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.
All recognised sponsors
13,018 employers- 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
- Withlocals B.V.KvK 58173382
- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences B.V.KvK 08090958
- Witteveen+BosKvK 38020751
- Wittur B.V.KvK 39055241
- WMC EnergyKvK 65173821
- WMC Global Services B.V.KvK 90350065
- WM Handel B.V.KvK 80543731
- WNL Staal B.V.KvK 24304251
- WNS Global Services Netherlands B.V.KvK 34272863
- W&O Accountants en AdviseursKvK 14127351
- WOK Het Oosten Oriëntaal restaurant & partycateringKvK 31036418
- Wolf & CherryKvK 62400517
- Wolf Dikken AdviseursKvK 27155328
- Wolfpack Agency B.V.KvK 69950121
- Wolfpack DCS B.V.KvK 76928756
- Wolf Quality Services B.V.KvK 86689347
- Wolf Steel Europe B.V.KvK 51509970
- Wolterbeek International B.V.KvK 88227782
- Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Netherlands B.V.KvK 24250145
- Wolters Kluwer Global Business Services B.V.KvK 33181756
- Wolters Kluwer Nederland B.V.KvK 38013226
- Wolters Kluwer N.V.KvK 33202517
- Wolters Kluwer TAA Europe Cloud Strategy & Operations C.V.KvK 65956583
- Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting Nederland B.V.KvK 30173996
- Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting Technology B.V.KvK 52323072
- Wolters Kluwer Technology B.V.KvK 38014719
- Wolverine Europe B.V.KvK 34125356
- WOMO Architects B.V.KvK 71284443
- Womy equipment supply B.V.KvK 24277193
- Wonderflow B.V.KvK 60436050
- Wonderkind Technologies B.V.KvK 63255359
- Wonderland IndustryKvK 58179895
- Woningstichting Eigen HaardKvK 33006516
- Wonjin Europe B.V.KvK 34209692
- Wood Group UK Limited - The Netherlands BranchKvK 86412086
- Woodpacker Trading B.V.KvK 67449638
- WoodWing Software B.V.KvK 34134682
- Woodwork Amsterdam B.V.KvK 54901812
- Woonwerk Architecten Rotterdam B.V.KvK 56837968
- WOOV-IT B.V.KvK 69646082
- W&O Personeels-B.V.KvK 85574546
- WorkCo Netherlands Solutions B.V.KvK 82876916
- Workday B.V.KvK 53679660
- Workersbee Energy B.V.KvK 87226316
- WorkFlex International B.V.KvK 88717941
- WorkFloor B.V.KvK 62047140
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.