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Find out what you need to do and which residence permits you can choose from.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="row no-gutters order-2"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-8"> <div id="indsitewidealertmeldingen" class="block block-ind-custom"> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div data-sitewide-alert data-sitewide-alert-type="notification"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row no-gutters order-3 px-4 px-sm-0"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-8"> <section class="pane--terms pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <ul class="purpose-of-stay--index"> <li><a href="#visa-or-residence-permit-for-employee">Visa or residence permit for employee</a></li> <li><a href="#residence-permit-for-work">Residence permit for work</a></li> <li><a href="#other-residence-permits-for-work">Other residence permits for work</a></li> <li><a href="#family-members-of-the-employee">Family members of the employee</a></li> <li><a href="#employing-foreign-students">Employing foreign students</a></li> <li><a href="#working-during-an-application-for-extension-of-a-temporary-asylum-permit-or-an-application-for-a-permanent-asylum-permit">Working during an application for extension of a temporary asylum permit or an application for a permanent asylum permit</a></li> <li><a href="#sponsor-or-recognised-sponsor">Sponsor or recognised sponsor</a></li> <li><a href="#obligations-of-a-sponsor-and-recognised-sponsor">Obligations of a sponsor and recognised sponsor</a></li> <li><a href="#see-also">See also</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="visa-or-residence-permit-for-employee"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Visa or residence permit for employee</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <h3>Employees with nationality of EU/EEA member state or Switzerland</h3><p>Do you want to employ a foreign national with the nationality of an <a href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Member States EU/EEA">EU/EEA Member State </a>or Switzerland? EU law provides for free movement of persons. This means that your employee is free to work in the Netherlands and does not need a residence permit and does not need a work permit (in Dutch: <em>tewerkstellingsvergunning </em>or TWV).</p><h3>Employees with other nationalities</h3><p>Does the employee not have the nationality of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland? It depends on how long your employee will stay in the Netherlands if they need a visa or residence permit.</p><h4>Stay for less than 90 days</h4><p>Will the employee come to work in the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days? In that case the employee may need a <a href="/en/short-stay/short-stay-holiday-or-business-visa" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0684be82-8640-42a9-8fd8-72fc100cb1c8" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Short stay, holiday or business visa">short stay visa</a>. Whether a short stay visa is needed depends on the employee鈥檚 nationality. In addition, you usually need to apply for a work permit (TWV) for the employee. </p><h5>Frontier workers</h5><p>Is the employee a <a href="/en/residence-permits/work/cross-border-worker" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="98bd5dc7-a0cb-45f2-8d40-0ce7c46aeb5c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Cross-border worker">frontier worker</a>? In that case their work in the Netherlands is also seen as a short stay period.</p><h4>Stay for more than 90 days</h4><p>The employee needs a residence permit to work and stay for more than 90 days in the Netherlands.<br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="residence-permit-for-work"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Residence permit for work</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Various residence permits make it possible to work in the Netherlands. Which residence permit your employee needs often depends on the type of work.</p><h3>Knowledge and talent residence permits</h3><ul><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/intra-corporate-transferee-residence-permit-directive-201466eu" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="fa7aa004-c785-4005-9e0d-348ab9951662" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Intra-corporate transferee residence permit (Directive 2014/66/EU)">Intra-corporate transferee residence permit</a>: the employee works at a company outside the European Union (EU). The employee will be transferred to a branch in the Netherlands as a trainee, manager or specialist. </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/highly-skilled-migrant" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3f9707c3-6c71-4fe1-86bd-554428b0686b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Highly skilled migrant">Highly skilled migrant residence permit</a>: the employee is going to perform highly skilled work. A salary requirement applies.</li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/european-blue-card-residence-permit" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a9213348-d2c6-4507-8ccf-8c0e623fccbe" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="European Blue Card residence permit">Residence permit European Blue Card</a>: the employee is going to perform highly skilled work within the EU. This is work for which for example a high level of education is needed. A salary requirement applies.</li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="13fa1605-8189-48a6-8abe-bb5f6c078615" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801)">Residence permit for researchers under Directive (EU) 2016/801</a>: the employee is going to work as a researcher under Directive (EU) 2016/801. The employee may receive a grant instead of a salary.</li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-essential-start-up-personnel" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a41feb7a-6b61-4820-ae95-c81c11c37e6e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit for essential start-up personnel">Residence permit for essential start-up personnel</a>: the employee is going to work at a start-up in the Netherlands. The employee will be given an essential role there to help in the growth of the start-up. The employee will receive a salary and a <a href="https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-essential-start-up-personnel#requirements">financial participation</a> for employees.