Working in Netherlands

Highly Skilled Migrant (kennismigrant)

10/10

Feasibility

Min salary (annual)

EUR 71,304

Language

None for the permit; A2 civic integration (inburgering) for permanent residence

Path to PR

Permanent residence after 5 years

Official government portal ->

Detailed guide

Verified: 29 May 2026

Source: Official site

# Working in Netherlands

Visa route: Highly Skilled Migrant (kennismigrant)
Minimum salary threshold: 71304 EUR/year (verified 2026-05-29, source: https://ind.nl/en/required-amounts-income-requirements)
Language: None for the permit; A2 civic integration (inburgering) for permanent residence
Permanent residence: Permanent residence after 5 years
Official portal: https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/highly-skilled-migrant

Notes: EUR 5,942 gross/month (age 30+), EUR 4,357 (under 30), reduced EUR 3,122 (recent grad / orientation-year transition), valid 1 Jan to 30 Jun 2026. Employer must be an IND recognised sponsor (files for you, no labour-market test, ~2 week decision). 30% ruling tax benefit. Orientation-year (zoekjaar) move-first option only for recent grads of Dutch / top-200 universities, not a general skilled-worker route.

National job boards:
- Arbeitnow (https://www.arbeitnow.com) [API]
- Adzuna NL (https://www.adzuna.nl) [API]
- IamExpat Jobs (https://www.iamexpat.nl/career/jobs-netherlands)
- Nationale Vacaturebank (https://www.nationalevacaturebank.nl)
- EURES (NL) (https://europa.eu/eures/portal/jv-se/search?locationCodes=nl)

Note

EUR 5,942 gross/month (age 30+), EUR 4,357 (under 30), reduced EUR 3,122 (recent grad / orientation-year transition), valid 1 Jan to 30 Jun 2026. Employer must be an IND recognised sponsor (files for you, no labour-market test, ~2 week decision). 30% ruling tax benefit. Orientation-year (zoekjaar) move-first option only for recent grads of Dutch / top-200 universities, not a general skilled-worker route.

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