Council of State's ruling on the matter of two conventions
On 24 December the Council of State determined, in a court ruling, that employers of Japanese employees no longer have to possess a work permit. This applies to all forms of work that are subject to the Labour Act for Aliens (Wav). Nor is employment advice required within the context of a combined permit for residence and work. Employees who are Japanese nationals do have to have a residence permit subject to the restriction 'paid employment'. The ruling was the result of two conventions, namely:
•the Treaty of Trade and Navigation between the Netherlands and Japan dating from 1913 and
•the Treaty of Friendship, Settlement and Commerce between the Netherlands and Switzerland dating from 1875.
The court ruling applies both to work-related residence permits and to residence permits issued within the context of studies. The remaining conditions of residency do remain in force. For instance, a highly skilled migrant will have to fulfil the restriction subject to which the residence permit was issued.
The information on the website has been amended in connection with the above-mentioned alteration. See the following for more information.