Payroll services

Highly Skilled Migrant Visa to transfer of your non-EU employees to the Netherlands
As a recognised sponsor, Octagon can provide a work permit and visa to your non-EU employees and support your immigration needs.

To hire a highly skilled migrant, an employer needs to be a recognised sponsor of the Dutch Immigration & Naturalisation Service, also known as the IND.

A recognised sponsor meets several criteria set-up by the IND and pays a fee to be listed in the ‘Public Register Regular Labour and Highly Skilled Migrants’. Octagon Professionals has been a sponsor for many years and can therefore, provide ‘Highly Skilled Migrant’ Visas on behalf of your company.

When you hire highly skilled migrants with Octagon, you and your employee will be assisted throughout the immigration procedure. Because we know how challenging it is to move to a new country, your employee will receive expat-friendly HR support from a dedicated HR representative to ensure a smooth relocation.

Who is eligible for Highly Skilled Migrant Visa?
Any non-EU/EEA or Swiss citizen with an employment contract with an employer or research institution in the Netherlands, who is going to earn sufficient income* may be eligible.

*Salary criteria 2022
Highly skilled migrants 30 years or older € 4,840 gross per month
Highly skilled migrants younger than 30 years € 3,549 gross per month
Reduced salary criterion € 2,543 gross per month

If your company is in the hiring process with a non-EU citizen or would like to transfer a non-EU employee to the Netherland and you would like to know more about the Highly Skilled Migrant Visa & requirements, get in touch with one of our experts.

Highly skilled Migrants who have been recruited from abroad for a job in the Netherlands can apply for the 30% tax ruling. This tax exemption has been set-up to compensate for costs that have incurred when they were relocated to the Netherlands and is only applicable for those who are working or coming to work in the Netherlands and have been hired by a Dutch company.

In the case, Highly skilled Migrants are eligible to this tax exemption, employers are able to give them 30% of their salary tax-free. This means that payroll taxes are due over only 70% of the gross salary.

Our team of expat-friendly HR consultant will make sure your employees get the support they need before and during the relocation so they can focus on what matters. They will get support on onboarding activities, relocation support, visa application, signature of employment contracts, advising on registrations, etc

The HR consultant will explain internal procedures, policies, etc. to all new employees and will also support the offboarding process with confirming the resignation, the deregistration for expat employees from city hall, closing bank accounts, etc

In the Netherlands, if your company wants to hire people, you need first to set-up a Dutch entity. This means to find a local office, open a Dutch bank account, register the company at the KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) etc. Plus, you need to have a deep knowledge of the Dutch Labour law and tax system in order to manage and payroll your people in a compliant manner.

If you want to avoid this time-consuming procedures and enter the Dutch market with as little downtime as possible, Octagon can help you.

No need to register your business neither to worry about the Dutch labour law or the Dutch tax system, you can start recruiting locally or transfer your headquarter business development team to the Netherlands, we take care of the rest.

No need for your company to have knowledge of the Dutch labour- and immigration law or the Dutch tax system. As an Employer of Records, we make sure:

• Employment contracts are up-to-date
• Social security contributions are paid on time
• Your people get assistance in case they have questions about their contract, the leaves they are entitled, etc.
• Employer duties implied by the Dutch labour law are observed.

As your payroll partner, Octagon executes all the payroll administration related to the employment of your people. Our Payroll services include:

• Employee onboarding with a dedicated HR consultant
• Monthly payroll administration with on-time payment and employee payslips
• HR helpdesk for your company and your people
• Attendance, vacation, and absence well managed on an HR cloud-base portal