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← 🇳🇱 Tweede Kamer/WETGEVING4948c009-d549-4b98-95e1-b511c87c62ee

Herziening van de Wet arbeid vreemdelingen

Stage otherUpdated 6d ago

This is a Dutch national bill, handled in the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives), that proposes changes to the Wet arbeid vreemdelingen (Foreign Nationals Employment Act). The Act sets the conditions under which employers in the Netherlands may hire people who are not Dutch or EU citizens, mainly through work permits and exemptions. The metadata does not state the specific changes, so the exact aims are unclear from this summary alone. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text. The bill would mainly affect employers who hire non-EU workers, as well as foreign nationals seeking or holding work in the Netherlands. Recruitment agencies and authorities that enforce labour migration rules may also be affected. Details of any changes to permit requirements or obligations should be checked in the full bill text.

National vote coverage: Netherlands-only