A recognized sponsorship is an important condition to attract highly skilled migrants. Highly skilled migrants are the international employees that have a local (Dutch) contract. If your company is not (yet) recognized as a sponsor our specialised immigration team gladly assists with the application recognized sponsorship. The sponsorship also speeds up your applications for other immigration procedures. How long it takes to become a recognized sponsor differs. If your company has had a presence in the Netherlands for more than 1,5 years this will be 1 month in most cases. If your company is new to the Netherlands the application might take up to 6 months. Once your company is a recognized sponsor it will take two to six weeks before your employee can travel to the Netherlands. How long exactly depends on your future employee's situation.