🇳🇱 Netherlands
Post-Study Work Visa in the Netherlands
Orientation year: up to 12 months to find work after graduation. After that: highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates.
- Orientation year: up to 12 months to find work after graduation
- Highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates
- Program selection
- Visa support
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Post-Study Work Visa in the Netherlands
Orientation year: up to 12 months to find work after graduation. After that: highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates.
Official sources: IND — Study in the Netherlands
Netherlands at a glance
- Work during study
- Up to 16 hours a week during term (employer needs a work permit) or full time in June–August
- Minimum pay
- Statutory minimum wage, revised twice a year
- After graduation
- Orientation year: up to 12 months to find work after graduation
- Longer term
- Highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates; Permanent residence after five years
Route
After graduation
Plan
Planning for work after your degree
- 01
Choose an eligible program
Check the program length and type qualify for post-study work before you enrol.
- 02
Build experience
Up to 16 hours a week during term (employer needs a work permit) or full time in June–August
- 03
Apply on time
Apply for the post-study permission before your student status ends.
- 04
Move to a work route
Highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates
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Up to 16 hours a week during term (employer needs a work permit) or full time in June–August
Statutory minimum wage, revised twice a year
Orientation year: up to 12 months to find work after graduation
Possible routes: Orientation year (zoekjaar) after graduation, Highly Skilled Migrant permit with a lower salary threshold for recent graduates and Permanent residence after five years.
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