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.
ApplyWave is not an employer or a recruitment agency. You apply to each employer directly — we find their contact and write your letter. Real employers never charge money for a job or a visa sponsorship.
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- United Imaging Healthcare Europe B.V.KvK 94862419
- United International Management B.V.KvK 34269697
- United MICE Travel & Trading B.V.KvK 64164004
- United Microelectronics (Europe) B.V.KvK 33211073
- United Offshore ServicesKvK 20086568
- United Parcel Service Nederland B.V.KvK 34089270
- United Petfood Nederland B.V.KvK 17095607
- United Petfood Nederland Nieuwkoop B.V.KvK 52486079
- United World College MaastrichtKvK 14126392
- Unitron InnoTech B.V.KvK 08090157
- Unitura B.V.KvK 81088035
- Unity Monetary Services B.V.KvK 34239397
- Univar SolutionsKvK 24134696
- Universal Africa Lines B.V.KvK 24161749
- Universal Cosmetics B.V.KvK 75368536
- Universal Electronics B.V.KvK 06067125
- Universal International Music B.V.KvK 31018439
- Universal Music Group B.V.KvK 81106661
- Universal Studios International B.V.KvK 33127500
- Universe Im- & Export B.V.KvK 30259368
- Universitair Medisch Centrum UtrechtKvK 30244197
- Universiteit LeidenKvK 27368929
- Universiteit MaastrichtKvK 50169181
- Universiteit Nyenrode B.V.KvK 30201266
- Universiteit TwenteKvK 50130536
- Universiteit UtrechtKvK 30275924
- Universiteit van AmsterdamKvK 34370207
- Universiteit van TilburgKvK 41095855
- University Industry Innovation Network B.V.KvK 62128736
- Uniview Europe B.V.KvK 63820668
- Univé Dichtbij Organisatie B.V.KvK 32164165
- Unovis Asset Management B.V.KvK 75637545
- Unsworth & Associates B.V.KvK 34117808
- Unusual People B.V.KvK 70658188
- Upfront B.V.KvK 76913465
- Upinion Netherlands B.V.KvK 51837609
- Upjohn Export B.V.KvK 74464493
- Upscale Talent B.V.KvK 82470480
- Urban Gym Group B.V.KvK 73124370
- Urban Jazz B.V.KvK 20130596
- Urban Mobility Systems B.V.KvK 67299008
- Urban Sports Club Netherlands B.V.KvK 64538044
- Urenco Nederland B.V.KvK 06070616
- Urovo Europe B.V.KvK 83126074
- User Intelligence Netherlands B.V.KvK 34342277
- Ushio Europe B.V.KvK 33181420
- Ustaca Holding B.V.KvK 91297192
- Utilus B.V.KvK 66388406
- Utopia Exploitatie B.V.KvK 73572624
- Utr8 Holding B.V.KvK 52164527
- UtrechtKvK 30280353
- Utrechtse Zwemclub-Star-Combinatie (U.Z.S.C.)KvK 40479148
- Uxus Europe B.V.KvK 34291914
- uMOB B.V.KvK 82484724
- uberall B.V.KvK 34289018
- uniQure biopharma B.V.KvK 34275365
- urban-gro Europe B.V.KvK 84460458
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.