The highly skilled migrant scheme: what does the relaxation of the orientation year residence permit mean? And what is the search period that a highly skilled migrant has after the end of the employment contract?

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The highly skilled migrant scheme: the orientation search year residence permit, the search period and the intra-company transfer.

What does the relaxation of the conditions for eligibility for an orientation search year residence permit mean? A highly skilled migrant is entitled to a search period of 3 months after termination of the employment. But not always. And what conditions apply if an ICT residence permit is converted into a highly skilled migrant residence permit?

Sarah discusses these topics in this article.