The Dutch Senate has approved new changes to the 30% ruling for employees recruited from abroad.
The Netherlands has introduced important changes to the European Blue Card scheme, making it more accessible to highly qualified professionals from outside the EU.
On 20 October 2021 a revised directive on the European Blue Card was adopted. Turning this amendments into national legislation process has been delayed and expected to be done in the first quarter of 2024. But some of the rules from the revised Directive did take effect on 18 November 2023.