{
  "country": {
    "code": "NL",
    "name": "Netherlands"
  },
  "route": {
    "id": "nl-researcher",
    "name": "Researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801)",
    "kind": "res-work",
    "summary": "A contract or hosting agreement with a Dutch research institution the immigration service (IND) recognises as a sponsor. Up to five years.",
    "info_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
    "scope": {
      "value": "some-conditions-stated-not-asked",
      "reason": "Every rule that decides this route is a question you answer; two conditions the authority states — a research institute on the recognised-sponsor register, and a degree giving access to a doctoral programme — are listed with the rules below and never asked, and the grant or own funds that can stand in for a salary are not asked about either. The provisional residence permit this application needs is listed with the rules below too, and your passport decides both whether the Dutch immigration service exempts you from it and whether the recognised-sponsor condition applies to the institute at all.",
      "not_asked": [
        "other-income-can-meet-this",
        "the-institute-must-be-a-recognised-sponsor",
        "a-degree-that-opens-a-doctorate",
        "mvv-needed"
      ]
    },
    "criteria": [
      {
        "field": "citizenship",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "third_country"
      },
      {
        "field": "destination",
        "op": "in",
        "values": [
          "nl",
          "all"
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "situation",
        "op": "eq",
        "value": "research",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
          "quote": "You have an employment contract or a host agreement with your employer",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        }
      },
      {
        "op": "any",
        "label": "located in the Netherlands",
        "paths": [
          {
            "label": "Netherlands chosen as destination",
            "criteria": [
              {
                "field": "destination",
                "op": "eq",
                "value": "nl"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "label": "agreement in the Netherlands",
            "criteria": [
              {
                "field": "situation_country",
                "op": "eq",
                "value": "nl"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "salary_eur_month",
        "op": "gte",
        "threshold_label": "sufficient income (Jul–Dec 2026)",
        "threshold": {
          "amount": 1635.9,
          "currency": "EUR",
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/required-amounts-income-requirements",
          "quote": "These amounts are valid from 1 July 2026 up to and including 31 December 2026. Gross SV salary per month without holiday allowance € 1,635.90",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-04",
          "legal_basis": "Researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801) — required amounts valid 1 July – 31 December 2026",
          "history": []
        }
      }
    ],
    "statements": [
      {
        "id": "other-income-can-meet-this",
        "kind": "caveat",
        "text": "If your Dutch employer pays you no salary, a grant, a stipend, money from a sponsor or enough money in your own account can meet this instead.",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
          "quote": "Will you not receive a salary from your Dutch employer? Then you must have other income, for example a grant, stipend or money from a sponsor. Or you have sufficient money in your bank account for the time you are in the Netherlands.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "the-institute-must-be-a-recognised-sponsor",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "The research institute must be a sponsor the Dutch immigration service (IND) recognises, listed in the public register of recognised sponsors",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
          "quote": "This research institute (hereinafter referred to as: employer) is a recognised sponsor. You can check the public register of recognised sponsors whether your employer has been recognised as a sponsor.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        },
        "except": {
          "citizenship": [
            "TR"
          ],
          "text": "The research institute does not have to be a recognised sponsor — for employees with Turkish nationality the Dutch immigration service does not require one, and you can submit the application yourself.",
          "source": {
            "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/turkish-citizens-and-living-in-the-netherlands",
            "quote": "Have you found work as a highly skilled migrant? Or work as a researcher under Directive (EU) 2016/801? Normally, only recognised sponsors can apply for these residence permits. For employees with Turkish nationality, a recognised sponsor is not required. You can also submit the application yourself.",
            "retrieved_at": "2026-09-10",
            "legal_basis": "Dutch immigration service, Turkish citizens and living in the Netherlands — Obligatory recognised sponsor not required",
            "history": []
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "a-degree-that-opens-a-doctorate",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "A higher education degree that gives access to a doctoral programme, or your employer’s declaration that you have the appropriate level",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
          "quote": "You have a higher education degree. This degree gives you access to the doctoral programme. Your employer determines whether your degree is suitable. Do you not have a suitable degree? Then your employer must declare that you have the appropriate level.",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "mvv-needed",
        "kind": "precondition",
        "text": "This application needs a provisional residence permit (MVV).",
        "source": {
          "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/work/residence-permit-researcher-directive-eu-2016801",
          "quote": "A valid provisional residence permit (MVV) is needed for this application",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-10"
        },
        "except": {
          "citizenship": [
            "AU",
            "CA",
            "JP",
            "MC",
            "NZ",
            "VA",
            "GB",
            "US",
            "KR",
            "CH"
          ],
          "text": "You do not need a provisional residence permit (MVV) — the Dutch immigration service names your passport among the nationalities that need none.",
          "source": {
            "source_url": "https://ind.nl/en/mvv-exemptions",
            "quote": "You do not need an MVV if you have the nationality of one of these countries. Australia Canada Japan Monaco New Zealand Vatican City United Kingdom United States South Korea Switzerland An EU/EEA Member State",
            "retrieved_at": "2026-09-10",
            "legal_basis": "Dutch immigration service, MVV exemptions — Your nationality is decisive",
            "history": []
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "page": "https://permitrulebook.com/netherlands/researcher/",
  "dataset_version": "2026.09.18",
  "schema_version": "0.8.2",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "https://github.com/OytunOnal/permit-rulebook-data",
  "rules_read": "2026-09-17"
}