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Salary criteria Highly Skilled Migrants as from January 1, 2013

18 February 2013

Every year the income requirement for Highly Skilled Migrants is reviewed annually by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment on the basis of the most recent index figure for Collective Labour Agreement wages, published by Netherlands Statistics.

Employees who wish to come to work as Highly Skilled Migrants or holder of an European Blue Card in the Netherlands are required to earn a certain minimum gross annual income. This gross annual income is referred to as the Income Requirement.
Employees who perform scientific research or who are doctors in training to become specialists are not required to satisfy this requirement. Such employees have to satisfy the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act. These requirements can be found at www.ind.nl.

The Income Requirements for 2013 are as follows:

  • Euro 52.010 gross per annum for Highly Skilled Migrants from the age of 30.
  • Euro 38.141 gross per annum for Highly Skilled Migrants younger than 30.
  • Euro 27.336 gross per annum for persons who have graduated in the Netherlands and the Highly Educated Migrants Scheme.
  • Euro 60.952 gross per annum for holders of an European Blue Card.

Any further questions? Please e-mail Fred Krabbendam or call: + 31 (0)10 2667733.

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