Other conditions apply to persons with the nationality of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and their family members.
Please note: Other conditions also apply if all of the following situations apply to you:
There are certain conditions that apply to everyone. In addition, you and your employer have to meet the following conditions:
Other conditions may apply for Turkish nationals and their family members.
Your employer can also submit this application online. He can do this in the Business Portal.
Online applicationThis application costs € 285.
Your employer has a list of documents that you need.
You have to have official foreign documents legalised and translated into Dutch, English, French or German.
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A sponsor is a person, employer or organisation that has an interest in the arrival of the foreign national in the Netherlands. An organisation is obliged to get recognition as a sponsor if they wish to apply for a residence permit for au pair, exchange, study, highly skilled migrant and scientific researcher (Directive 2005/71/EG).
The provisional residence permit (mvv) is a visa you need if you wish to stay in the Netherlands for more than 90 days. For more information, check Regular provisional residence permit (mvv).
A TWV is a work permit. The employer applies for a TWV with UWV (Netherlands Employees Insurance Agency). UWV examines among other things if there is no employee with the Dutch, EU/EEA or Swiss nationality that is qualified for the job.