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Relocation plan: Netherlands

For the vacancy Senior/ Lead AI Deployment Engineer at Celonis. See the vacancy

Reviewed in November 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice: confirm on the official pages linked here before you decide.

Your citizenship
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How much you take home

Enter a gross annual salary above to see an estimate of the net pay.

The salary and the highly skilled migrant permit (2026)

  • €5,942 a month — threshold for people aged 30 or over (and for the EU Blue Card)
  • €4,357 a month — threshold for people under 30

Enter the salary above to check.

Gross per month, without the holiday allowance: we divide the annual salary by 12.

Official thresholds

Do you need a visa?

Yes. For skilled tech jobs, the most common route is the highly skilled migrant permit (kennismigrant), or the EU Blue Card.

  • The employer must be a recognised sponsor with the IND (the immigration service), and it files the application.
  • Only fixed, guaranteed salary paid into an account in your name counts; the 8% holiday allowance does not. The amounts are in the box above.
  • If your nationality requires it, you also get an entry visa (MVV), collected at the embassy.
  • After arriving, you register in the BRP and collect your residence permit at an IND desk.

IND: highly skilled migrant

Documents and where to get them

In your country, before you leave

  • Passport, valid for the whole move; the visa is issued in the passport.
  • Birth certificate (and marriage certificate, if married). Usually with an apostille (or legalisation) and a certified translation; check with the embassy.
  • Criminal record certificate from your country of nationality and, if different, from where you lived recently: visa applications often require it. Request it close to the date it will be used.
  • Degree, transcript and references from previous jobs, digitally, with certified translations if the visa asks for them.

In the Netherlands

  • BSN (citizen service number): issued when you register in the BRP. Without it the employer applies the highest tax rate and you cannot take out health insurance.
  • Basic health insurance (basisverzekering): compulsory for people who live or work in the Netherlands, with a Dutch insurer (government.nl).
  • DigiD: the digital ID for public services and taxes; requested with your BSN.

Step by step

Before you leave

  1. Sign the contract and confirm in writing the gross annual salary (with or without holiday allowance), the start date and the relocation support.
  2. Ask the employer whether they will apply for the 30% ruling (a tax regime for people recruited from abroad, with salary requirements). It is requested from the Belastingdienst; the percentages and conditions change from 2027.
  3. Make sure the employer is a recognised sponsor and has applied to the IND.
  4. Find housing with an address where you can register: the market is very tight in Amsterdam, Utrecht and The Hague.
  5. In your country, tell the authorities you are moving: update your registered address and your tax residence. In the year you leave, tax may be due for the part of the year you were still resident.

First week

  1. Register in the BRP at the municipality (deadline: 5 days). If there are no appointments in time, book the first available one.
  2. Open a bank account with your BSN.
  3. Collect your residence permit at the IND desk.

First month

  1. Take out basic health insurance; you have up to 4 months, but you pay from the date it became compulsory.
  2. Apply for your DigiD.
  3. Register with a GP (huisarts) near your home.