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Hiring from abroad · counted 14 November 2026

Can you get a tech job in the Netherlands from abroad?

Of the 274 open tech job ads in the Netherlands we read, none mention visa sponsorship and 2 offer relocation help; 5 say they can't sponsor or need an existing right to work; 256 don't mention visas at all. 10 ask for Dutch.

Counted from the job descriptions' own wording, not checked with employers. Not immigration advice: confirm any permit on the government's website.

21%

Mention visa or relocation help

0 visa support, 2 relocation, at 2 companies

52%

Say they can't sponsor

or need an existing right to work

25693%

Don't mention visas

not a no: ask before you apply

104%

Need Dutch

114%

Junior or graduate roles

read from the job title

3914%

Publish a salary

median of the published ranges €121k

The newest jobs that mention help

Each one says so in its own text. Open the job to read the sentence.

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What it means

  • Most job descriptions don't say. 93% are silent about visas. Silence isn't a no: ask the recruiter before you spend an evening on the application.
  • Some rule it out in writing. 5 say they can't sponsor or want an existing right to work. If you'd need a visa, skip those and save the effort.
  • Dutch is a filter. 4% ask for it. See the English-only ones.
  • Few entry-level roles. Only 11 are junior or graduate by title; most want experience.

What to put on your CV for the Netherlands

  • Your right to work, near the top. “EU citizen, no visa needed” if that's you; otherwise the permit you'd apply for, for example “Eligible for the highly skilled migrant permit (kennismigrant)”. Check that it applies to you.
  • Where you are and when you can move. “Based in Bengaluru · relocating to the Netherlands, available from March.”
  • Your phone with its country code, such as +91 or +34.
  • Languages with levels: “English (C1), Dutch (B1)”.

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How this is counted: every open tech job in the Netherlands on the ApplyCV jobs board, read directly from the employers' own job pages (274 today, recounted daily). The visa, relocation and language figures come from each job description's own wording; nothing here is verified with the employer, and a job description that says nothing may still sponsor. The board covers the companies it reads, not every employer in the Netherlands.