</li></ul><h3>Residence permit paid employment</h3><ul><li>Employees with work in paid employment need a single permit (in Dutch: <em>gecombineerde vergunning verblijf en arbeid</em> or GVVA). The GVVA combines the residence permit and the work permit (TWV). The GVVA is also necessary for the following work:<ul><li>Spiritual counsellor or officiating minister.</li><li>Member of a monastic/conventual order or missionary.</li><li>Employee of an international non-profit organisation.</li><li>Employee in art and culture.</li><li>Employee in the supply of goods to a foreign company: the employee is going to work for an employer that supplies goods to a foreign company.</li><li>Employee in the supply of goods by a foreign company: the employee is going to work for an employer that assembles and repairs equipment supplied by a foreign company.</li><li>Intra-company transferee: the employee works for an international group of companies and will be transferred to the Netherlands as a trainee, key personnel or specialist. The employee does not fall under the rules for intra-corporate transferees.<br><br>Read more about <a href="/en/residence-permits/work/single-permit-gvva" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d26d3752-b4e9-43a9-b2a5-1307d295f4ed" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Single Permit: GVVA">Work in paid employment - Single Permit (GVVA)</a>.<br> </li></ul></li><li>Is the employee going to work in the Netherlands, but it is not possible to apply for a single permit (GVVA)? In that case you apply to the IND for a paid employment residence permit. You must <a href="https://www.uwv.nl/en/employers/work-permits" title="Apply for a TWV - UWV">apply to the UWV for a TWV</a>. This applies to employees who are going to work in the following jobs or situations:<ul><li>As a media correspondent.</li><li>As military personnel with non-privileged status, or civilian personnel.</li><li>Employee under an international agreement (in Dutch: <em>zetelovereenkomst</em>).</li><li>Employee on a Dutch seagoing vessel or mining facility.</li><li>The employee takes their leave in the Netherlands after work on a seagoing vessel or mining facility.</li><li>The employee is recovering from an illness after working on a seagoing vessel or mining facility.</li><li>The employee is looking for work on a seagoing vessel or mining facility. <br><br>Read more about the <a href="/en/residence-permits/work/paid-employment-residence-permit-only" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7b1b0b54-5e70-4319-8b62-b62d46fe0cfe" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Paid employment: residence permit only">paid employment residence permit</a>.</li></ul></li><li>Is the employee going to work in the Netherlands but is a TWV not or no longer necessary? For example, because the employee has worked in the Netherlands for 5 continuous years? In that case you need to apply for a <a href="/en/residence-permits/work/paid-employment-residence-permit-only" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7b1b0b54-5e70-4319-8b62-b62d46fe0cfe" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Paid employment: residence permit only">paid employment residence permit </a>only. </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/international-trade-regulation" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a42f776c-1c49-40e0-b29f-f37710615848" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="International Trade Regulation">International Trade Regulation</a>: the employee works at a foreign company that collaborates with a Dutch company in a project or joint venture. The employee is now going to work in the Netherlands in the context of this project or joint venture. </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/eu-eea-or-swiss-citizens/residence-permit-under-eu-uk-trade-agreement" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="bf4afffb-2927-40fd-b0af-303ce61f4ef2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit under EU-UK Trade Agreement">Residence permit under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement</a>: a British service provider is going to work temporarily in the Netherlands under the agreements of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This concerns contractual service providers and self-employed professionals (independent service provider or independent professional). </li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="other-residence-permits-for-work"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Other residence permits for work</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <ul><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/intern-or-apprentice-in-the-netherlands" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="89b16240-7799-4068-960a-5b496b0532af" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Intern or apprentice in the Netherlands">Residence permit for trainees or students on work placement</a>: the employee will do a work placement in the context of study. Or they will come to work for you to gain work experience (student in work placement). </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-work-experience-under-eu-programme" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="551e078c-3f9e-4f09-94ff-27c612920b80" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit for work experience under EU programme">Residence permit to gain work experience via an EU programme</a>: the employee will do work placement or gain work experience via an action programme of the European Union. </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-for-seasonal-work" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c0d1b1e1-edba-4403-936b-a1771612c360" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit for seasonal work">Residence permit for seasonal labour</a>: the employee will come to the Netherlands to work temporarily in the agricultural sector. </li><li><a href="/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-cross-border-service-provider" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e514b6e1-81e5-468d-a984-af99eabebd85" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Residence permit cross-border service provider">Residence permit for cross-board service providers</a>: the employee works at a company in the EU, EEA or Switzerland. The employee is going to work temporarily for this company in the Netherlands.