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- Waalstroom Netwerk NotarissenKvK 30253130
- Wabco Automotive B.V.KvK 24126110
- Wacker Biotech B.V.KvK 34126525
- Wacker Neuson B.V.KvK 31031861
- WAES Brainport B.V.KvK 63050234
- Wageningen Universiteit/ Wageningen UniversityKvK 09215846
- WAI Europe B.V.KvK 27283454
- WAI NL B.V.KvK 52366634
- 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
- Wärtsilä NetherlandsKvK 05047750
- Wassenburg Medical B.V.KvK 11017159
- Waste Paper Trade C.V.KvK 02331342
- WatchGuard Technologies B.V.KvK 27319362
- Waterland Health B.V.KvK 82797609
- Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.KvK 32074547
- Waterland Projecten B.V.KvK 54870496
- Waterline EquipmentKvK 78458005
- WaterRise B.V.KvK 73381403
- Waterschap De DommelKvK 17277734
- Waterschap LimburgKvK 67682065
- Waterschap Rijn en IJsselKvK 09212548
- Waterschap RivierenlandKvK 30281419
- Waters Chromatography B.V.KvK 20073836
- Waters Chromatography Europe B.V.KvK 20073835
- Waterstudio.nl B.V.KvK 34188681
- WaterWipes B.V.KvK 70780005
- Watts EMEA Holding B.V.KvK 59437308
- Wattson Power B.V.KvK 66171458
- Wave5 B.V.KvK 51192616
- Wave Corporate Finance B.V.KvK 68049528
- Waves Group Consultancy B.V.KvK 76263495
- WaveTronica B.V.KvK 72808446
- Wavin Diensten B.V.KvK 05025333
- Waymaker Europe B.V.KvK 42072681
- Waypoint Port Services B.V.KvK 61208760
- W.B. StablesKvK 01058396
- WCC Development B.V.KvK 30215767
- WCTS B.V.KvK 56706340
- WD-40 Company LimitedKvK 58533702
- W.digital B.V.KvK 65028589
- WDJArchitecten B.V.KvK 24291095
- We4Sea B.V.KvK 65476417
- Weagree B.V.KvK 34315268
- WEA Noord-Holland B.V.KvK 67658717
- Wearable Works Of Art B.V.KvK 71535624
- WeAreBrain Agency Group B.V.KvK 73256560
- WE ARE PI B.V.KvK 51971186
- WeAreReasonablePeople B.V.KvK 54105706
- We Are Social B.V.KvK 85230154
- Wear Parts Europe B.V.KvK 75926962
- Weatherford Netherlands B.V.KvK 34231980
- Weather Impact B.V.KvK 62139738
- Weathernews Benelux B.V.KvK 32073686
- Weaviate B.V.KvK 75231824
- Webbers International B.V.KvK 27175278
- Webbouwers.com B.V.KvK 70750300
- WEBB Traders B.V.KvK 37156109
- Webfleet Solutions B.V.KvK 61185787
- Webfleet Solutions Sales B.V.KvK 60077972
- Webhelp Nederland B.V.KvK 27117788
- WEB HW Projects B.V.KvK 90668413
- WebinarGeek B.V.KvK 68420765
- Web-IQ B.V.KvK 53250036
- WebMD Netherlands B.V.KvK 51463466
- Web Power B.V.KvK 09103500
- WebSec B.V.KvK 78742919
- WebshopinChina.com B.V.KvK 68846118
- Webs Inbound B.V.KvK 14102692
- WEB SW Projects B.V.KvK 90668375
- Webzilla B.V.KvK 08152605
- W.E.C. Lines B.V.KvK 24159567
- Wecountancy Expat Services B.V.KvK 75641488
- Wedigify B.V.KvK 90019458
- Weener Plastics Group B.V.KvK 63433982
- W.E. Engineering B.V.KvK 08064318
- Weening StrafrechtadvocatenKvK 54060036
- Wefabricate HR B.V.KvK 86869930
- WE-Force B.V.KvK 57124663
- Weg Benelux S.A.KvK 08107582
- WEG Holding B.V.KvK 91188350
- Wegochem Europe B.V.KvK 34317623
- Wegwijs Administratie B.V.KvK 88261816
- Wehkamp Retail Group B.V.KvK 27109571
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.