK 74840266
- UnfoldX B.V.KvK 82008620
- Uni Phoenix B.V.KvK 74566288
- Uni-Program B.V.KvK 22031399
- Uniarch Clinical Engineering B.V.KvK 92039200
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield N.V.KvK 70898618
- Unica Datacenters B.V.KvK 06022065
- Unicharm Molnlycke Baby B.V.KvK 02066738
- Unicharm Mölnlycke Incontinence B.V.KvK 02066743
- Unico Investments B.V.KvK 59050357
- Unicon Creation B.V.KvK 08050030
- Unicorn Systems NL B.V.KvK 60323108
- Unidoro B.V.KvK 53014960
- Uniform-Agri B.V.KvK 04029997
- Unify Energy B.V.KvK 82039453
- Unigas InternationalKvK 24116012
- Unilever Europe B.V.KvK 67383033
- Unilever Europe Business Center B.V.KvK 29005626
- Unilever Foods & Refreshments Global B.V.KvK 24152935
- Unilever IP Holdings B.V.KvK 81003897
- Unilever Innovation Centre Wageningen B.V.KvK 24136290
- Unilever NederlandKvK 24269393
- Unilever Nederland Holdings B.V.KvK 24053802
- Unimpack B.V.KvK 53014715
- Unipat B.V.KvK 27089246
- Uniper Benelux N.V.KvK 27028140
- Unique ID B.V.KvK 75519038
- Unique Nederland B.V.KvK 39031551
- Unique System B.V.KvK 24332536
- Unique Technology Europe B.V.KvK 18054486
- Unis Group Facilities B.V.KvK 51728737
- Unis Group R&D B.V.KvK 01083462
- Unispace B.V.KvK 67070809
- Unisys Nederland N.V.KvK 33000201
- Unit U Professionals B.V.KvK 76679381
- Unit040 Ontwerp B.V.KvK 17196056
- Unit4 Group Holding B.V.KvK 82220123
- Unite Procurement Nederland B.V.KvK 54496810
- United Airlines, Inc.KvK 34115686
- United Direct Marketing Services B.V.KvK 34274482
- United Dutch Breweries B.V.KvK 30227677
- United Fruits Group B.V.KvK 64373576
- United Group MC B.V.KvK 65337786
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.