</li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="family-members-of-the-employee"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Family members of the employee</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Are you a recognized sponsor? You can submit an application for family members of your employee. Will the employee travel to the Netherlands together with family members? You can submit their applications at the same time.</p><p>Is the employee coming for seasonal labour, traineeship or to gain work experience? In that case the employee cannot bring their family.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="employing-foreign-students"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Employing foreign students</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Do you want to employ a foreign student with a residence permit for the purpose of study? A foreign student is only allowed to work if you have a work permit (in Dutch: <em>tewerkstellingsvergunning </em>or TWV) for the student. <a href="https://www.uwv.nl/en/employers/work-permits" title="Apply for a TWV - UWV">Apply to the UWV for a TWV</a>. The student is allowed to work maximally 16 hours per week, or fulltime in June, July and August.</p><p>The Dutch Labour Inspectorate (in Dutch: <em>de Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie</em> or NLA) checks whether you have a TWV. And whether the student does not work more than is allowed. Does the student work more or without a TWV? In that case the Dutch Labour Inspectorate will report this to the IND and you will get a fine.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="working-during-an-application-for-extension-of-a-temporary-asylum-permit-or-an-application-for-a-permanent-asylum-permit"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Working during an application for extension of a temporary asylum permit or an application for a permanent asylum permit</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Anyone with a valid asylum permit is allowed to work. Working is also allowed during the application process for a permanent asylum permit. It is also allowed when the application for extension of a temporary asylum permit is being processed. An application for extension of the temporary asylum residence permit, however, must be submitted before the end date of the current permit. You as the employer do not need to have a TWV during this application process. During these application processes the employee can apply for a <a href="/en/after-your-application/foreign-nationals-identity-document-type-w-and-type-w2" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="099cc0e8-f56e-4100-bec9-5aa810437c7c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Foreign Nationals Identity Document (Type W and Type W2)">Foreign Nationals Identity Document Type W</a>. This document states that working is allowed.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="sponsor-or-recognised-sponsor"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Sponsor or recognised sponsor</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>By employing a foreign employee, you automatically become the sponsor for that employee. You can be a sponsor for several employees at the same time. You as an employer can also become a sponsor recognised by the IND. As a recognised sponsor you can simply and quickly apply for a residence permit for your employee. Recognition is required in order to employ highly skilled migrants and researchers under Directive (EU) 2016/801. Read more about <a href="/en/residence-permits/work/apply-for-recognition-as-sponsor" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7938b4da-7d75-4710-9498-523efdc1e999" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Apply for recognition as sponsor">applying for recognition as a sponsor</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="obligations-of-a-sponsor-and-recognised-sponsor"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Obligations of a sponsor and recognised sponsor</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>A sponsor or recognised sponsor has several obligations. Find out more about the <a href="/en/obligations-of-sponsor-and-recognised-sponsor" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e1c2eafc-5ede-4abc-a18b-86fe07989d89" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Obligations of sponsor and recognised sponsor">obligations of a sponsor or recognised sponsor</a>. The IND checks whether you meet your obligations. If you do not meet your obligations you can get an <a href="/en/administrative-fine-for-not-meeting-obligations" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="39fcedfd-ccb3-46df-82fa-2e378cd81d8b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Administrative fine for not meeting obligations">administrative fine</a>. Or the IND can <a href="/en/suspension-and-withdrawal-of-recognition-as-sponsor" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7fadaf51-1b00-4dc0-ac93-5560e0840151" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Suspension and withdrawal of recognition as sponsor">suspend or withdraw your recognition as a sponsor</a>.