Need guidance on changing jobs and residence permits? Kroes Advocaten is more than happy to advise you on your specific situation.Let’s pick up right from we left things last time. If one of the requirements are not met, there is a risk that your permit will be retrospectively withdrawn until the end of the search period, or the end of your contract with the former employer.Ĭonsidering the potentially far-reaching consequences of changing your job for your residency status in the Netherlands, it is advisable to discuss your new employment contract with a specialised immigration lawyer. However, it is important to check whether your salary still meets the income requirements for EU Blue Card holders. If you have accepted a lower salary for the new job, please make sure that this salary still meets the income requirements.Ĭompanies applying for an EU Blue Card for their employees do not need to be a recognised sponsor. If, for example, you have earned a salary with your former job that meets the income requirement for highly skilled migrants younger than 30, and you change the job after you have turned 30, the new employer must pay you the salary applicable to highly skilled migrants for 30 years and older. It is also important to check that the salary accepted for a new job still meets the income requirements for highly skilled migrants or EU Blue Card holders. The successor company must also become a recognised sponsor first. There are some instances where it might be obvious that the company is allowed to hire highly skilled migrants, but in other instances it can be more difficult to determine.įor example, if the current company goes bankrupt and its successor company takes over your employment contract, the successor is not necessarily recognised as a sponsor as well. This list is not always up to date, so it’s advisable to confirm with your employer as well. You can check whether your employer is recognised via the IND public register. Therefore, if you have found a new employer, you should confirm whether he is recognised as a sponsor. Only an employer who is recognised as a sponsor by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) can obtain a highly skilled migrant permit for his employee. › Permit requirements: employer must be a recognised sponsor However, it remains a problem if you are interested in obtaining Dutch citizenship.įor Dutch citizenship, it is necessary that the applicant has been in continuous possession of a residence permit. In that situation, only the period of the gap is deducted from the five-year period. This is the case, for example, if you have applied for the extension of the permit before the three-month search period has ended.
However, a gap does not pose a problem if you were allowed to stay in the Netherlands during the period you were not in a possession of a residence permit. This means that you will have to start again in building up a five-year uninterrupted period in the Netherlands to obtain permanent residency.
The consequence of a gap is that the period of legal residence in the Netherlands before this gap will not be taken into account. A contract starting after the three-month search period might cause a residency gap. You should ensure that the employment contract starts before the end of the three-month search period. The following three factors are some of the key issues of which you should be aware when changing jobs. Found a new job? Make sure you meet all requirementsĪ residence permit can only be continuously extended if, within the three-month search period, an employment contract is concluded that fulfills all the requirements of either the highly skilled migrant scheme or the EU Blue Card.Īlthough most employers will be aware of the requirements, it is advisable to double check this yourself, given the potentially far-reaching consequences.
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