NetherlandsStarting a business
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This pathway is for a British independent professional (independent service supplier) under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
You are a British independent professional or contractual service supplier.
Extra requirements for an independent professional (independent service supplier)
The applicant must be established in the UK as an independent service supplier, must not have a branch in the Netherlands, must have a contract for services with a client in the Netherlands for a maximum of 12 months, and must supply services directly to that client.
You are established in the UK as an independent service supplier.
You do not have a branch in the Netherlands.
You, or your employer in the UK, have concluded a contract for services for a maximum of 12 months. The contract was concluded with the client of the service supplier in the Netherlands.
You supply your services directly to the client of the service supplier in the Netherlands.
The applicant's income in the Netherlands must be at least equal to the statutory minimum wage.
Your income in the Netherlands is at least equal to the statutory minimum wage.
The holder may work as an independent professional without a work permit for the specific profession; other work is allowed only if a work permit has been granted. Family reunification is not allowed with this residence permit.
The back of your resident permit states: ‘Work permit is not required for specific work, other work is allowed if a work permit has been granted’ (in Dutch: TWV niet vereist voor specifieke arbeid, andere arbeid toegestaan mits TWV is verleend). It means that you are allowed to work as an independent professional without a work permit. However, you do need a work permit for other types of work.
Family reunification is not allowed with this residence permit.
The residence permit is valid for the duration of the contract and for a maximum of 12 months. If the permit was valid for less than 12 months, it can be extended up to the maximum of 12 months. After reaching the maximum period of 12 months, a new residence permit can be applied for after a period of 12 months for the same employer and role, or for different work or a different employer. The official source does not state the application sequence or a longer-term residence direction.
Your residence permit is valid for the duration of your contract and for a maximum of 12 months.
Was your residence permit valid for less than 12 months and will it expire soon? Then you or your employer can extend the residence permit up to the maximum of 12 months.
Have you reached the maximum period of 12 months, and do you want to work for the same employer in the same role? You can apply for a new residence permit after a period of 12 months.
Are you going to do different work or work for a different employer? You can apply for a new residence permit.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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