In anticipation of the implementation of the new migration system, a new Admission Scheme for Highly Educated Persons will be introduced as of 1 January 2009.

Pursuant to this scheme, highly-educated foreign nationals who have attained at least a Master's degree can obtain a residence permit with a maximum term of 1 year in the Netherlands in order to find a job as a highly-skilled migrant or to start an innovative company.

This scheme can ensure that foreign exceptional talents (who currently do not yet come to the Netherlands, but who can create economical added value for the Netherlands) are more easily admitted to the Netherlands.

For more information about this scheme, please click  here for the link to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) website, or  here for the link to the website of the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).