Data as of 3 Sep 2026 · Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)

Netherlands Netherlands: 12,982 employers in the official sponsor data

Organisations the IND recognises as sponsors for work and highly skilled migrant permits.

Employers
12,982
Public register of recognised sponsors: work and highly skilled migrants
Open roles
431
49 employers hiring
Posted this week
31
Data as of
3 Sep 2026
fetched 4 Oct 2026
Read this first. Recognition lets an employer use the highly skilled migrant route. It does not mean a given vacancy is offered with sponsorship.

New on the register

We compare each new edition of this register with the last one. Tracking began 4 Oct 2026; additions and removals appear here from the next update.

Work routes and salary floors

  • Highly skilled migrant (kennismigrant)
    Job with an IND recognised sponsor. The gross monthly salary criterion depends on age and excludes holiday allowance.
    €5,942 a month
    official source
  • EU Blue Card (Netherlands)
    The employer does not have to be a recognised sponsor. Needs a degree of at least three years and a 6-month contract.
    €5,942 a month
    official source

This register lists who is licensed but publishes no counts, so there is no ranking. Use the search above.

Source: Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) · Public register of recognised sponsors: work and highly skilled migrants
Data as of 3 Sep 2026 · last fetched 4 Oct 2026