New salary criteria for highly skilled migrants and European Blue Card 2025

The following new salary criteria will apply to highly skilled migrants from 1 January 2025.

€5688 (older than 30 years)
€4171 (younger than 30 years)
€2989 (Dutch graduates)

In addition, the following salary criteria will apply to holders of a European Blue Card from 1 January 2025:

€5688 (highly educated employees)
€4551 (Dutch graduates)

Please note that these are fixed gross monthly salaries in money (excluding holiday pay and a possible bonus). If you would like to know more about a residence permit as a highly skilled migrant or European Blue Card, please contact us.