Foreign Nationals Employment Act revised
On November 12, 2013 the Dutch Upper House approved the proposal to revise the Foreign Nationals Employment Act (Wet Arbeid Vreemdelingen).
Notification work on MVV label
The Dutch Immigration Authorities report a small but important change in the procedure to issue MVV labels at the foreign representations. The MVV label will now mention the notification with respect to legal employment. In this way Highly Skilled Migrants and researchers can start employment directly after arrival in the Netherlands when a positive decision is taken on the application for a residence permit but the residence permit card is not ready yet.
Source: http://www.ind.nl/Nieuws
New exemption work permit for training purposes
A new exemption on the Dutch Foreign Employment Act is expected to be implemented on January 1, 2014. Currently, for foreign employees followinging an in-company training in the Netherlands a work permit is required. Under the new requirements international organisations transferring employees to the Netherlands for training purposes no longer need a work permit.
Source: www.officielebekendmakingen.nl
Combined work/residence permit
On October 2, 2013 a proposal for a law with respect to a combined work/residence permit was submitted with the Dutch House of Representatives.
Expat Center Amsterdam welcomes Municipality of Hilversum
As of early October of this year, expatriates working for companies eligible for the IND’s highly skilled migrant ruling and living in the Municipality of Hilversum can make use of the services of the Expatcenter in Amsterdam to arrange the municipal registration and the application of a residence permit. Companies based in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Almere and Haarlemmermeer who are eligible for the IND’s highly skilled migrant ruling already could make use of the Expatcenter’s streamlined procedures. Hilversum is now added to that list.
Source: Gooi- en Eembode
Croatia: New EU member as of July 1, 2013
As of July 1, 2013, Croatia will be the 28th member of the European Union. The Dutch government however has, as a result of the difficult economic situation in the Netherlands, placed restrictions on the employment of personnel with the nationality from Croatia. For at least the next two years it will still be obligatory to obtain a work permit for the Netherlands for Croatian nationals. The restrictions can be kept in place for a maximum of seven years.
Source: www.rijksoverheid.nl