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Immigration Law

Hiring international talent

Our Immigration team provides a wide range of immigration law services for companies bringing international talent to the Netherlands. We advise on recognized sponsorship, residence and work permits, and submit tailored applications to the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) on behalf of our clients.

Dutch Expat Scheme (30% ruling)

We also advise employers on the Dutch Expat Scheme, formerly known as the 30% ruling, including eligibility assessments, first-time applications and employer transfers.

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Dutch Expat Scheme (formerly known as the 30% ruling): €395 per filing

Support from eligibility to application

We assess whether an international hire qualifies for the Expat Scheme and manage the application process from start to finish.

Through our cooperation agreement with the Dutch Tax Administration, Briddge can submit Expat Scheme applications through an accelerated process, supporting an efficient route from eligibility assessment to application.

Special rate for regular Expat Scheme applications initiated by 31 December 2026.

Our services include:

Eligibility assessment
Application preparation and filing
First-time applications
Transfer applications
Previous Dutch residence or employment

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Our Immigration Law services include:

The following contains the most common residence permits:

Highly Skilled Migrant (HSM) permit;
Intra-Corporate Transferee (ICT) permit;
EU Blue Card permit;
Family members of HSM, ICT, and EU Blue Card holders.

Expat Scheme (30% ruling) applications

Eligibility assessments, first-time applications and employer transfers.

Our Immigration team can also assist private clients with other residence and work permit applications, including:

Self-employed work and residence permit as part of the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT);
Self-employed/entrepreneurship work and residence permit for clients from other countries;
Search year residence permits;
(EU) Permanent residence permit;
Naturalization.

Your guide to the 2027 Expat Scheme changes

The Dutch Expat Scheme, formerly known as the 30% ruling, is changing from 2027. Our guide outlines the key changes, including the transition to the new percentage and the rules that may apply to existing employees.

Download the guide

Expat Scheme (30% ruling): frequently asked questions

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What are the eligibility requirements for the Expat Scheme?

To qualify for the Expat Scheme (30% ruling), an employee generally must be recruited from abroad, have lived more than 150 km from the Dutch border for more than 16 of the 24 months before starting employment in the Netherlands, and meet the applicable minimum taxable salary requirement. The employer must have a Dutch wage tax number, and the employer and employee must agree in writing to apply the scheme. Limited exceptions and additional requirements may apply depending on the employee’s circumstances.

Our Immigration team can assess an employee’s eligibility based on their individual situation.

Is there a deadline to apply for the Expat Scheme?

If an employee has lived in the Netherlands before, is he or she not eligible?

Can the Expat Scheme be transferred when an employee changes employer?

Our team

The people that make it possible

Kateryna Stienstra

Head of Immigration Law

Olga van Meer

Senior legal associate immigration

Martina Marsico

Legal Associate Immigration (Contractor)

Yasmina Mohy

Legal Associate Immigration

Testimonials

What our clients say about us

“빠르고 유연한 일처리에 만족하고 있습니다.”

“We are satisfied with the fast and flexible work process.”

“Briddge is a perfect solution for assisting foreign companies to navigate the legal and organizational issues of conducting business in the Netherlands and across Europe. Each member of their team has added value to help us grow and they have wide-ranging expertise and connections that make the impossible look easy.”