Articles in Startup Visa Eligibility. Practical answers for founders, not a documentation portal.
RVO advises the IND on whether your product or service is innovative. Official language points to something new to The Netherlands, new technology, or a new way of working. There is no public score, and nobody can promise RVO’s advice.
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No published start-up requirement says you must speak Dutch to get the one-year start-up residence permit. The tests are facilitator, innovation, plan, KVK registration, and means.
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Yes, a small company can qualify. Official start-up requirements do not set a minimum turnover, team size, or funding round. The tests are innovation, a realistic step-by-step plan, a facilitator, KVK registration, and sufficient means.
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The weak ideas are not “small.” They are not new. If the product or service already exists in The Netherlands and you will deliver it in the usual way, the start-up route is the wrong permit.
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A 60-minute route assessment. The €199 is credited once, within 14 days, toward the next programme that matches the route. A self-employed review is not credited toward startup-visa facilitation. Immigration decisions remain with the IND.
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