{"id":23949,"date":"2026-08-29T02:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/netherlands-startup-visa-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T02:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:38:36","slug":"netherlands-startup-visa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/netherlands-startup-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands Startup Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23949\" class=\"elementor elementor-23949 elementor-5334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464094b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"464094b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cd0ae6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43cd0ae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500f16d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"500f16d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5d25cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5d25cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Netherlands-Startup-Visa-790x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Netherlands-Startup-Visa-790x400-1.jpg 790w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Netherlands-Startup-Visa-790x400-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Netherlands-Startup-Visa-790x400-1-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6501c151 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6501c151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9efe4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9efe4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Netherlands Startup Visa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cb98f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cb98f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European residence on an innovative idea, through a one-year permit<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d0ab22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d0ab22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Netherlands startup visa is one of the fastest and most structured routes to European residence for founders from outside the EU. There is no language requirement and no large investment threshold. With a genuinely innovative idea and a credible one-year plan, you can obtain a Dutch residence permit and build your company inside one of the strongest startup ecosystems in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e563dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e563dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ba063a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48ba063a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/evaluation-form\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free assessment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468f97e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"468f97e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:02159307\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675ce2e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"675ce2e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11aa4484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11aa4484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b002f88 e-con-full carf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b002f88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff89813 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6ff89813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-cc-visa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFamily included\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYes\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0cc1 e-con-full carf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74f0cc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e4099 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f6e4099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-language\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLanguage requirement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNone\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7418e5c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7418e5c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e4f6f1 e-con-full carf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e4f6f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e51dda elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"59e51dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApproximate timeline\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t 60 to 90 working days\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2e21b8 e-con-full carf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c2e21b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781f5f5c elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"781f5f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dollar-sign\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApproximate cost\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEUR 423\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a4c615 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76a4c615\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421b90a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"421b90a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2147220669.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19008\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76651f65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76651f65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b33192 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b33192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b326a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b326a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Routes to the Netherlands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55134c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f55134c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4737b e-con-full tem e-transform e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad4737b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9617a e-con-full e-transform e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc9617a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fc538 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90fc538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/education-2-1024x837.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7518\" alt=\"\u0622\u06cc\u06a9\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u062c\u0631\u062a \u062a\u062d\u0635\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/education-2-1024x837.png 1024w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/education-2-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/education-2-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/education-2.png 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960e960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"960e960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Study route<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd3265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbd3265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International students who hold an offer from a Dutch university can apply for a student residence permit. It is normally issued for the length of the programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b6cb8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"08b6cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/netherlands-student-visa\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a2960c e-transform e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36a2960c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eba6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37eba6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2147220669.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19008\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d240221 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d240221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161ee0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"161ee0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immigration routes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2621a1df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2621a1df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556c08c3 e-n-tabs-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"556c08c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll_mobile&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1433143491\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434911\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434911\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434911\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tEligibility\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434912\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434912\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434912\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tOpportunities\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434913\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434913\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434913\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tDocuments\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434914\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434914\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434914\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat comes next\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434911\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434911\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-2123a25d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2123a25d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfa28c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cfa28c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcdd2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcdd2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who qualifies for the Netherlands startup visa?