IND recognised sponsors breakfast session
10 September 2024Shortly before summer, Expat Centre Maastricht Region organised a breakfast session for employers who are Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst, IND erkende referenten (recognised sponsors).
An employer who is an IND recognised sponsor can register an international employee using an accelerated procedure known as: the Fast Track process. This is a service we offer in cooperation with the IND and Gemeente Maastricht’s Gemeente Loket (municipal service desk). The Fast Track process can save both new residents and their employers a lot of time when arranging formalities. Though, in practice, we find that the correct processes are not always followed, often because the employer is not fully aware of the possibilities.
So, our breakfast session was the perfect time for a refresher course. While our guests enjoyed fresh croissants and coffee, Jimmy Klaasse, the IND’s coordinator for Expat Centra across the Netherlands, explained the procedure and general conditions. Using our new handy Roadmap Employers Fast Track, Expat Centre Maastricht Region’s Hospitality Coach Bouchra Abdoussi showed how the Fast Track process can be used most effectively, and Gemeente Loket’s Monique Vermeeren supplemented with practical situations available at the municipal service desk and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls.
The session was well received, so much so that a repeat is planned later this year.
Roadmap Employers Fast Track