Dutch immigration: a guide to Dutch high-tech immigration policy

Dutch immigration: a guide to Dutch high-tech immigration policy

In recent years, with the maturity of the study abroad market, many students have turned their attention to studying in Europe. Experts pointed out that the Netherlands has attracted the attention of a large number of international students with its high higher employment rate, practical curriculum and good employment trend.

After 2006, the Netherlands introduced a new high-tech immigration policy to attract high-tech talents. This policy has two obvious characteristics: first, it combines work visa and residence permit. Applicants do not need to apply for a work visa from the Labor Bureau, but can directly apply for a residence visa from the Immigration Bureau. After obtaining the residence visa, they can also obtain a work permit.

Since 2009, the policy stipulates that the annual salary of high-tech immigrants over the age of 30 must exceed 49,087 euros, the annual salary of high-tech immigrants under the age of 30 is 35,997 euros, and the annual salary of graduates from Dutch higher education institutions is 25,800 euros. As long as the applicant meets the above conditions, the employer can help employees apply for high-tech immigration. The employer proves the high-tech immigrant status of employees through the high salary provided to them, and does not need to prove it through advertising or writing reports.

However, the employer of high-tech immigrants must be a Dutch company, and pure foreign companies cannot apply for high-tech immigrant status for employees. If a pure China enterprise hires an employee in China, and then China Company wants to send the employee to work in the Netherlands, the company must first set up a representative office or company in the Netherlands, otherwise China Company cannot apply for high-tech immigration for the employee.

According to experts, high-tech immigrants don't look at employees' academic qualifications, but mainly look at employees' wages. The Dutch government hopes that immigrants will bring new skills and more wealth to the Netherlands, but it does not want immigrants to become a burden to the Netherlands, because the Netherlands is a country with high welfare. The salary figures in the new policy are mainly to ensure that high-skilled immigrants have rich economic security to live in the Netherlands and will not become a burden for the Dutch government.

Dutch college graduates must meet the following conditions: 1. Applicants must be graduates of Dutch higher education institutions after 2008 1. After June 5438+1 October1in 2008, the Dutch Immigration Bureau relaxed the regulations for foreign graduates from Dutch universities to find jobs in the Netherlands, and this new policy is also a related supporting regulation. After graduation, graduates from Dutch higher education institutions can continue to live legally in the Netherlands to find jobs, and during this year, graduates can unconditionally practice in the Netherlands. The calculation date of this "one-year" period starts from the date on the graduation certificate, not from the date when the applicant submits the application.

Doctoral students from Dutch universities or researchers from Dutch research institutions are exempted from this salary, and applicants only need to meet the minimum salary of about 1 300 euros in the Netherlands.

For foreign students who graduated from Dutch higher education institutions, they will start working before obtaining high-tech immigrants and continue working after obtaining high-tech immigrant status. Graduates can work in the Netherlands this year without any work permit. However, experts suggest that graduates apply for high-tech immigration residence as soon as possible after finding a job, so as to cope with the temporary problems and conditions in the application time and application materials.