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- Weidema van TolKvK 34145597
- Weir Minerals Netherlands B.V.KvK 12032525
- Weldmij B.V.KvK 01182583
- Wella Netherlands B.V.KvK 80141374
- Well Engineering Partners (WEP) B.V.KvK 04061243
- Well Gear B.V.KvK 63268531
- WellGear D&R B.V.KvK 92742440
- Well Guidance B.V.KvK 71541535
- Welling Horeca Groep B.V.KvK 89636309
- Wellinq Medical B.V.KvK 55418511
- Wellknit International B.V.KvK 63479540
- Wellness Innovations B.V.KvK 59889861
- WellPerform B.V.KvK 85316202
- Welocate B.V.KvK 64004147
- Welo Post B.V.KvK 74494112
- Wenneker.TV B.V.KvK 34323979
- WEPA Nederland B.V.KvK 13029403
- WePayPeople Backoffice Services B.V.KvK 64996662
- WePayPeople B.V.KvK 34292836
- WePayPeople Verloningen B.V.KvK 59291540
- Werfen B.V.KvK 30058954
- WerkGroep NL Contracting B.V.KvK 24194837
- Werkorganisatie HLT SamenKvK 67674712
- Werkspot B.V.KvK 18079951
- Wessanen Benelux B.V.KvK 57018154
- Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V.KvK 33163731
- Wesselman Accounting/Outsourcing B.V.KvK 17170164
- West 8 urban design & landscape architecture B.V.KvK 24246438
- Westcon Group European Operations Netherlands BranchKvK 30221053
- West Consulting B.V.KvK 27223525
- WestFlex Services B.V.KvK 24389241
- Westfort Vleesproducten B.V.KvK 30182235
- Westlake Epoxy B.V.KvK 24294676
- Westmark International B.V.KvK 71725784
- Westmill Foods Europe B.V.KvK 27131098
- WestNova B.V.KvK 72221402
- Westo Prefab Betonsystemen B.V.KvK 04037246
- Westport Fuel Systems Netherlands B.V.KvK 17058344
- Westrock Nederland B.V.KvK 14628280
- West Team B.V.KvK 27318327
- Wetensch. Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid, Stg. SWOVKvK 41151387
- Wetransfer B.V.KvK 34380998
- WETRAVEL B.V.KvK 70669783
- WeVestr Coöperatie U.A.KvK 77192516
- WEWO EUROPE B.V.KvK 08146418
- WeWork Companies (International) B.V.KvK 61501220
- WeWork Netherlands B.V.KvK 61505439
- WEX Europe Services B.V.KvK 59956550
- Wexford Finance B.V.KvK 27124941
- WF Consultancy B.V.KvK 83046356
- W.F. Westermann & Co. B.V.KvK 33001298
- Whale Cloud Technology Netherlands B.V.KvK 63774801
- Whale TV Europe B.V.KvK 67296610
- Wheel-parts B.V.KvK 81570732
- Whiffle B.V.KvK 62549987
- WHILL Europe B.V.KvK 72465700
- Whispp B.V.KvK 78082056
- White Construction N.V.KvK 66197147
- WhiteHats B.V.KvK 59362723
- White Lioness technologies B.V.KvK 67723179
- White Oak B.V.KvK 68606176
- White Space Energy B.V.KvK 73765341
- Whoppah B.V.KvK 71938206
- Widget Brain B.V.KvK 63463725
- Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam B.V.KvK 52337626
- Wienerberger B.V.KvK 17078258
- WIFAC B.V.KvK 32049023
- Wijngaarde bvKvK 34233235
- Wijnne & Barends' Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V.KvK 02300483
- Wikkelhouse B.V.KvK 67520480
- Wildflower B.V.KvK 86090437
- Wilgenhaege Innovations B.V.KvK 60836881
- Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management B.V.KvK 69545200
- Willamette Valley Company B.V.KvK 68100876
- William Blair B.V.KvK 82375682
- Wilmar Europe Holdings B.V.KvK 24439170
- Wilmar Europe Trading B.V.KvK 24453143
- Wilshire Associates Europe B.V.KvK 33260953
- Wilton Heat Transfer ServicesKvK 64739198
- WIMOROST Construction B.V.KvK 24364805
- Winc Academy B.V.KvK 73031178
- Winclove B.V.KvK 33203777
- Windcat Workboats International B.V.KvK 84209070
- Windkracht 5 Consulting B.V.KvK 80543758
- Winford Bilingual School B.V.KvK 73989002
- Wink B.V.KvK 30132076
- Winkels Techniek B.V.KvK 06055740
- Winston Taylor N.V.KvK 17282726
- Winteb B.V.KvK 56801068
- Wintershall Dea Carbon Management Solutions B.V.KvK 86796917
- Wintershall Dea Global Support B.V.KvK 27079455
- Wintershall Noordzee B.V.KvK 27100034
- Winthrop Technologies Netherlands N.V.KvK 66551102
- WIOSS Witron On Site Services GmbHKvK 70784884
- WIPAK B.V.KvK 14044551
- Wipro Information Technology Netherlands B.V.KvK 34167218
- Wipro LimitedKvK 34184353
- Wisdom Lines Europe B.V.KvK 76508285
- Wispex Transit NL B.V.KvK 27263954
- Witcom Engineering Plastics B.V.KvK 32101298
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.