You don’t have to speak Dutch to work in the Netherlands – in fact, English is the main business language in many companies. However, it increases your chances if you do. To learn Dutch, you can find many Dutch language courses in the Netherlands.

You must have a residence permit and/or a work permit to live and/or work in the Netherlands. If you will be working in the Netherlands for less than 90 days, your employer must apply for an employment permit for you (Dutch) from the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV).

In order to work in the Netherlands, you will need both a residence permit to stay in the country as well as a separate work permit to be allowed to work. However, some applicants can apply for a Single Permit which combines both of those permits into one. This is called a GVVA and can be issued for one to three years.

You must have an employment contract with an employer in the Netherlands. You need a Single Permit (combined permit for residence en work) for paid work or work experience (exept for work experience within the framework of an EU action programme). Send the application form and the requisted evidence to the IND.

90 days
MALAYSIAN CITIZENS The stay in the Schengen States, however, may not exceed 90 days within a 180-days period. This means that once you have stayed for 90 days in any of the Schengen States, there will be a waiting period of 90 days imposed before you can re-enter any Schengen State.

Foreign nationals wishing to work in the Netherlands have to meet various requirements. People from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland often need a work permit, of which there are two types: an employment permit (TWV) and a single permit (GVVA), also known as a combined residence and work permit.

To be able to work in Europe, Malaysian nationals must go to the embassy or consulate of the European country where they wish to work and meet all of the respective requirements. Unlike the ETIAS, which is valid to visit all 26 Schengen nations, a work visa for a specific country might not be valid to work in another European country.

To use a document from Malaysia in the Netherlands, you must first have it legalised by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then you must have it legalised by the Netherlands embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Due to the coronavirus, the possibilities to have foreign documents legalised at an embassy or consulate-general are limited.

If you want to carry out work in the Netherlands, then you will normally need to apply for a work permit or a Single Permit (combined permit for residence and work). Both applications test whether ‘essential interests of the Netherlands’ are served thereby.

It may be issued as a single-entry, double-entry, or multiple-entry visa. Malaysia has visa waiver bilateral agreements in place with several European countries, which allow Malaysians to extend their stay in Europe for more than the initial 90 days permitted via ETIAS.