Author: Maggie Bisschop

The recent violent incidents in Amsterdam have prompted the Dutch government to examine whether it would be possible to take away one’s Dutch citizenship because of anti-Semitism or other forms of discrimination. As a law firm specializing in migration and nationality law, people ask us whether this is possible. But even more important than the […]

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Today, the new salary thresholds for highly skilled migrants, intra-company transfers, Blue Card holders, and recent graduates in the Netherlands were published. The following salary thresholds will apply per January 1st, 2025: The above presents the minimum gross salary per month, excluding 8% holiday allowance. All applications received by the IND after 31 December 2024 […]

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By Kirsten Boele en Muhyadin Mohamud Starting from the final quarter of 2024, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate will pay extra attention to working at shipyards. On October 16th, the starting signal was given by a meeting organized by industry organization Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) and the Labour Inspectorate. The focus that day was what kind […]

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Application fees for Dutch citizenship requests, by naturalization or option, are revised annually. As of 1 January 2025, the IND charges the following amounts: Category Application fees in 2024 Application fees in 2025 Single option request € 217 € 231 Option request with partner € 370 € 395 Child < 18 joining option request € 24 € 26 Single naturalization request € 1.023 € 1.091 Naturalization […]

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Last Sunday, our colleagues Elles Besselsen, Bram van Melle, Thomas van Estrik and Nikki Vreede participated in the Dam-tot-Dam run in support of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L). As an independent and non-political network of lawyers, Lawyers for Lawyers stands up for our peers when the right to practice their profession is under threat. Because their […]

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More than 1 million Dutch people have emigrated and are currently residing abroad. Last Thursday, the Foundation Dutch Nationals Abroad (Stichting Nederlanders Buiten Nederland) declared September 5th to be the “Day of the Dutch residing abroad”. Through this initiative, the foundation wishes to pay special attention to these Dutch citizens not living in the Netherlands. […]

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In early 2020, the Dutch government announced that, with the implementation of the Civic Integration Act 2021, the obligation for civic integration would be reinstated for Turkish newcomers starting January 1, 2022. It was also announced that Turkish nationals seeking stronger residence rights, such as a permanent residence permit, would eventually need to successfully complete […]

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This year, our attorneys Muhyadin Mohamud and Marcel Reurs contributed to Chambers Corporate Immigration Global Practice Guide with a chapter on employment-based immigration to the Netherlands. Chambers Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with expert legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world. The guides focus on the practical legal […]

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The new EU Blue Card Directive has been fully implemented in the Netherlands since 12 June 2024. This legislation includes major changes to the EU Blue Card scheme. IND applies some of the new rules already while awaiting further implementation of the new EU Blue Card Directive. The most interesting and significant changes will be […]

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By Sofia Helbing Charities, non-profit organisations or other non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) can bring managers or specialists – so called key personnel – to the Netherlands under special conditions. The NGO must demonstrate that it is internationally oriented, and that it has more than 50 employees worldwide. Furthermore, the NGO must show that the manager or […]

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