</p><h3>Additional statutory rules</h3><p>Besides the obligations of the IND, <a href="https://www.zelfinspectie.nl/zelfinspecties/eerlijk-werken" title="Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie">additional statutory rules apply to working with foreign employees</a>. Read more about these <a href="https://www.zelfinspectie.nl/zelfinspecties/eerlijk-werken" title="statutory rules">rules on Zelfinspectie.nl</a>. The Dutch Labour Inspectorate (in Dutch: <em>de Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie</em> or NLA) checks whether you comply with these statutory rules. You are also responsible for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Foreign Nationals Employment Act (in Dutch: <em>Wet arbeid vreemdelingen</em> or Wav). Not only by yourself, but also by the employees and the temporary employment agency involved. Otherwise, you can get a<a href="https://www.nlarbeidsinspectie.nl/nederlandse-arbeidsinspectie/sancties-en-handhavingsmethoden/boete/boetes-wav" title="Fines - Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie"> fine for violation of the Wav</a>. Read more about fines for <a href="https://www.nlarbeidsinspectie.nl/nederlandse-arbeidsinspectie/sancties-en-handhavingsmethoden/boete/boetes-wav" title="violation of Wav">violation of the Wav</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="see-also"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">See also</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <div class="rijksvideo js-video"> <div class="video-container"> <video class="rijksvideo-element" width="100%" height="auto" controls="controls" preload="none" poster="/sites/default/files/rv_data_how_do_i_as_a_recognised_sponsor_hire_an_employee_from_abroad_thumb_2.jpg"> <source src="https://www.rovid.nl/ind/aco/2022/ind-aco-20220426-id6bdvt4g-web-hd.mp4"> <track label="Nederlands" kind="subtitles" srclang="nl" src="/sites/default/files/rv_data_how_do_i_as_a_recognised_sponsor_hire_an_employee_from_abroad_subtitle_2.vtt"> </video> <div aria-hidden="true" class="video-play"> <span class="video-play-icon m-icon m-icon--size-large" aria-hidden="true"> <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M8 6.82v10.36c0 .79.87 1.27 1.54.84l8.14-5.18a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.69L9.54 5.98A.998.998 0 0 0 8 6.82" /></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="video-wrapper"> <div class="accordeon-wrapper"> <button class="accordion-head accordion-video video-download mobile" aria-expanded="false">Download this video</button> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul class="video-downloads "> <li> <a href="https://www.rovid.nl/ind/aco/2022/ind-aco-20220426-id6bdvt4g-web-hd.mp4">Download in Download in <em class="placeholder">MP4 HD</em> format </a> MP4 HD | 63.8 MB </li> </ul> </div> </div> <button class="accordion-head accordion-video video-transcription mobile" aria-expanded="false">Transcribed text</button> <div class="accordion-content"><p>Video title is visible in animation: How do I as a recognised sponsor hire an employee from abroad. Instruction video.<br>Voice-over: How do I, as a recognised sponsor, hire an employee from abroad?<br>You are a recognised sponsor and you would like to hire an employee from abroad. <br>Your employee needs a residence permit for this purpose. And usually also a special entry visa, an mvv.<br>You can apply for the residence permit and mvv from the IND together, in 5 steps.<br>Step 1. Read the conditions on www.ind.nl. There you will find all the residence permits for work.<br>And the conditions, rights and obligations associated with each residence permit.<br>Which permit your employee needs depends, among other things, on the position and salary grade.<br>Step 2. Complete the application form. You can submit the application in writing, or online in the Business Portal.<br>In the form, you should state that your employee meets the conditions.<br>You do not have to send the documents showing this together with the application form. Instead, you should keep them.<br>Step 3. Pay for the application. Find out on ind.nl how much the application costs.<br>On the application form you can give the IND permission to debit the costs with a direct debit.<br>Or you can wait for the letter advising how you can pay. Step 4. Wait for the decision.<br>Have you paid for the application? Then the IND has 90 days to make a decision. <br>This is called the decision period. Did you use direct debit? Then a decision is often taken within two weeks. <br>It will take longer if your application is incomplete or further information is needed.<br>In that case you will be notified and the decision period may be extended.<br>Step 5. The decision.If your application has been rejected and you disagree, you can apply for review. <br>If the decision is positive, you will receive a message about collecting the mvv or residence permit.<br>Would you like to submit an application? 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Instruction video.<br>Voice-over: How do I, as a recognised sponsor, hire an employee from abroad?<br>You are a recognised sponsor and you would like to hire an employee from abroad. <br>Your employee needs a residence permit for this purpose. And usually also a special entry visa, an mvv.<br>You can apply for the residence permit and mvv from the IND together, in 5 steps.<br>Step 1. Read the conditions on www.ind.nl. There you will find all the residence permits for work.<br>And the conditions, rights and obligations associated with each residence permit.<br>Which permit your employee needs depends, among other things, on the position and salary grade.<br>Step 2. Complete the application form. You can submit the application in writing, or online in the Business Portal.<br>In the form, you should state that your employee meets the conditions.<br>You do not have to send the documents showing this together with the application form. Instead, you should keep them.<br>Step 3. Pay for the application. Find out on ind.nl how much the application costs.<br>On the application form you can give the IND permission to debit the costs with a direct debit.<br>Or you can wait for the letter advising how you can pay. Step 4. Wait for the decision.<br>Have you paid for the application? Then the IND has 90 days to make a decision. <br>This is called the decision period. Did you use direct debit? Then a decision is often taken within two weeks. <br>It will take longer if your application is incomplete or further information is needed.<br>In that case you will be notified and the decision period may be extended.<br>Step 5. The decision.If your application has been rejected and you disagree, you can apply for review. <br>If the decision is positive, you will receive a message about collecting the mvv or residence permit.<br>Would you like to submit an application? 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