Netherlands ICT Transfer

Summary

The Netherlands intra-corporate transferee route is for managers, specialists, and trainee employees who are transferred from a company outside the EU to a Dutch branch or entity in the same company group.

It is built for internal company mobility. The role, corporate relationship, prior employment, salary, and transfer documents all matter.

Eligibility

You may be a fit if:

• You are not Dutch and are not using EU, EEA, or Swiss free-movement rights.
• You work for a company outside the EU.
• You are being transferred to a Dutch branch or entity in the same corporate group.
• Your role is manager, specialist, or trainee employee.
• The Dutch employer can sponsor the permit.
• The transfer meets salary, contract, and timing requirements.

What This Route Allows

This route can allow you to live in the Netherlands while working for the Dutch entity in the approved transfer role. EU ICT mobility rules may also matter if you have, or will have, an ICT permit in another EU country.

What This Route Is Not

This is not a general job-offer route. It is for transfers within a corporate group.

It is also not usually the right route for someone being hired directly by a Dutch company with no existing employment relationship in the group.

Next Steps

1. Confirm the sending company and Dutch host are in the same corporate group.
2. Confirm your role category: manager, specialist, or trainee.
3. Gather employment history, assignment, salary, role, and corporate-relationship documents.
4. Have the Dutch employer confirm sponsorship and timing.
5. Apply through the Dutch employer-supported route.

Sources

• IND - Intra-corporate transferee residence permit