New salary norms for highly skilled migrants
The new salary norms for highly skilled migrants were published in de Staatscourant (the Dutch Government Gazette) on 4 December. These are the gross required amounts per month without holiday allowance for 2025.
- Highly skilled migrant aged 30 years or older: €5.688
- Highly skilled migrant under 30 years of age: €4.171
- Orientation year highly skilled migrant: € 2.989
- European Blue Card: € 5.688
Are you submitting an initial application or an application to extend a residence permit for a highly skilled migrant? If so, the salary of the highly skilled migrant must meet the standard amount that applies at the time you submit the application.
More information
The new standard amounts per residence permit can be found on the website of IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service). The cost of application (fees) have changed too, new amounts can be found at the website of IND.