IND's annual adjustment raised the Highly Skilled Migrant monthly gross salary thresholds by 6.70%: €5,688 for applicants aged 30 and over, €4,171 for under-30s, and €2,989 for recent graduates (within three years of graduation from a qualifying university or completion of the Orientation Year). EU Blue Card thresholds were adjusted to €5,688 standard and €4,551 for holders with a higher-education diploma obtained within the last three years.
Non-EU applicants to the Highly Skilled Migrant and EU Blue Card routes from 1 January 2025.
Primary: IND — Required income amounts ↗
Corroborating: IND — Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst ↗
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