If you want to bring your partner, family, or business to the Netherlands, or you already live in the Netherlands and you want to know what your options are for permanent residence or citizenship, Everaert Advocaten can help you. They will support you with all your immigration matters, be it for a short or for a long stay.
Currently, Everaert Advocaten has a team of 16 lawyers and three paralegals plus administrative assistance, providing migration solutions tailored to expats and their families, international companies, SME’s, entrepreneurs and artists. They offer services and advise private and corporate clients on the following matters:
The main languages of communication are Dutch and English. Additionally, Everaert Advocaten also offers support in Mandarin, with a dedicated staff of native speakers.
Thanks to their extensive experience and up-to-date knowledge of current developments in national and international migration law, Everaert Advocaten can provide clients with effective solutions and strategic advice for specific migration needs.
Everaert Advocaten has excellent working relationships with many Dutch government agencies, notably the Immigration Department (IND), the Netherlands Labour Authority (NLA), and Dutch consulates abroad. The firm is an official partner of the expat service centres in Amsterdam (IN Amsterdam), Rotterdam (Rotterdam International Centre) and The Hague (The Hague International Centre).
As of March 2023, Everaert Advocaten is proud to call itself official partner of Lawyers for Lawyers. Lawyers for Lawyers is committed to upholding a free and independent legal profession and stands up for fellow lawyers, who are threatened or prosecuted for their work, in every corner of the world. With this partnership, Everaert Advocaten will contribute to this good cause in the coming years. Because every lawyer should be able to practise their profession freely and independently!
Everaert Advocaten is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the leading firms in migration law in the Netherlands. Since their founding in 1982, Everaert Advocaten has built an impressive curriculum of publications, media appearances and research papers. Its lawyers are on the editorial boards of professional magazines, such as the jurisprudence publications "Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht", "Journaal Vreemdelingenrecht" and "Asiel&Migrantenrecht".
The firm's legal experts regularly contribute to training sessions and lectures at the University of Leiden and the University of Amsterdam. Some of the firm’s lawyers teach professional courses on immigration law to lawyers and HR professionals for Sdu and OSR. Two of the firm’s lawyers are featured as Thought Leaders in the Who's Who Legal (WWL) - Corporate Immigration, an influential ranking of the foremost legal practitioners worldwide.
Furthermore, Everaert Advocaten is part of a global network, exchanging knowledge on immigration law with lawyers from all over the world. As such, they can refer you to other specialised firms overseas if needed.
You are welcome to get in touch with the team at Everaert Advocaten with all your immigration-related questions and concerns. They look forward to meeting you!