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Long-term EU resident from another Member State — paid employment in the Netherlands

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

Non-EU nationals holding a long-term EU resident permit from another EU country who want to live and work in paid employment in the Netherlands; they must apply for a Dutch residence permit for the purpose of work.

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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?

For a residence permit to work, the employer needs a work permit (TWV) for the applicant only for the first 12 months; the application can be submitted by the sponsor (form 7519) or by the applicant while in the Netherlands (form 7528).

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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 person holds a long-term EU resident permit from another EU country and applies for a Dutch residence permit for the purpose of work, whose requirements apply; the employer needs a work permit (TWV) only for the first 12 months, after which the person can work in the Netherlands without a TWV.

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Limits of the record
  • The occupation, salary or skill requirements of the Dutch work residence permit are on separate IND pages not cited in this answer.

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

During the first 12 months the employer needs a work permit (TWV) for the holder; after 12 months the holder can work in the Netherlands without a TWV. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to an employer during the first 12 months, or whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • Employer tie during the first 12 months and family position are not stated explicitly.

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

Under the paid employment residence permit page (which lists the long-term EU resident forms): valid for a maximum of 3 years, or a maximum of 5 years if free on the labour market; it can be extended.

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Limits of the record
  • Taken from the general paid employment residence permit page, which lists the long-term EU resident application forms; the long-term EU resident page itself states no validity.
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated for 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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