Asian cook scheme, R.I.P.

Asian cook scheme Until January 1, 2022, there was an exception for restaurants in the Asian restaurant sector, allowing specialty chefs to obtain work permits under simpler conditions. Since January

Humanitarian non-temporary for your child? Why?

Humanitarian Non-Temporary, What Is That? This refers to a type of residual category residence permit that encompasses various reasons for residence. Victims of human trafficking, holders of the EU Blue

Pseudo Self-Employment and the Dutch Labor Inspectorate

  End of the Enforcement Moratorium The tax authorities announced on September 9 that they will fully enforce pseudo self-employment starting January 1, 2025. There was a so-called enforcement moratorium

The Residence gap

What is a residence gap? A residence gap is a disruption in the legal residence in the Netherlands. During this period, a person stays illegally in the country, often unintentionally.

EU Blue Card: New and improved

  What’s going on? The EU Blue Card is going through a major overhaul. The immediate cause is the revised EU Directive on Highly Skilled Migrants (of which the Blue

DAFT pilot is back

DAFT pilot is back (let’s hope to stay this time) Back in August we posted about a pilot the IND had (suddenly) implemented which entailed that the IND would issue

Salary requirements 2024

Salary requirements 2024 The following income requirements 2024 will apply from January 1st for applications for residence permits with a family member, highly skilled migrants and blue card. Residence with

New income requirements 2023

Income requirements 2023 The following income requirements 2023 will apply from 1 July for applications for residence permits with a family member, highly skilled migrants and blue card. Residence with

Temporary protection for third country nationals extended

Temporary protection extended with six months Recently the IND had announced that the extension of the special protection did not apply to persons with a temporary residence in Ukraine such

Extension Temporary Protection Directive

The EU has extended the Temporary Protection Directive for Ukraine until March 4th, 2024. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the EU had invoked the Temporary Protection Directive