You may already have heard of the implementation of the Terms of Employment Posted Workers in the European Union Act. In Dutch this is “Wet arbeidsvoorwaarden gedetacheerde werknemers in de Europese Unie” (WagwEU). This law was enforced in June 2016 […]
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Responsibilities as a recognised immigration sponsor
The Highly Skilled Migrant (HSM) procedure is in many cases an easy and fast way to get your new non EU employees to the Netherlands. We can assist with this and other various immigration procedures, including the aplplication for recognised […]
Dutch immigration authorities introduce My IND
My IND being introduced by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) We live in a fast-paced environment and in an era where the availability of information on demand has become absolutely necessary. The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) […]
Cost-saving adjustments of IND fees per 3 May 2018
Cost-saving news! We are happy to share some cost-saving news with our clients. Recently, The IND calculated new cost prices and announced that they will reduce the IND fees for several applications. Some of the adjustments are even quite significant. Additional good […]
Inspection visits to recognised sponsors by IND
Extra inspection visits announced A recent study by the Inspection for Justice and Security shows that the supervision of employers as recognised sponsors in its present form is not found sufficiently effective. As it is task of IND to supervise […]
Immigration news: salary requirements 2018
Salary requirements 2018 for the highly skilled migrant and intra corporate transferee permits The IND recently published the salary requirements for 2018 for the highly skilled migrant* and intra corporate transferee** procedures. Eventhough the ICT procedure does not have an official […]
Caution: scammers pretending to be IND staff members!
IND warns expats for scammers Dutch immigration authorities IND has received signals that scammers are pretending to be IND staff members. The scammers try to have you transfer money to their account. They are calling with a visible 088 or 070-number. […]
Waiting time for local registration
Currently, the local registration procedure might take some time. Due to the increased influx, the ExpatCenters have become very busy, leading to waiting time for local registration. The usual waiting time is a couple of weeks. ExpatCenters The Dutch immigration authorities IND and […]
Highly skilled migrants and unemployment
This article covers a very important topic: highly skilled migrants and unemployment. What are the regulations if unemployment hits and you wish to stay in the Netherlands? New regulation The aim of The Dutch government is to keep talent in the country. […]
Japanese nationals and foreign investors
Japanese nationals: work permit required per 1 January 2017! On 24 December 2014, the highest Dutch administrative court decided that Japanese nationals can work in the Netherlands without the need for a work permit. An old treaty (from 1912) between the Netherland and […]



