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 X
55 employers- X-Flow B.V.KvK 06050907
- X-Interactive Internetdiensten B.V.KvK 58063846
- X-Systems B.V.KvK 65106296
- X17 Group B.V.KvK 78644739
- X5 Retail Group N.V.KvK 33143036
- XD Connects B.V.KvK 27115697
- XEMC Darwind B.V.KvK 24468790
- XINTC B.V.KvK 55958478
- XIP B.V.KvK 66101190
- XIVER MEMS Foundry B.V.KvK 92858929
- XL Catlin Services SE, Netherlands BranchKvK 66936519
- XML International (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 82477620
- XPAR Vision B.V.KvK 33255722
- XPEL B.V.KvK 65627555
- XPOTS B.V.KvK 82554935
- XPeng European Holding B.V.KvK 81736061
- XR Trading EU B.V.KvK 72559195
- XS Investments B.V.KvK 27292773
- XVIVO B.V.KvK 01135421
- XVR Simulation B.V.KvK 09110539
- XWITS B.V.KvK 33252019
- XXImo Financial Services B.V.KvK 84501901
- XXImo Holding B.V.KvK 27264588
- Xces B.V.KvK 06082091
- Xeamos B.V.KvK 68069464
- Xebia Nederland B.V.KvK 32102575
- XebiaLabs B.V.KvK 32154286
- Xeelas B.V.KvK 66430437
- Xelion B.V.KvK 27228063
- Xella Cellenbeton Nederland B.V.KvK 11006169
- Xella Kalkzandsteen B.V.KvK 13011639
- Xeltis B.V.KvK 17108431
- XelvinKvK 12066229
- Xemex B.V.KvK 17144643
- Xenon Arc EU B.V.KvK 53330773
- Xentral ERP Software B.V.KvK 83406867
- Xiamen Airlines Amsterdam OfficeKvK 63555328
- Xiao's Import & Export B.V.KvK 75138832
- Xiaomi Technology Netherlands B.V.KvK 72954914
- Xillio Labs B.V.KvK 62045326
- Ximedes B.V.KvK 59479477
- Ximius B.V.KvK 76350800
- Xinhuanet Europe B.V.KvK 62745166
- Xite Networks Netherlands B.V.KvK 64027872
- Xlab Cloud Services B.V.KvK 30158924
- Xlence Renovatie B.V.KvK 89771613
- Xomnia B.V.KvK 57245886
- Xperit Solutions B.V.KvK 51109220
- Xplore Instruments B.V.KvK 60040114
- Xpol B.V.KvK 27193401
- Xsens Holding B.V.KvK 08088230
- Xsens Technologies B.V.KvK 50142224
- Xstate B.V.KvK 74438441
- Xternal Consultancy B.V.KvK 27380257
- xxllnc B.V.KvK 83845739
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.