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 Z
120 employers- ZooStation B.V.KvK 63536846
- Zoofy B.V.KvK 63693771
- Zoom-BIM Solutions B.V.KvK 33296884
- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Netherlands B.V.KvK 91901103
- Zoover Media B.V.KvK 08091035
- ZorgDomein Nederland B.V.KvK 34142150
- Zscaler Netherlands B.V.KvK 67202829
- Zuhal Klinieken Nederland B.V.KvK 70428212
- Zuiderpark ApotheekKvK 27152409
- Zurich Insurance Europe AGKvK 27293233
- Zwart Techniek B.V.KvK 34044042
- Zweegers equipment group B.V.KvK 84642890
- Zwinq Tech B.V.KvK 67040756
- ZyLAB Technologies B.V.KvK 34284277
- ZyXel Communications B.V.KvK 34261162
- Zycus Infotech Netherlands B.V.KvK 71493166
- Züblin Nederland B.V.KvK 24469736
- zepp.solutions B.V.KvK 68331401
- Öz & Er Food B.V.KvK 63458357
- Özbaktat Supermarkt B.V.KvK 70402019
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.