Immigration and Naturalisation Service Ministry of Security and Justice

1. Immigration and Naturalisation ServiceMinistry of Security and Justice • Welkom! • What to do after finishing • your studies • Team Businesses – Services Department • Floor Akkermans Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

2. IND, the organization in charge of admissions procedures in the Netherlands A refugee who is not safe in his own country. A student who comes to acquire knowledge and personal skills. An engineer who comes to put his knowledge into practice in the Netherlands. And a family that is reunited after many years. What do they have in common? They are our clients; clients of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

3. A few questions to get to know you (but first a short promotion movie) Have you tried to find a part-time job in the Netherlands? Is anyone of you already working as a scientific researcher? 3) Would you like to stay in the Netherlands after you have graduated, promoted or completed your scientific research period? 4) For thosewho want to stay, what do you want to do after graduation, promotion or completion of the scientific research period: work, continue studying, other? Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

4. Staying in the Netherlands after your studies Wanted: more foreign top talent Is the Netherlands the promised land for you to start a professional career? Currently out of the internationalstudents’ willingness to stay after graduationonlya small portionactuallydo so Are Dutch, the height of the fees or a lack of jobs perhaps a barrier for you? Knowledge and talent is in high demand in the Netherlands to strenghten our competitive position and knowledge-basedeconomy What is your value in the Dutch job market after finishing yourstudies and do you have a professional network? Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

5. My residence permit expires. What may happen next? Looking for work and carrying out work whether or not as an employee (= Orientation year for highly educated persons orSearch year) Continuing your Bachelor/Master programme in the Netherlands Continuingwith a PhD position after you earned a Master’sdegree 4) Working as a highlyskilled migrant or scientific researcher* 5) Working as a regular labour migrant Working on a self-employed basis (including start-ups) Returning to your country of origin or elsewhere Note: Including PhD students and guest researchers Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

6. Search year highly educated persons Wichgroupsmayapply the search yearhighlyeducated persons? • Bachelor (HBO) en Master (WO) studentsgraduatedfroma Dutch highereducationalinstitution (accredited courses); • PhD graduates of a Dutch University (Doctor's degree); • Has completed a postgraduate course in the Netherlands; • Has completed scientific research (under the directive 2005/71/EC or labor as highly skilled migrant); • Has completed training in the framework of specific cultural policy, development cooperation policy or an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course; • Has completed Master's degree or postgraduate training abroad or is promoted to a foreign top 200-University; • Starting entrepreneurs (start-ups) with a residence permit as a self-employed person who are not advancing in the self-employed scheme and satisfying the search year conditions. Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

7. Advantages Search year for highlyeducated persons For all high-skilled migrants applies that graduation, or completion of the scientific research may have taken place up to three years prior to the application. The aim is to find a job as a highly skilled migrant. The search year permit can be requested several times. As a holder of a residence permit ‘Orientation year for highly educated persons’ you are allowed to work without any restrictions and without a work permit. NoteThe search year may not be granted again if the non-EU national has been granted a search year permit earlier on the basis of the same training or research (at unaltered conditions). In conclusion, after any other study or any other research a new search year may be granted again. Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

8. Conditions & Characteristics Search YearHighly EducatedPersons • All groups are allowed to apply for the search year for highly educated persons when graduation, promotion or completion of the scientific research may have taken place up to three years preceding the application; • Residence permit is valid for one year (and cannot be extended); • Within the search year: free to every to seek any job without a work permit (Twv); • For Master students or postdoctorate students graduated abroad or PhD’s to a foreign top 200 University a minimum score of 6.0 (International Language System) or similar English level or knowledge of Dutch language is required (no points system); • The search year permit can be requested multiple times, for example after a Bachelor ànd a Master's degree or a Master ànd a Doctor’s-degree; • Reduced salary criterion applies when advancing in the highly skilled migrant scheme; • A highly skilled migrant permit can be requested from abroad (if a job is found) without first requesting a search year permit, where the reduced salary criterion from the highly skilled migrant scheme applies. Note Submitanapplication in time to avoid a possible residence gap, beingbeforethe expiryof your current residence permit Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

