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- 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
- 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
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.