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2858f7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2858f7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are a national of a country outside the EU<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have an innovative, scalable idea or product<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You work with a facilitator recognised by the Dutch authorities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You hold an active operational role in the company<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can show funds to support yourself in the Netherlands for a year<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434912\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434912\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-789ae983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"789ae983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac9f025 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ac9f025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaf5f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eaf5f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strongest sectors for a Dutch startup:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc628f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc628f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology, software and SaaS<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial intelligence and data<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health and MedTech<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logistics and smart mobility<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Environment and clean energy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434913\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434913\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2fc825c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fc825c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518458f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"518458f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bccf0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bccf0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Document checklist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a628f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a628f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valid passport<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder CV<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signed agreement with your facilitator<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business plan with a staged one-year roadmap<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Proof of sufficient funds<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">IND application forms<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14331434914\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14331434914\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-25062b8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25062b8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae67c03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae67c03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b532efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b532efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens after the startup permit?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e112b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e112b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup permit runs for one year only<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of that year it must be converted to a self-employed permit<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A business that is genuinely growing opens the route to long-term residence<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe064ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fe064ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7011de3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7011de3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2147220669.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19008\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698c5abe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"698c5abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658ead2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"658ead2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs in the open<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb68b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"3cb68b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-3cb68b81\">\n\t\t\t\tGovernment application fee\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-3cb68b81\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"20\" aria-valuetext=\"20% (423\u20ac)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"20\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">423\u20ac<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abd4619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"2abd4619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-2abd4619\">\n\t\t\t\tMonthly living costs\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-2abd4619\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"80\" aria-valuetext=\"80% (Varies; see IND amounts)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"80\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">Varies; see IND amounts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a3e508 e-transform e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71a3e508\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdccbfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cdccbfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2147220669.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19008\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291e63b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"291e63b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195ae00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195ae00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we work with you<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b1f606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"11b1f606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.av-steps{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:26px 18px;\n grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));max-width:1180px;margin-inline:auto}\n.av-steps *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.av-step{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;gap:14px;margin:0}\n.av-step__ring{position:relative;width:132px;height:132px;display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 auto}\n.av-step__ringsvg{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}\n.av-step__icon{position:relative;width:38px;height:38px}\n.av-step__label{margin:0;color:#1e1e1e;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;font-weight:600;max-width:16em}\n.av-step__num{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;\n width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;background:#c71434;color:#fff;\n font-size:12px;font-weight:700;margin-inline-end:6px;vertical-align:middle}\n@media (max-width:900px){.av-steps{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}\n@media (max-width:520px){.av-steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .av-step{flex-direction:row;text-align:start;gap:16px}\n .av-step__ring{width:92px;height:92px}.av-step__icon{width:28px;height:28px}}\n<\/style><ol class=\"av-steps\" dir=\"ltr\"><li class=\"av-step\"><span class=\"av-step__ring\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" class=\"av-step__ringsvg\"><circle cx=\"60\" cy=\"60\" r=\"45\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#c71434\" stroke-width=\"17\" stroke-dasharray=\"212 71\" stroke-linecap=\"butt\" transform=\"rotate(-52 60 60)\"\/><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"av-step__icon\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#c71434\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 4h6a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v1H8V5a1 1 0 0 1 1-1Z\"\/><path d=\"M8 6H6.