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- RWE Generation NL Personeel B.V.KvK 16060897
- RWE Renewables Benelux B.V.KvK 34319498
- R\West B.V.KvK 86866788
- RW interim executive solutions B.V.KvK 69096376
- R.W.M. van Rooijen Holding B.V.KvK 32044379
- Ryberg B.V.KvK 63738066
- Ryder Cycling B.V.KvK 67037186
- RYMAX B.V.KvK 60652608
- S2IX B.V.KvK 92892493
- s360 Digital NL B.V.KvK 88425975
- Saab Air Traffic Management Nederland B.V.KvK 81122373
- Sabaas B.V.KvK 62804901
- SaBa IFA B.V.KvK 84749776
- SAB ELECTRO B.V.KvK 76956202
- SABIC Capital B.V.KvK 14105349
- SABIC Europe B.V.KvK 14073237
- SABIC Global Technologies B.V.KvK 14095340
- SABIC Limburg B.V.KvK 14072225
- Sabre Marketing Nederland B.V.KvK 33268357
- SAB&T Tec B.V.KvK 83031766
- SACA Europe B.V.KvK 73142883
- Sacaja Greens International B.V.KvK 56285698
- SafeSize B.V.KvK 61772968
- SafetyCulture B.V.KvK 85785342
- Safi Sana Holding B.V.KvK 30285039
- SAG Group B.V.KvK 89411315
- SA Group B.V.KvK 95874305
- Sahin B.V.KvK 86678876
- Saia Agrobotics B.V.KvK 75339269
- SAIC MOTOR Europe B.V.KvK 75259877
- Saikai Trading B.V.KvK 63584166
- Sail Investments B.V.KvK 68338562
- Saimatrix Technology Solutions B.V.KvK 77929845
- Saint-Gobain Autover International B.V.KvK 20063584
- Saipem Contracting Netherlands B.V.KvK 50511254
- Sairopa B.V.KvK 82089221
- Sakata Holland B.V.KvK 34070696
- Sakura Finetek Europe B.V.KvK 28065449
- SalesChamp B.V.KvK 61706108
- Saleshunt.ai B.V.KvK 91822408
- Salgoe B.V.KvK 77295544
- Salland Engineering B.V.KvK 05062593
- Salnova Nutritec B.V.KvK 82561796
- Salta Group B.V.KvK 30074837
- Salto CloudWorks B.V.KvK 53438426
- Salure ICT B.V.KvK 60515538
- Salut Holding B.V.KvK 74998544
- Salvedo Health Clinic B.V.KvK 58901477
- Salvia BioElectronics B.V.KvK 68225806
- Salvius Legal B.V.KvK 51665174
- SAMA Autisme Centrum B.V.KvK 93037562
- Samarco Iron Ore Europe B.V.KvK 34140125
- Samasource International B.V.KvK 73846015
- Samco Aircraft Maintenance B.V.KvK 14040129
- SaMe Chemicals B.V.KvK 23031961
- SAMI Composites B.V.KvK 90788362
- Sam Media B.V.KvK 27308939
- Samotics B.V.KvK 64305635
- Samsara Nederland B.V.KvK 84377577
- Samskip Services B.V.KvK 73672475
- SaM Solutions GmbH & Co. KGKvK 61995266
- Samson Regeltechniek B.V.KvK 27084741
- Samsung Bioepis NL B.V.KvK 71719652
- Samsung Electronics Air Conditioner Europe B.V.KvK 67060269
- Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V.KvK 27157139
- Samsung Electronics Europe Logistics B.V.KvK 27252366
- Samsung SDS Global SCL Netherlands Coöperatief U.A.KvK 53842316
- Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V.KvK 53709713
- Samyang Foods Europe B.V.KvK 94575959
- Samyang Logistics Europe B.V.KvK 97347205
- Sana Commerce EMEA B.V.KvK 67709834
- Sanctuary Kliniek B.V.KvK 84826282
- Sanctuary Kliniek Holding B.V.KvK 59443871
- Sanday B.V.KvK 30173391
- Sanday Groep B.V.KvK 30208051
- Sanders & Creemers Flex Services B.V.KvK 94409587
- Sanders US Tax Services B.V.KvK 66499461
- Sandhills East Limited - Netherlands BranchKvK 70661960
- Sandoz B.V.KvK 32029918
- Sandvik Benelux B.V.KvK 24214689
- Sandvik Mining and Construction B.V.KvK 53449320
- Sanjia Netherlands B.V.KvK 08161006
- Sanko International B.V.KvK 66147174
- Sanofi B.V.KvK 32050737
- Sanofi Foreign Participations B.V.KvK 33302572
- Sanoma Learning B.V.KvK 34215694
- Sanorice Holding B.V.KvK 30061349
- Sanorice Nederland B.V.KvK 30143176
- Sanos RugzorgKvK 60126817
- Sanquin Diagnostiek B.V.KvK 67177476
- Sanquin Innovatie B.V.KvK 70159882
- Santa Fe Relocation Services B.V.KvK 33288150
- Santander Consumer Finance S.A., Branche NederlandKvK 84418966
- Santen SA, the Netherlands branchKvK 69983208
- Santova Logistics B.V.KvK 24457789
- Santrade Ltd.KvK 24225792
- Sany Benelux B.V.KvK 89533658
- SAP Nederland B.V.KvK 16053535
- Sappé Reiniging, Onderhoud en Renovatie B.V.KvK 01047218
- Sappi Netherlands B.V.KvK 14631721
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.