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- FNsteel B.V.KvK 23093135
- Foamlab B.V.KvK 94290083
- Focus B.V.KvK 75107058
- FocusCura B.V.KvK 30206773
- Focus Engineering B.V.KvK 56972954
- Focus IT People B.V.KvK 67663931
- FOCUS-ON V.O.F.KvK 74863223
- Focus Orange Technology B.V.KvK 61307068
- Foekens PapierKvK 34097050
- FOH Europe B.V.KvK 87508605
- Fokker Elmo B.V.KvK 84469331
- Fokker Services B.V.KvK 20083483
- Foldam Staalbouw B.V.KvK 24342031
- Folding Boxboard Eerbeek B.V.KvK 08038270
- Follow thisKvK 62049933
- Fonq.nl B.V.KvK 30193631
- Fontem Ventures B.V.KvK 56714955
- Fonterra (Europe) Coöperatie U.A.KvK 50122541
- Fonterra Europe Manufacturing B.V.KvK 57438048
- Fontys HogescholenKvK 41097718
- Foodcase International B.V.KvK 55047599
- FoodJet B.V.KvK 10143883
- Foodmate B.V.KvK 24402765
- FoodQloud B.V.KvK 76517993
- FoodVentures B.V.KvK 51414392
- Foot Locker Europe B.V.KvK 23067735
- Forbest Image B.V.KvK 60254378
- Forbo Flooring B.V.KvK 35000233
- Forbon Technology Netherlands B.V.KvK 63585685
- Forcare Holding B.V.KvK 30213084
- Force Field Productions B.V.KvK 34247648
- ForceWeb B.V.KvK 64335763
- Forcyd Managed Review B.V.KvK 75018551
- Ford Nederland B.V.KvK 33042480
- Forehand Electronic Extensions B.V.KvK 24182857
- Forescout Technologies B.V.KvK 08214012
- Foreside B.V.KvK 77761316
- ForestEffect Management B.V.KvK 66867142
- Forever Direct E.U. B.V.KvK 24434826
- Forexx Group B.V.KvK 66077478
- Fork and Grate Payroll Services B.V.KvK 66853826
- Forma Property Advisory Services B.V.KvK 66050111
- Formax, Inc.KvK 34069454
- Form International B.V.KvK 05050630
- Formorrow B.V.KvK 31047845
- Fornova B.V.KvK 65286073
- forpeople B.V.KvK 72627794
- Forrester Research B.V.KvK 33298093
- ForsetiKvK 27247356
- Fortaegis Technologies B.V.KvK 91340500
- Fortanix B.V.KvK 75812517
- Fortinet B.V.KvK 32156993
- Fortissimo Holding B.V.KvK 22040924
- Fortna Europe B.V.KvK 69615101
- Fortna Service B.V.KvK 30184960
- Fortrea Netherlands B.V.KvK 88689824
- Fortrum B.V.KvK 69541000
- Fortum Holding B.V.KvK 24248582
- Forus Operations B.V.KvK 82536775
- Forvis Mazars N.V.KvK 24389296
- Forward AM Technologies Netherlands B.V.KvK 62066420
- foryouandyourcustomers Amsterdam B.V.KvK 56891008
- Forza IT Group B.V.KvK 32126735
- Forza Refurbished B.V.KvK 63330164
- Foseco Nederland B.V.KvK 09087414
- Fossil Europe B.V.KvK 33247795
- Founda Health B.V.KvK 76708829
- FoundersBuddy B.V.KvK 71796371
- Founders Quarter B.V.KvK 42086360
- Fountainhead International B.V.KvK 66741246
- FOUNT B.V.KvK 61547166
- FourCo IT Services Benelux B.V.KvK 72589795
- Fourict B.V.KvK 27333447
- FourKites B.V.KvK 75960729
- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts B.V.KvK 59214198
- Four Seasons Quality B.V.KvK 34206129
- FourthlineKvK 58905413
- Four Winds K9 B.V.KvK 68501927
- Foxess Netherlands B.V.KvK 78484626
- FOX Global Logistics B.V.KvK 34274781
- Fox-ITKvK 27301624
- FPE Advisory B.V.KvK 58355103
- FPS Investments B.V.KvK 85711101
- FPT Software Netherlands B.V.KvK 86070401
- FPX Solutions B.V.KvK 75460335
- FRABA B.V.KvK 14106278
- Fractal Analytics Netherland B.V.KvK 69252696
- Framer B.V.KvK 59920637
- Frames Energy Systems B.V.KvK 28062277
- Framo Nederland B.V.KvK 24221503
- François Nicolle Hoortoestellen Alkmaar B.V.KvK 54079349
- Frank Energie B.V.KvK 77767799
- Frankort & Koning B.V.KvK 12022596
- Frank Recruitment Group Netherlands B.V.KvK 72316772
- Frank's International Coöperatief U.A.KvK 58244115
- Franx B.V.KvK 67283101
- Fratello Watches B.V.KvK 72188162
- Fraud Dynamics B.V.KvK 58426833
- Fraudio B.V.KvK 75495538
- Fredhopper B.V.KvK 34119121
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.