The EU blue card visa procedure is meant for companies who wish to hire a non-EU highly skilled employee. An advantage that the EU- blue card visa procedure has over the highly skilled migrant procedure is that the employer/ company doesn’t have to be recognized by the IND as a sponsor. This procedure is a huge opportunity for companies who are not recognized by the IND as a sponsor and/or not eligible for the recognized sponsorship status at the IND. The EU blue card visa is a huge oppurtunity for start-up companies who can now avoid a procedure of six months to gain the sponsorship recognition status at the IND. See our recognized sponsorship page for more information. 

The EU blue card visa is a great opportunity for startups and small companies who wish to avoid the 6 months procedure of becoming a recognized sponsor by the IND. 

The EU blue card visa procedure is an additional path for companies who wish to relocate a non-EU highly skilled migrant (expats) to The Netherlands. Unlike the highly skilled migrant visa application, the EU blue card visa application enables companies to relocate their workers to The Netherlands without being a recognized sponsor by the IND. 

The EU-blue card visa holder/ employee has to fulfill the following criteria: 

• The EU blue card visa holder has to be highly educated. He/ she has to have – according to Dutch standards – completed at least a study from a university of applied sciences (HBO). It also had to be a study with a duration of at least three years or;
• The EU blue card visa holder has to have at least 5 years of work experience, prior to submitting the EU blue card visa application at the IND. 
• Is the EU blue card visa holder an IT manager or an IT professional? In this case the EU blue card visa holder has to have at least 3 years of experience in the last 7 years, prior to submitting the EU blue card visa application at the IND.
• The EU blue card visa holder has to meet the gross monthly salary criterium of €5331. 

The company/ employer has to meet the following criterium: 

• In the 5 years prior to the application, the employer may not have been sanctioned for violation of Article 2 of the Foreign Nationals Employment Act (Wav). Or a sanction because no or insufficient wage taxes or employee and national insurance contributions has been paid by the employer.  
  

INLS would happily manage the EU blue card visa procedure on your behalf.  

Please refer to the FAQ  list below for more information about the EU blue card visa procedure. If the documents are delivered completely, then INLS will apply immediately on the same day.