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Immigration Law

Our Immigration team provides a wide range of immigration law services. We specialize in the legal aspects of bringing in international talent from outside the Netherlands, and we have successfully guided countless clients through the immigration process. One of the most essential services for international companies is assistance with recognized sponsorship, residence, and work permits for international talent. We provide expert guidance on the type of permit that best suits our client’s goals and their international employees and submit their tailored request to the Dutch Immigration Authorities (IND) on their behalf.

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Our services include:

The following contains the most common residence permits:

Highly Skilled Migrant (HSM) permit;
Intra-Corporate Transferee (ICT) permit;
EU Blue Card permit;
Family members of HSM, ICT, and EU Blue Card holders.

Our Immigration team can also assist private clients with other residence and work permit applications, including:

Self-employed work and residence permit as part of the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT);
Self-employed/entrepreneurship work and residence permit for clients from other countries;
Search year residence permits;
(EU) Permanent residence permit;
Naturalization.

Our Immigration team can also easily assist you to file a 30% ruling application, and if employees from abroad are eligible for it, they can be granted a tax-free allowance of up to 30% of their gross salary to cover the extra costs that a foreign employee experiences when moving to the Netherlands.

Frequently asked questions

We provide personalized knowledge and expertise specifically designed for your business goals

Is there a deadline to apply for the 30% ruling?

Yes. In order to be able to apply the 30% ruling retroactively to the start date of the employee’s employment, the application must be submitted within 4 months of the employee’ start date of employment. Otherwise the 30% ruling will be applicable as of the first day of the month following the month in which the application was submitted.

If an employee has lived in the Netherlands before, is he or she not eligible?

Is an employee who was a student in the Netherland still eligible for the 30% ruling?

How long can an employee make use of the 30% ruling?

Our team

The people that make it possible

Ella Diaconu

Head of Immigration

Olga van Meer

Senior legal associate immigration

Nicolle Marmol Guerovich

Legal associate immigration

Martina Marsico

Legal Associate Immigration

Testimonials

What our clients say about us

“빠르고 유연한 일처리에 만족하고 있습니다.”

“We are satisfied with the fast and flexible work process.”

“Briddge is a perfect solution for assisting foreign companies to navigate the legal and organizational issues of conducting business in the Netherlands and across Europe. Each member of their team has added value to help us grow and they have wide-ranging expertise and connections that make the impossible look easy.”