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 5 7.5v11A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 6.5 20h11a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5v-11A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 17.5 6H16\"\/><path d=\"m8.6 11.2 1.4 1.4M10 11.2l-1.4 1.4M8.6 15.2l1.4 1.4M10 15.2l-1.4 1.4\"\/><path d=\"M12.5 12h3M12.5 16h3\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p class=\"av-step__label\"><span class=\"av-step__num\">1<\/span>Assess your profile and choose the right route<\/p><\/li><li class=\"av-step\"><span class=\"av-step__ring\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" class=\"av-step__ringsvg\"><circle cx=\"60\" cy=\"60\" r=\"45\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#f69395\" stroke-width=\"17\" stroke-dasharray=\"212 71\" stroke-linecap=\"butt\" transform=\"rotate(-52 60 60)\"\/><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"av-step__icon\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#f69395\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M7 4h10a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v9a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H7a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V5a1 1 0 0 1 1-1Z\"\/><path d=\"M8.5 7.5h7M8.5 10h7M8.5 12.5h4\"\/><circle cx=\"15.5\" cy=\"17\" r=\"2.6\"\/><path d=\"m13.9 19.1-.6 2.4 2.2-1.1 2.2 1.1-.6-2.4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p class=\"av-step__label\"><span class=\"av-step__num\">2<\/span>Sign the engagement and open your file<\/p><\/li><li class=\"av-step\"><span class=\"av-step__ring\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" class=\"av-step__ringsvg\"><circle cx=\"60\" cy=\"60\" r=\"45\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#c71434\" stroke-width=\"17\" stroke-dasharray=\"212 71\" stroke-linecap=\"butt\" transform=\"rotate(-52 60 60)\"\/><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"av-step__icon\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#c71434\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M7 4h7l4 4v12a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H7a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V5a1 1 0 0 1 1-1Z\"\/><path d=\"M14 4v4h4\"\/><path d=\"M9 12h6M9 15h6M9 18h3\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p class=\"av-step__label\"><span class=\"av-step__num\">3<\/span>Prepare and translate documents, book the appointment<\/p><\/li><li class=\"av-step\"><span class=\"av-step__ring\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" class=\"av-step__ringsvg\"><circle cx=\"60\" cy=\"60\" r=\"45\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#f69395\" stroke-width=\"17\" stroke-dasharray=\"212 71\" stroke-linecap=\"butt\" transform=\"rotate(-52 60 60)\"\/><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"av-step__icon\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#f69395\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"3.5\" y=\"6.5\" width=\"17\" height=\"11\" rx=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M3.5 10h17\"\/><path d=\"M6.5 14h4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><p class=\"av-step__label\"><span class=\"av-step__num\">4<\/span>Visa issued, plus arrival and settlement support<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13117b70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13117b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797abb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"797abb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2147220669.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19008\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b762c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b762c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c1126d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c1126d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b9e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"658b9e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> If the application is refused, are the fees returned? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db4a92c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db4a92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bc663c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61bc663c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. The government fee is not refundable, which is exactly why the initial assessment matters so much.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What if the startup does not succeed? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac45fcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ac45fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f86d75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f86d75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A company that has not progressed may not be able to convert to a self-employed permit. Planning the first year properly from the outset is critical.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I apply with a conventional business? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642d8125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"642d8125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad76d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad76d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. This route is reserved for genuinely innovative ventures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f92ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68f92ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f0d8aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23f0d8aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dcad92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10dcad92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you meet these conditions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec3e685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec3e685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have your Dutch startup profile assessed free of charge. A proper review before you file is what stops a refusal and a second round of costs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53421fb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53421fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ad9ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26ad9ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e546b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39e546b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/evaluation-form\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Assessment form <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cac3afa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cac3afa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d156426\" data-id=\"d156426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75fe55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d75fe55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The complete guide to the Netherlands startup visa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f596b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f596b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting a business in the Netherlands is not as hard as it looks. With a creative idea that can earn money, you can apply for the Dutch startup visa. A dynamic economy, first-class infrastructure and active government support for innovation have made the country a magnet for founders. The startup visa gives entrepreneurs from outside the EU a clear opportunity: partner with a recognised facilitator and build your innovative business on Dutch soil. Below is the full guide to applying.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17317\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-startup-visa.webp\" alt=\"Netherlands startup visa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-startup-visa.webp 1200w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-startup-visa-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-startup-visa-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-startup-visa-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34357ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34357ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living in the Netherlands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53a15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53a15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands is regularly ranked among the five happiest countries in the world, with high economic and social welfare, and its capital, Amsterdam, has repeatedly been named one of the safest and most attractive cities anywhere. Bordered by Germany and Belgium, the country has a population of around 18 million and is a constitutional monarchy.<br \/>A high standard of living combined with economic and commercial stability has made the Netherlands one of the world&#8217;s more popular destinations for investment and entrepreneurship. Nationals of EU and EEA countries and of Switzerland can enter and trade freely without a visa.<\/p><p>Founders from outside the EU with a creative, innovative and commercially viable idea can apply for the startup visa and, once a residence permit is granted, settle in the country with their family.<\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A look at the Dutch economy<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Netherlands sits inside the world&#8217;s top 20 economies and is built on open, export-driven trade. It runs Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, and records one of the highest <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDP<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per capita figures in the world. Its natural resources are substantial: the Groningen field was for decades one of Europe&#8217;s largest natural gas reserves, although production there has now been wound down. That resource base, together with the country&#8217;s location, underpins its strategic position and its wealth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7709aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7709aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Netherlands startup visa?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a3961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a3961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dutch startup visa is a one-year residence permit for foreign entrepreneurs who want to launch a new, innovative company in the Netherlands. The central condition is that you work with a recognised Dutch facilitator, an experienced organisation that supports the company through its first stages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b7b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b7b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Netherlands startup visa requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0997fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0997fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dutch immigration service, the IND, decides startup applications, and the decision period generally runs to three months. The route below is how a file is built.