How Nizar got his highly skilled migrant permit

As a student in the Netherlands, Nizar did not know much about how the residence permit system works. As soon as he finished his studies, he applied for the search visa, which allowed him to work with different employers without any specific requirements. During the period where he had the search year residence permit, he found a job where he wanted to stay long term. However, as soon as his residence permit was running out, he received a call from his employment agency saying that he had to do something about it and they could not help him out. At the time he had only 1 month left in his search year.

As a result, he had an extremely stressful time because the issue would most likely result in a residence gap, which would reset his 4 years residing in the country. The traditional process would have been complex and time-consuming, and he was facing the possibility of having to leave the Netherlands despite having found suitable employment.

During the last 10 days, the company where Nizar was working managed to get in contact with All About Expats. He got forwarded to Patrick who takes care of residence permits. Patrick requested some copies of his documents that Nizar delivered within the day which also got processed that same day. After hearing his concern, Patrick reassured him that he should not worry, and just focus on his work, he would take care of the rest. During the phone call Patrick explained that he had received far worse cases where some residence permits were expiring in less than a couple of days, and Nizar's case was much better.

To fix the tight timeline issue, Jill booked him an appointment during the same week with the IND (despite the IND being always fully booked and only having openings after a month of the day of the request). In this appointment he got a sticker on his passport that allowed him to live and work in the Netherlands at his usual company while waiting for a decision from the IND. The residence permit request was eventually approved, and he continued working at the company where he was employed.

Patrick and Jill successfully managed to get Nizar his highly skilled migrant permit without any residence gaps. The process was handled professionally and efficiently, allowing Nizar to continue his employment without interruption. The quick turnaround time and expert handling of the case prevented what could have been a major disruption to his career and life in the Netherlands.

Fast forward a couple of years, Nizar decided to quit his job to study his master's degree. Patrick saw that his contract was ending and offered him a job at All About Expats because his profile matched the requirements of the job. He accepted the offer and worked alongside his studies, demonstrating the long-term relationship and trust built through the successful case resolution.