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.
All recognised sponsors
13,018 employers- Universal Cosmetics B.V.KvK 75368536
- Universal Electronics B.V.KvK 06067125
- Universal International Music B.V.KvK 31018439
- Universal Music Group B.V.KvK 81106661
- UNIVERSAL Steel Holland B.V.KvK 23057271
- Universal Studios International B.V.KvK 33127500
- Universe Im- & Export B.V.KvK 30259368
- Universitair Medisch Centrum UtrechtKvK 30244197
- Universiteit LeidenKvK 27368929
- Universiteit MaastrichtKvK 50169181
- Universiteit Nyenrode B.V.KvK 30201266
- Universiteit TwenteKvK 50130536
- Universiteit UtrechtKvK 30275924
- Universiteit van AmsterdamKvK 34370207
- Universiteit van TilburgKvK 41095855
- University Industry Innovation Network B.V.KvK 62128736
- Uniview Europe B.V.KvK 63820668
- UNLOQKvK 55050727
- Unovis Asset Management B.V.KvK 75637545
- Unsworth & Associates B.V.KvK 34117808
- Unusual People B.V.KvK 70658188
- UNV Technology EUROPE B.V.KvK 75721503
- U-People B.V.KvK 56696701
- Upfront B.V.KvK 76913465
- Upinion Netherlands B.V.KvK 51837609
- Upjohn Export B.V.KvK 74464493
- UPM-Kymmene B.V.KvK 33111674
- Upscale Talent B.V.KvK 82470480
- UPS SCS (Nederland) B.V.KvK 34092797
- urban-gro Europe B.V.KvK 84460458
- Urban Gym Group B.V.KvK 73124370
- Urban Jazz B.V.KvK 20130596
- Urban Mobility Systems B.V.KvK 67299008
- Urban Sports Club Netherlands B.V.KvK 64538044
- Urenco Nederland B.V.KvK 06070616
- Urovo Europe B.V.KvK 83126074
- URUS Europe B.V.KvK 02040692
- URW Europa B.V.KvK 32078120
- User Intelligence Netherlands B.V.KvK 34342277
- USG Engineering Professionals B.V.KvK 31047854
- Ushio Europe B.V.KvK 33181420
- USoft B.V.KvK 32045194
- USP Marketing Consultancy B.V.KvK 24243535
- Ustaca Holding B.V.KvK 91297192
- UST Global (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 67145434
- U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc.KvK 59208929
- Utilus B.V.KvK 66388406
- Utopia Exploitatie B.V.KvK 73572624
- UT Quality B.V.KvK 24424856
- Utr8 Holding B.V.KvK 52164527
- UtrechtKvK 30280353
- Utrechtse Zwemclub-Star-Combinatie (U.Z.S.C.)KvK 40479148
- UV Smart Technologies B.V.KvK 83929118
- Uxus Europe B.V.KvK 34291914
- V2Future B.V.KvK 56613466
- V518 B.V.KvK 58135324
- V8 architects B.V.KvK 65250281
- Vaassen Flexible Packaging B.V.KvK 08036742
- Vacanceselect Europe B.V.KvK 37073464
- VACIS B.V.KvK 66864321
- Vacuum Specials B.V.KvK 30143044
- Vaessen-Schoemaker B.V.KvK 38010648
- VAF Instruments B.V.KvK 23029880
- VAG B.V.KvK 80105130
- Valcon B B.V.KvK 55582125
- Valcon B.V.KvK 32128003
- Valcon SEE B.V.KvK 69556008
- Vale Holdings B.V.KvK 34387450
- Valery Capital B.V.KvK 34311430
- Valiantys B.V.KvK 67943578
- Validaide B.V.KvK 65943678
- Validators B.V.KvK 60570369
- Valk Solutions B.V.KvK 30209227
- Vallei Accountants Audit B.V.KvK 32126939
- Vallon B.V.KvK 75625687
- Valmet B.V.KvK 62681532
- Valori | we are Cerios B.V.KvK 30190531
- Valspar b.v.KvK 39033291
- Valtech B2B Commerce B.V.KvK 30138602
- Valtech B.V.KvK 24300177
- Valto B.V.KvK 57048789
- Value Maritime B.V.KvK 69564353
- ValueMetrics B.V.KvK 68082088
- Valx B.V.KvK 17240011
- Valyuu B.V.KvK 78352452
- VAMED Nederland B.V.KvK 32097935
- VAM WaterTechKvK 22048246
- Van Aaken Automatisering B.V.KvK 16087818
- Van Aarsen Machinefabriek B.V.KvK 13011306
- Van Abeelen Koeltechniek B.V.KvK 18070797
- Van AetsveldKvK 32065048
- Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V.KvK 11004608
- Van Amersfoort Racing B.V.KvK 63685124
- Van Ameyde International B.V.KvK 27097368
- Van Ameyde Marine B.V.KvK 24113580
- VANAN B.V.KvK 81561768
- van Asten Doomen Architecten BNAKvK 18077864
- Van Banen B.V.KvK 17265810
- Van Beek Ingenieurs B.V.KvK 09050918
- Van Berge Henegouwen Installaties B.V.KvK 28065487
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.