9. Who is eligible for permanent residency in the Netherlands? Conditions for permanent residency: Havinglawfullylived in the Netherlands for anuninterruptedperiod of at least 5 years and had a valid residence permit for a non-temporarypurpose of stay Havingsufficient and long-term means of support Notconstituting a risk to public order or national security By having completed successfully a civicintegration course at A2 level (able to read, write, speak and understand Dutch) or attained another diploma Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

10. Working after your studies - Work as a highlyskilled migrant - Paidemployment - Work on a selfemployed basis (including start-ups) Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

11. Work as a highly skilled migrant Conditions You earn a gross income that meets the highly migrant criteria Income requirement (Jan. 2016)* Highly skilled migrants from the age of 30: € 4.240,- Highly skilled migrants younger than 30: € 3.108,- Persons graduated/promoted in the Netherlands: € 2.228,- (until 1 year after graduation during the search year) Note: Your employer in the Netherlands should have been admitted to the highly skilled migrant scheme. No work permit required. *) gross salary per month, excluding 8% holiday pay Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

12. Paidemployment Conditions: You have suficient and long-term means of support according to the Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act. Currently€ 1.524,60 gross per month* excl. 8% holidaypay (€ 351,85 per week) Submitting a job contract and salary information from a Dutch employer or Dutch branch of a foreign company Work permit: the application for a single permit must complywith the criteria for eachcategory as prescribed in the Foreign Nationals Employment Act (Wav) Note 1: In general a work permit will onlybeissuedby UWV ifthere are no suitable employees availablewith the nationality of one of the member states of the EU Note 2: The employer does not have to be a recognized sponsor *As from 01-01-2016 Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

13. Work on a self-employed basis includingwork as a freelancer General conditions: Submitting a business plan showing the business or the profession are vitalfor the Dutch economy, - You have sufficient and long-term means of support - The IND will askadvicefrom the Ministry of EconomicAffairs, Agriculture and Innovation (thisadvice will befollowedby the IND: the advice is eitherpositive for granting a residence permit or negative for refusing a residence permit) - For Start-ups: to set up aninnovative business with the aid of a facilitator;afteroneyearpossibilitytoapplyfora regular self-employed residence permit Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

14. Application procedure Whoapplies for a residence permit of for a change of purpose of stay and how? Orientation/Search year → the foreign nationalby letter post Highlyskilled migrant → the employer (recognized sponsor) by letter post Paidemployment → the employer(non-recognizedsponsor) OR the foreign nationalby letter post Self-employed/start-ups → foreign nationalby letter post Note: It is important to applyin time in order to avoid a possible residence gap: when your residence permit is stillvalid Application forms: www.ind.nl or at the IND-desks/Expat-centers Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

15. Application fees You need to pay the necessary fees before the application for a residence permit is handled: Orientation year for highly educated persons € 622,- Highly skilled migrants € 881,- Paid employment € 881,- Work on a self-employed basis €1.296,- Innovative start-up € 311,- Scientific researchers (under Directive 2005/71/EC) € 311,- European Blue Card holders € 881,- Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

16. Further contact For more information pleasevisit: www.ind.nl under tab Individuals(Particulier) Contact byphone: 088 – 0430 430 (during week daysfrom 09.00 am to 5.00 pm), by Emailform or Twitter. Fromabroad you may call +31 88 0430 430. You mayalsovisit in person one of our 8 localIND-desk locations: Amsterdam, Hoofddorp, Rijswijk, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Zwolle or expat centers: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Rotterdam Also useful information for students, graduates and researchers: www.epnuffic.nl www.labourmobility.com/news/make-it-in-the-netherlands Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst

17. Thank you for your attention! Any other questions? Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst