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- Harbour Energy Netherlands Holdings B.V.KvK 94262497
- Hari's Treasure B.V.KvK 34318216
- Harlem Next B.V.KvK 70543070
- Harley-Davidson Retail B.V.KvK 74709224
- Harlyn B.V.KvK 92624340
- Harman Consumer Nederland B.V.KvK 23081051
- Harmony ITKvK 73590665
- Harmony Relocation B.V.KvK 64969428
- Harmony Service Center B.V.KvK 24326348
- Harriman Steel B.V.KvK 61831484
- Harsco Metals Holland B.V.KvK 34029630
- Hart B.V.KvK 08015179
- Harver Ops B.V.KvK 75027879
- Harvey Nash B.V.KvK 33296258
- Hasbro Emerging Markets B.V.KvK 34286328
- HAS HogeschoolKvK 41084408
- Haskoning Nederland B.V.KvK 56515154
- Hästens Beds International B.V.KvK 60069104
- Hatch B.V.KvK 52650758
- Hatching International B.V.KvK 64146707
- HatchTech B.V.KvK 30133132
- Hatenboer Neptunus Holding B.V.KvK 24278990
- Hatmill B.V.KvK 91380421
- Hato B.V.KvK 12015373
- Hatten Shoji Europe B.V.KvK 75388391
- Havas Lemz B.V.KvK 34106135
- HAVECON Kassenbouw B.V.KvK 50145134
- Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.KvK 24354561
- HavenfysioKvK 95625615
- Haverman Koteris & PartnersKvK 53237927
- Haver Service Benelux B.V.KvK 63504278
- Hawar Information Technology B.V.KvK 01080176
- Hawksford Management Services B.V.KvK 55148271
- Hayee B.V.KvK 58810811
- HaynesPro B.V.KvK 31047540
- Hays Services B.V.KvK 64139298
- Hazera Seeds B.V.KvK 24144712
- HBF Techniek B.V.KvK 94320357
- HBG Betonstaal B.V.KvK 78050138
- HBM Machines B.V.KvK 24352948
- HBN Au Pair Services B.V.KvK 74460269
- HB RTS Holding B.V.KvK 50077406
- HC Health B.V.KvK 61804177
- HCL Technologies B.V.KvK 58805206
- HD Advisory & Services B.V.KvK 61757969
- HD HYUNDAI and SHELL Base Oil Europe B.V.KvK 99580829
- HD Hyundai Marine Solution Europe B.V.KvK 64006492
- HD Hyundai Marine Solution Tech Co., Ltd.KvK 86731777
- HDM Pipelines B.V.KvK 52533026
- Headlands Technologies Europe B.V.KvK 72524804
- HEAD Uitzendbureau B.V.KvK 24428815
- Healthcare for Internationals Limburg B.V.KvK 82947708
- HealthCity West B.V.KvK 64924181
- Health-Ecore B.V.KvK 72059419
- Health Net TPOKvK 41211943
- hear.com N.V.KvK 81157959
- Heart for Health ICT B.V.KvK 34290107
- Hearthside StaffKvK 23081617
- Heat and Control B.V.KvK 32133466
- Heathland B.V.KvK 17246130
- HeatmasterKvK 24249007
- HeatMatrix Group B.V.KvK 17235788
- HeatTeQ Refractories Services B.V.KvK 34328553
- HeatTransformers B.V.KvK 72999489
- Heema B.V.KvK 75103834
- Heembouw Architecten B.V.KvK 28070011
- Heerema Engineering Solutions B.V.KvK 74177826
- Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SEKvK 58180362
- Heerema Vlissingen B.V.KvK 22024277
- Heesen Yachts Builders B.V.KvK 16043928
- Heidelberg Benelux B.V.KvK 33108838
- Heidenhain Numeric B.V.KvK 17077562
- Heidrick & Struggles B.V.KvK 33277877
- Heijmans Infra B.V.KvK 17104126
- Heijmans Utiliteit B.V.KvK 17143602
- Heijmans Utiliteit Metaal B.V.KvK 17109863
- Heijmans Woningbouw B.V.KvK 28093405
- Heineken Group B.V.KvK 34258660
- Heineken International B.V.KvK 33103545
- Heineken Nederland B.V.KvK 33127977
- Heineken Nederlands Beheer B.V.KvK 33103437
- Heineken Netherlands Supply B.V.KvK 74457659
- Heineken N.V.KvK 33011433
- Heinen & Hopman Engineering B.V.KvK 31020981
- Heinenoord Assuradeuren B.V.KvK 23074819
- Helia BioMonitoring B.V.KvK 73489379
- Helin Data B.V.KvK 69210594
- Heliox Power Driven B.V.KvK 56482493
- Hellebrekers B.V.KvK 08022334
- Hellmann Worldwide Logistics B.V.KvK 24085584
- HelloCode B.V.KvK 64906019
- Hello Energy B.V.KvK 64546292
- HelloFresh Benelux B.V.KvK 54601312
- Helloprint B.V.KvK 64710815
- Hello Straw B.V.KvK 63127377
- Helly-Hansen Distributie B.V.KvK 14048191
- HelmondKvK 17272669
- Heloise Hooton B.V.KvK 60610549
- HEMA B.V.KvK 34215639
- Hempel (The Netherlands) B.V.KvK 24221658
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.