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September 17, 2018

Effective 1 Oct 2018, third-country nationals working in the Netherlands with an intra-corporate transfer permit can perform self-employed activities alongside the main working activities for which their residence permit in the Netherlands has been initially granted, according to a recent decree.

September 12, 2018

Effective immediately, third country nationals resident in another member state who work in the Netherlands with a work permit but return to their country of residence at least once a week (i.e. “cross border workers” / “frontier workers”) are no longer limited to 90 days stay in any 180-day period.

June 12, 2018

The government of the Netherlands decided on 8 June 2018 to lift the current work authorisation requirements for Croatian workers from 1 July 2018. From that date, Croatian nationals will have the same access to the Dutch labour market as nationals of other EU Member States.

May 17, 2018

A look at the business climate and corporate immigration system of The Netherlands and evaluation of the opportunities for companies expanding internationally. The second in Newland Chase's "Going Global" series.

May 2, 2018

Effective 1st April 2018, EU Blue Card holders in the Netherlands whose employment is terminated are entitled to a “search period” of up to three months to find a new job as long as their residence permit card is still valid, in line with the three-month period available to highly skilled migrants.

April 5, 2018

Effective 3rd May 2018, the Dutch immigration authorities (IND) have announced adjusted fees for immigration applications. Many fees will be reduced, and none will rise. What are the new fees? Below are the key adjusted fees: Application Current Fee New Fee Highly-skilled migrant €938 €582 EU Blue Card €909 €661 Intra Corporate Transfer €938 €582 […]

December 5, 2017

Effective 1st January 2018, the Dutch immigration authorities (IND) have announced new minimum salary levels for knowledge migrant workers (aka Highly Skilled Migrants) and Blue Card applicants entering the Netherlands. Affected Applications These amounts are applicable for new applications for local hires, assignees (when outside the scope of the EU ICT Directive 2014/66/EU) or extension […]

July 7, 2017

Effective 1st July 2017, a regulation aimed at promoting international trade contacts entered into force. Under this regulation, Dutch companies can temporarily employ foreign national workers without a work permit, to perform activities as part of a project related to the delivery of goods and services. What projects qualify? To qualify, the overall goal of […]

April 20, 2017

The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) introduced a new policy on 1st April which provides opportunity for highly skilled foreign workers, foreign students and foreign scientific researchers who hold a valid residence permit, to carry out self-employed activities alongside the main employment or studies that are permitted under their residence permit. Previously, these residence […]

November 24, 2016

The Dutch government announced on 2nd November their plans for the implementation of the Intra-company Transfer Directive (ICT). Due to take effect as of 29th November 2016, ICT permits will be granted to foreign nationals from outside the EU who…