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Highly Skilled Migrants , students and scientific researchers can take up work as an entrepreneur next to their regular job or study per 1 April, 2017. Before this date, these expats required a separate work permit if they wished to work outside the scope of their assigned labor notification. The permit of highly skilled migrants and students from now on states that work as an entrepreneur is permitted. Scientific researchers who have a Dutch residence permit based on Directive 2005/71 are from now on free on the labor market. They may work as an entrepreneur, or in paid employment.  Applying for a new residence permit to qualify for these new rights is not necessary; a transition arrangement has been made. The new rights apply to anybody with a valid residence permit for highly skilled migrants, students or scientific reserachers.  They should still comply with the specific conditions of their residence permit. Their main purpose of stay remains unch...

On 29 November, Dutch migration laws will change with the introduction of a new Intra-Corporate Transfer (“ICT”) system. Multinationals located outside the EU can obtain residence permits for their employees who are transferred to an entity of the same company within the EU. The Dutch ICT rules are the implementation of EU Directive 2014/66/EU, and with the implementation of this directive, the Highly Skilled Migrant system will see some major changes. What is an Intra-Corporate Transfer? Companies based outside the EU can apply for an ICT-permit for employees who are temporarily posted to a group entity within the EU . Eligible for an ICT-permit are managers, specialists and trainees. What will the new Intra-Corporate Transfer system look like? The new Intra-Corporate Transfer regulations provide companies with more flexibility with respect to intra-EU mobility. Other noteworthy changes include: The ICT-regulations apply to intra-corporate transfers of employees w...