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Tax year 2026

Visa Salary Check: Highly Skilled Migrant and EU Blue Card 2026

Does a job offer meet the IND salary requirement for a highly skilled migrant (kennismigrant) permit or an EU Blue Card? Enter the salary as it appears in the offer and see what the IND counts, the 2026 norm that applies to you, and whether the 30% ruling's salary norm is met too.

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Below the visa salary requirement−€ 927
Salary the IND counts, per month€ 5.015
Your 2026 norm, per month (Highly skilled migrant, 30 or older)€ 5.942
Lowest year salary to ask for (incl. 8% holiday pay)€ 77.100

30% ruling salary norm

Below the 30% ruling norm✕
Taxable salary a year with the ruling€ 45.500
30% ruling norm (taxable salary a year)€ 48.013
What the IND counts€ 927

Gross per month, without holiday allowance (ind.nl, 2026 amounts).

Salary in the offer, a year
€ 65.000
Per month
€ 65.000 / 12
€ 5.417
Without the 8% holiday allowance
€ 5.417 / 1.08
€ 5.015
=
Counted per month
€ 5.015
Norm for 2026
€ 5.942
=
Short by
€ 5.015 − € 5.942
€ 927
30% ruling salary norm€ 2.513

Tested on the taxable salary a year, after the 30% is taken out; holiday pay and a 13th month count here.

Taxable salary a year with the ruling
70% of the gross year salary
€ 45.500
Norm
€ 48.013
=
Below the norm by
€ 2.513

Based on the IND's 2026 amounts (gross per month, excluding holiday allowance). The IND applies the amount valid on the day it receives the application, at your age on that day. Only the employer, a recognised sponsor, can apply, and the IND makes the final decision; check unusual pay (bonuses, allowances in kind, part-time) with the employer or an immigration lawyer.

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