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GVVA — supply of goods by a foreign company

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Employees of a foreign company that supplies goods or software, who assemble and repair machines, devices or software, or provide training in the use of the supplied goods or software.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant must have been permanently employed for at least 1 year at the company that supplies the goods or software.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The goods are made in the applicant's country of origin; the applicant has specific knowledge needed to supply the goods; the goods are worth more than the cost of the work (per Dutch collective labour agreement salaries); salary at the standard market rate; the job in the Netherlands lasts a maximum of 1 year.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit allows work only for the employer named in the additional document and under the conditions set out there ('Free to work in accordance with the additional document'); on a change of employer the new employer must apply for a new residence permit. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • Family accompaniment is not clearly established on the page (only an application form for family members of an employee via a recognised sponsor is listed).
  • https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/single-permit-gvva
    The residence permit says ‘Free to work in accordance with the additional document’ (in Dutch: Arbeid toegestaan conform aanvullend document). The additional document says for which employer you are allowed to work. It also sets out the conditions under which you are allowed to work.
  • https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/single-permit-gvva
    If you change employers, your old employer must notify the IND as required. Your employer will deregister you, but it is your responsibility to check with your employer that you have been deregistered. Your new employer must apply for a new residence permit.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

For a supply-of-goods employee the single permit is valid for a maximum of 1 year; the page says the permit can be extended before expiry. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The 1-year validity sentence refers to a supply of goods employee 'for an international organisation'; the page does not state a longer-term residence direction specific to this category.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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