Everaert Advocaten works in all areas of Dutch immigration and naturalisation law. Clients are individuals, artists, athletes and sports clubs, the religious, cultural institutions and other non-profit organisations, students and universities, mid-size to small companies and multinational corporations both in and outside of the country. The office does not handle asylum cases.
In all areas of their practice, Everaert Advocaten is influenced by rules and the rights of the European Union, the community law. Immigration procedures can take a completely different course as soon as a national or company from one of the member states of the European Union becomes involved. Knowledge of community law and its application in daily practice is one of the strengths of our office.
Everaert Advocaten can oversee the registration of both Dutch companies and Dutch branches of foreign companies and multinationals at the desk of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service that handles highly-skilled employees (known as kennismigranten in Dutch). This can accelerate the process for foreign employees who are relocating with or without their families to the Netherlands. Everaert Advocaten can also act as the legal representatives for these companies and arrange all of their applications at the desk and the Expatcenter Amsterdam.
Everaert Advocaten has been working for several years as legal advisor and immigration services provider to multinationals with offices or their European headquarters in the Netherlands. Foreign entrepreneurs, and middle- to small sized companies, who want to expand to Europe and set up their business in the Netherlands will find extensive experience and knowledge at Everaert Advocaten. We are involved in several initiatives in all kinds of industries such as IT, financial services, Bio and Life Sciences, Industrial Technology, the creative industries, construction, and harbour and transport sectors.
Everaert Advocaten caters to international businesses with an experienced team of lawyers and supporting staff. Our immigration services include processing of large volumes of immigration application for employees, including their dependants, for large projects in the Netherlands as well as in other Member States of the European Union. This also applies in cases of the secondment of foreign employees of non-profit organisations and international organisations. The business team of Everaert Advocaten has a large international network and goes beyond giving immigration advice and processing applications. Our immigration solutions may result in the establishment of an in-house immigration department and also includes administrative solutions, audits at regular intervals and in-house training (on immigration procedures) of the company's HR staff.
Foreign employees who relocate to The Netherlands together with their families not only need to have their own visa and work permits arranged, they also need to settle all kinds of practical issues. Making arrangements for moving their household goods and finding good health insurance are but two examples. For the company it is of the utmost importance that the new employee can focus on his/her new job without having to worry about these things.
Everaert Immigration Lawyers can do more than arrange work permits and residence permits. If needed, we can provide the extra personal assistance which will make the new employee and his/her accompanying family feel at home.
Our China Desk offers immigration solutions that meet the needs of our clients. Whether you are a multinational corporation, a small company or a private individual who wants to set up a business in the Netherlands, we are able to provide you with immigration advice and assistance.
Thanks to our extensive knowledge of Chinese language and culture we are able to offer the highest standards of service and advice to Chinese companies as well as to private individuals.
For more information please contact Vera Kidjan, Adam Diels or Nina Matt.
Our Japan Desk offers tailor-made services for its Japanese clients, if necessary in Japanese. For more information and contact details click here (pdf opens in new tab).
In order to offer immigration advice to artists, athletes and clergymen who want to live and work in the Netherlands, our lawyers are required to know not only the rules, but to also have an understanding of the specific type of art, sport or religion. Due to their particular interest, a few of us have made these application procedures our speciality.
In the past few years, the regulations have become stricter for foreign nationals to live with their families in the Netherlands. Consider the young immigrants who would like to marry in their own country, Dutch nationals who choose to marry a foreign bride or groom, gay couples who would like to live together or marry in the Netherlands, the elderly family member who’s family in the Netherlands would like to care for him or under-aged children whose father or mother would like to reunite. Everaert Advocaten is trusted with such cases, to advise, guide and implement legal procedures to the highest authority, whenever necessary.
Everaert Advocaten also handles residency cases in the following areas:
Legal Clinic for individual cases Read more >>
With a view to the adoption of a foreign child to the Netherlands, you may need a lawyer specialised in adoption. Foreign rules may also run into conflict in case of the law of names and in parentage law. If you experience problems as a result of a foreign decision on paternity or a foreign decision concerning your legal parentage, this may be because Dutch rules governing the choice of laws are engaged. For questions on the adoption of your adopted child, the recognition of a birth certificate that has been drawn up abroad, or of foreign first names and surnames, please contact our conflict of laws specialists.