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 W
295 employers- W&O Accountants en AdviseursKvK 14127351
- W&O Personeels-B.V.KvK 85574546
- W.B. StablesKvK 01058396
- W.E. Engineering B.V.KvK 08064318
- W.E.C. Lines B.V.KvK 24159567
- W.F. Westermann & Co. B.V.KvK 33001298
- W.P. Carey & Co. B.V.KvK 34304842
- W.P. van Acker B.V.KvK 33066198
- W.R. Fibers B.V.KvK 57661065
- W.digital B.V.KvK 65028589
- WAES Brainport B.V.KvK 63050234
- WAI Europe B.V.KvK 27283454
- WAI NL B.V.KvK 52366634
- WCC Development B.V.KvK 30215767
- WCTS B.V.KvK 56706340
- WD-40 Company LimitedKvK 58533702
- WDJArchitecten B.V.KvK 24291095
- WE ARE PI B.V.KvK 51971186
- WE-Force B.V.KvK 57124663
- WEA Noord-Holland B.V.KvK 67658717
- WEB HW Projects B.V.KvK 90668413
- WEB SW Projects B.V.KvK 90668375
- WEBB Traders B.V.KvK 37156109
- WEG Holding B.V.KvK 91188350
- WEPA Nederland B.V.KvK 13029403
- WETRAVEL B.V.KvK 70669783
- WEWO EUROPE B.V.KvK 08146418
- WEX Europe Services B.V.KvK 59956550
- WF Consultancy B.V.KvK 83046356
- WHILL Europe B.V.KvK 72465700
- WIFAC B.V.KvK 32049023
- WIMOROST Construction B.V.KvK 24364805
- WIOSS Witron On Site Services GmbHKvK 70784884
- WIPAK B.V.KvK 14044551
- WM Handel B.V.KvK 80543731
- WMC EnergyKvK 65173821
- WMC Global Services B.V.KvK 90350065
- WNL Staal B.V.KvK 24304251
- WNS Global Services Netherlands B.V.KvK 34272863
- WOK Het Oosten Oriëntaal restaurant & partycateringKvK 31036418
- WOMO Architects B.V.KvK 71284443
- WOOV-IT B.V.KvK 69646082
- WORKS B.V.KvK 67265502
- WP SEO AI B.V.KvK 97296309
- WPP Media B.V.KvK 34108169
- WRI Europe StichtingKvK 65379446
- WS Architects B.V.KvK 74834258
- WSG Industrial Services B.V.KvK 04084042
- WSK Medical B.V.KvK 71216529
- WSM EngineeringKvK 13025024
- WSP Nederland B.V.KvK 20045963
- WTN B.V.KvK 59392835
- WTS Energy Holding B.V.KvK 08087968
- WTS Energy Services B.V.KvK 51985810
- WWL ALS (Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Abnormal Load Services) Nederland B.V.KvK 13039939
- WWT Netherlands B.V.KvK 54053676
- Waalstroom Netwerk NotarissenKvK 30253130
- Wabco Automotive B.V.KvK 24126110
- Wacker Biotech B.V.KvK 34126525
- Wacker Neuson B.V.KvK 31031861
- Wageningen Universiteit/ Wageningen UniversityKvK 09215846
- Wakulimarket B.V.KvK 69148295
- Waldom Electronics EMEA B.V.KvK 50430823
- Walking The Talk Holding Coöperatie U.A.KvK 51142015
- Walkro Blitterswijck B.V.KvK 16058570
- Wallvision B.V.KvK 55448879
- Walraven Europe B.V.KvK 72552875
- Walsin Technology Europe B.V.KvK 85044938
- Walter Blom Plants B.V.KvK 27378800
- Walters People B.V.KvK 33300326
- Wanders Wonders B.V.KvK 33271622
- Wansheng Europe B.V.KvK 63302810
- Wanzo (Europe) B.V.KvK 59825227
- Warburg Pincus B.V.KvK 34253650
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Nederland B.V.KvK 33042612
- WarnerMedia Amsterdam B.V.KvK 34328040
- Warp Industries B.V.KvK 68335458
- Warpnet B.V.KvK 55115446
- Wartenbergh Engineering Bureau B.V.KvK 17191324
- Wassenburg Medical B.V.KvK 11017159
- Waste Paper Trade C.V.KvK 02331342
- WatchGuard Technologies B.V.KvK 27319362
- WaterRise B.V.KvK 73381403
- WaterWipes B.V.KvK 70780005
- Waterland Health B.V.KvK 82797609
- Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.KvK 32074547
- Waterland Projecten B.V.KvK 54870496
- Waterline EquipmentKvK 78458005
- Waters Chromatography B.V.KvK 20073836
- Waters Chromatography Europe B.V.KvK 20073835
- Waterschap De DommelKvK 17277734
- Waterschap LimburgKvK 67682065
- Waterschap Rijn en IJsselKvK 09212548
- Waterschap RivierenlandKvK 30281419
- Waterstudio.nl B.V.KvK 34188681
- Watts EMEA Holding B.V.KvK 59437308
- Wattson Power B.V.KvK 66171458
- Wave Corporate Finance B.V.KvK 68049528
- Wave5 B.V.KvK 51192616
- WaveTronica B.V.KvK 72808446
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.