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Can You Move to Netherlands?

Fill in your details and we'll show which visa paths to Netherlands actually work for you.

Every route into Netherlands — sorted for your passport

Every route into Netherlands we've verified against official sources — not just the one your recruiter knows about. Routes your passport can actually use come first.

Get hired

your passport ✓

An employer with a payroll does most of the paperwork.

EU Blue CardComplex

$6,530/mo income · 1–2 mo · PR in ~2y

Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant)Complex

$6,540/mo income · 1–3 mo · PR in ~5y

Start something

your passport ✓

Register a business and become your own visa sponsor.

DAFT Self-Employed (Dutch-American Friendship Treaty)Easy

1–3 mo · PR in ~5y

Just walk in

Treaty rights. The right passport is the entire application.

Free Movement (EU/EEA Citizen Right)Easystablenot for your passport

PR in ~5y

Protection

For when the move isn't a lifestyle choice.

Temporary Protection (Council Directive 2001/55/EC)Easynot for your passport

0–1 mo · no PR track

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Your Situation
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Your Capacity

What you earn per month, before rent

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