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Kennismigrant (Highly-Skilled Migrant) Residence Permit in the Netherlands
Document Checklist
Passport copy of the highly-skilled migrant
Where to get: Issuing authority in your country of origin
Required: Copy of all pages with stamps or visas
You hand this to your employer; the employer uploads it to the Business Portal.
Appendix Antecedents Certificate 7601
Antecedents Certificate
Where to get: IND form, downloaded by your employer
Required: Signed original
Required only if you have antecedents to declare or the form is unsigned by default.
Appendix Authorisation and sponsorship declaration 7621
Authorisation and sponsorship declaration
Where to get: IND form, signed by the recognised sponsor
Required: Signed by employer
This is the form your employer signs to act as your reference toward the IND.
Passport copies of accompanying family members
Where to get: Each family member's home country
Required: Copy per family member joining you
Only if a partner or children apply alongside you.
Marriage or registered-partnership certificate
Where to get: Civil registrar in the country where the union was registered
Required: Original or certified copy, with apostille or legalisation as required by the issuing country
For unmarried partners, replace with authenticated single-status declarations from both partners' countries plus Appendix Declaration of relationship 7608 and Appendix Questionnaire for residence with partner 7625.
Permission statement from the remaining parent and custody documents
Where to get: Home jurisdiction
Required: Original, with translation if not in Dutch, English, French, or German
Only if a minor child accompanies a single parent.
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