<\/p><h3>Finding a facilitator<\/h3><p>The first step towards a Netherlands startup visa is finding a facilitator to back your venture. The facilitator sets out a growth path based on your business plan and stays involved throughout the year. That involvement covers activity of the following kinds:<\/p><ul><li>Commercial and marketing<\/li><li>Operational<\/li><li>Managerial<\/li><li>Research and development<\/li><\/ul><h4>Conditions a Dutch startup facilitator must meet<\/h4><p>Facilitators recognised for the Dutch startup scheme must meet all of the following:<\/p><ul><li>Demonstrable experience in mentoring and growing businesses<\/li><li>A financially sound position<\/li><li>No history of financial fraud or abuse of any kind<\/li><li>No record of prior misconduct or complaints<\/li><li>No family relationship with the founder<\/li><\/ul><p>These conditions exist so that the organisation backing a founder does so without any expectation of financial or equity return, purely to <strong>make entrepreneurship possible<\/strong> for a genuinely innovative venture.<\/p><h3>Presenting an innovative product, service or plan<\/h3><p>The second step is putting forward a product or service that counts as innovative, meaning it creates real value for the Dutch economy. What qualifies as innovative is assessed against the following broad standards:<\/p><ol><li>The product or service must be new to the Netherlands.<\/li><li>The proposed venture must use new technology in how it produces or brings its offer to market.<\/li><li>The proposed venture must reflect an innovative way of working.<\/li><\/ol><p>Those standards are open to interpretation, which is why every startup plan is assessed by RVO, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, so that business plans are judged on a consistent professional basis. Specialist teams such as Aval Visa can review your plan for innovation and originality before it goes in, and advise on the next step.<\/p><h3>Turning the idea into a staged business plan<\/h3><p>Next you convert the idea into an executable business plan and submit it with full supporting detail. The plan must show that you hold an active operational role in the company; being a shareholder or a sponsor is not enough for a Dutch startup visa.<br \/>A business plan fit for assessment must include:<\/p><ul><li>Organisational structure<\/li><li>Company objectives<\/li><li>Legal form of the company<\/li><li>A list of personnel with detailed roles<\/li><li>The business idea, set out in full in the plan itself<\/li><li>An explanation of why the proposition is innovative<\/li><li>A description of first-year activity<\/li><\/ul><h3>Registering with the KVK<\/h3><p>The founder, together with the facilitator, registers the company with the KVK, the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, and obtains a KVK number. RVO assesses the registered plan at this stage. If you cannot handle the registration yourself, your facilitator will do it for you so you are ready to move on.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17843\" src=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-student-visa-1-1.webp\" alt=\"Netherlands startup visa requirements\" width=\"1357\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-student-visa-1-1.webp 1357w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-student-visa-1-1-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-student-visa-1-1-1024x329.webp 1024w, https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netherlands-student-visa-1-1-768x247.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><\/p><h3>Proving you can support yourself in the Netherlands<\/h3><p>The next step is showing sufficient means to live in the Netherlands and to run your business there. Once the application is approved, you collect your entry document from the Dutch embassy or consulate and travel.<br \/>From arrival you may stay longer than three months, and you register in the BRP, the Personal Records Database, at your local municipality. That registration puts your personal details on the municipal record where you live.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbaa40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bbaa40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Netherlands startup visa application works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee3dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee3dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your nationality requires an MVV, you apply for the provisional residence permit at the Dutch embassy or consulate before you travel; the residence permit itself is collected from the IND after you arrive. Your facilitator, or Aval Visa acting for you, can file the combined application with the Dutch immigration service so the MVV and the residence permit are handled in one procedure.<br \/>The IND decision period for a startup file runs to about three months. Once the permit is granted, the founder can live and work in the Netherlands entirely lawfully for one year.<\/p><p>Before that year is out you apply for the next permit. Throughout the startup year your permit is endorsed <em>arbeid is vrij toegestaan<\/em>, meaning you may work freely and no separate work permit is required. If you then want to hire staff from outside the Netherlands or outside the EU, you apply under the residence arrangement for essential personnel for startups, showing that bringing in that skilled person is necessary for the company to grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5545c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5545c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Netherlands startup visa costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a64a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a64a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ind.nl\/en\/fees-costs-of-an-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">fees for the Dutch startup visa<\/a> are paid in euros by the founder, and most of the amount covers the assessment of the file itself. Budget separately for document translation and similar costs.<br \/>The IND application fee for the startup permit is currently EUR 423, and the IND revises its fees every 1 January, so check the fee page before you pay. The costs of a Netherlands startup visa break down as follows:<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-654\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-654\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Startup Visa costs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Visa application fee: EUR 423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Proof of lasting, sufficient means of support: amount set by the IND and revised each January &#8211; check the current figure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Facilitator fee: EUR 2,000 to EUR 3,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-654 from cache -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89977af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89977af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of the Netherlands startup visa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5b86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5b86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The state of the Dutch economy and the standard of living there would be reason enough on their own. Beyond that, a startup permit brings the following:<\/p><ul><li>A strategic location with fast, easy access to the Belgian, German and UK markets<\/li><li>A very high standard of living, in one of the five happiest countries in the world<\/li><li>A multilingual society where Dutch and English are both spoken widely<\/li><li>A secure, stable business environment for investment<\/li><li>A place among the world&#8217;s most peaceful countries and among the safest countries for women<\/li><li>The standing to sign commercial contracts internationally and attend major trade fairs<\/li><li>Access to open markets without trade barriers<\/li><li>Schooling and university places for your children in Amsterdam, Leiden and other Dutch cities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236ffe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"236ffe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aval Visa services for the Netherlands startup visa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a20b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a20b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide has covered how to start a business in the Netherlands and how the startup visa works. Founders without an EU or Schengen passport can apply on the strength of an innovative plan alone, working with a facilitator and with the Aval Visa team behind the file. <br \/>For <a href=\"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/%d8%b1%d8%b2%d8%b1%d9%88-%d9%88%d9%82%d8%aa-%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%87\/\">a consultation and an assessment of your profile<\/a>, covering the route, the documents and realistic timelines, speak to our advisers. The decision belongs to the Dutch authorities; our job is to give them a file with nothing missing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62f652 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62f652\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd79fce\" data-id=\"fd79fce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Netherlands startup visa works: who qualifies, what a recognised facilitator does, what the business plan must contain, the IND fees and how the one-year permit converts to self-employed residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9165,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23949","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}