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- Onior Group B.V.KvK 57725292
- Online Payment PlatformKvK 50124498
- Online Recruit Group B.V.KvK 32145061
- Onlogic B.V.KvK 51190486
- Onnes Technologies B.V.KvK 73146064
- Ono Connect B.V.KvK 73889725
- Onramper Technologies B.V.KvK 76602877
- Ontwerpwerk B.V.KvK 27139775
- Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Het Idee B.V.KvK 34280684
- Onur Airbrokers B.V.KvK 34124660
- Onventis B.V.KvK 24172107
- ONWARD Medical N.V.KvK 64598748
- Onward Technologies B.V.KvK 82990824
- ONYX Healthcare Europe B.V.KvK 55306373
- OOCL Logistics (Europe) LtdKvK 24260347
- Oogwereld B.V.KvK 17192171
- Oojo International B.V.KvK 90522192
- Oolders, Heijning & Voogelaar B.V.KvK 33248757
- Oomen Architecten B.V.KvK 20046556
- OOS Energy Rig Management ServicesKvK 72408782
- Oostendorp Apparatenbouw B.V.KvK 11013389
- Oostmann Groep B.V.KvK 64301303
- Ooze B.V.KvK 95098542
- Opella Healthcare Participations B.V.KvK 90728092
- OpenDeur B.V.KvK 78400759
- Open Dutch Fiber B.V.KvK 81920717
- Open Netlabs B.V.KvK 58219498
- Open Social N.V.KvK 60888970
- Open Source Investor Services B.V.KvK 52279723
- Open Text Coöperatief U.A.KvK 34314352
- Open Universiteit NederlandKvK 14128608
- OpenUp Technologies B.V.KvK 76848337
- Open Vantage B.V.KvK 77774558
- Open Web IT B.V.KvK 64636046
- Opera Amsterdam B.V.KvK 34169393
- Operator Groep Delft B.V.KvK 27227223
- OpGroen Assuradeuren B.V.KvK 91898374
- OpGroen Verzekeringen B.V.KvK 91898080
- OPHTECS Europe B.V.KvK 09046451
- OPNT B.V.KvK 68202857
- Opple Lighting B.V.KvK 59334010
- OppoSuits B.V.KvK 63661314
- OPSEC INTERNATIONAL B.V.KvK 74814990
- Opsens B.V.KvK 85522562
- Optelec Nederland B.V.KvK 24319004
- OPTEX SECURITY B.V.KvK 80418317
- Opticon Sensors Europe B.V.KvK 34064005
- Optics11 B.V.KvK 52469417
- Optics11 Life B.V.KvK 90256832
- Optima Mobility Holding B.V.KvK 34201725
- Optimax Access LtdKvK 78345766
- Optimizely B.V.KvK 34301195
- Optimum Media Direction Nederland B.V.KvK 30139037
- Optiver Holding B.V.KvK 33186961
- Optiver Services B.V.KvK 61090891
- Optiwa B.V.KvK 12020218
- OPT/NET B.V.KvK 70932301
- Opure B.V.KvK 02085153
- OQ Trading (Europe) B.V.KvK 56971680
- Oracle Financial Services Software B.V.KvK 34134447
- Oracle Global Services Netherlands B.V.KvK 74669974
- Oracle NederlandKvK 30096087
- Oral Care Center B.V.KvK 18131245
- Oramon B.V.KvK 56624042
- Orange Architects B.V.KvK 58103368
- Orange Business Netherlands B.V.KvK 33282975
- Orange Cyberdefense Netherlands B.V.KvK 24432272
- OrangeFin Contracting Solutions B.V.KvK 84303271
- Orange Food Group B.V.KvK 67173071
- Orange Investment Managers Netherlands B.V.KvK 66684188
- Orange Quantum Systems Operational B.V.KvK 78254299
- Orange Quarter B.V.KvK 71213791
- ORANGE Technologies B.V.KvK 73278025
- OrangeTrail B.V.KvK 52789616
- Orangina Schweppes Holding B.V.KvK 34238452
- Oranjedak B.V.KvK 17113671
- Oranje Transport B.V.KvK 76536904
- ORA Traders B.V.KvK 37079580
- Orbisk B.V.KvK 74306219
- ORBIS SE Vestiging NetherlandsKvK 87491400
- Orbital Eye B.VKvK 55618898
- OrbusNeich Medical B.V.KvK 32116966
- Orbys B.V.KvK 08106153
- Orderchamp B.V.KvK 72677872
- Ore Energy B.V.KvK 87899728
- Oreon Holding B.V.KvK 32142809
- Orffa Additives B.V.KvK 18129478
- Orga B.V.KvK 24230253
- Organic AssistanceKvK 09071239
- Organik Kimya Netherlands B.V.KvK 34194723
- Organon Pharma B.V.KvK 75977958
- ORGX B.V.KvK 83062378
- Oriental City Amsterdam B.V.KvK 74125958
- Orient Express Container (Netherlands) B.V.KvK 24433902
- Orient Overseas Container Line LimitedKvK 50485601
- Origin Fruit Direct B.V.KvK 24067257
- Origio Benelux B.V.KvK 34246551
- Orim Energy B.V.KvK 61297976
- Orion Engineering B.V.KvK 17069713
- OrionGrip B.V.KvK 82488169
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.
