As an employer, it is only natural to be interested in the highly skilled migrant, also known as 'knowledge migrant' in the Netherlands.
These employees from abroad generally have a certain expertise that is hard or impossible to find within their own country's borders. Therefore, there is plenty of reason to show interest in this as an employer.
But how does this whole prcoes work next? As an employer, what all do you need to know to allow a highly skilled migrant to work in the Netherlands in a legal, responsible way?
For a full answer to that question, let's start at the beginning.
When we talk about a highly skilled migrant, we normally refer to a knowledge migrant from outside the EU or the EEA (incl. Switzerland). This is a highly skilled worker who is capable of performing certain work-related activities at a high level.
Therefore, the main reason for migrating to the Netherlands is to express specific knowledge or skills with an employer for a specific fee. In this way, these knowledge migrants make an important contribution to the Dutch economy.
Being a migrant, a residence permit is normally required.
As an employer, to then bring a knowledge migrant to the Netherlands, it is important to follow the correct procedure for this. We soon refer to this as an IND procedure. This includes a number of steps you have to go through as an employer to meet all legal requirements when bringing in a highly skilled migrant.
In broad terms, this involves the following roadmap (this may vary slightly for each knowledge migrant):
As you might have experienced in the steps mentioned above, there is a lot involved for employers in bringing a highly skilled migrant to the Netherlands. There is a lot of variation in exactly what needs to be done based on the nationality, age and specific knowledge of the migrant(s) in question.
For that reason we offer it at Payse to take this complicated procedure off your hands. Drawing on years of experience, we are able to manage this process completely.
As a result, in the shortest possible time, you are already able to include one or more knowledge migrants as the missing piece of the puzzle in your organisation!
If you want to work with highly skilled migrants in the Netherlands, you still have to meet certain conditions. This is because it is not simply possible to make this decision yourself and then hire one or more highly skilled migrants on your own.
The Dutch government has specifically set out a number of requirements that provide employers with a clear framework of what you need to comply with. The main requirements are:
At Payse, we are in a unique position to help you make the entire process around bringing in a knowledge migrant a lot easier. As a recognised referent with the IND, we can apply for your highly skilled migrant digitally and speed up the entire procedure.
Moreover, we not only arrange this procedure for you, but can also take care of the entire administration + employership. This gives you access to highly skilled employees from abroad in the easiest way possible, without spending a huge amount of time and money.
