Yukaridaki linkte, Ankara Anlasmasi'ni da kapsayan Hollanda Serbest Meslek Calisma ve Oturma Izni basvurulari hakkinda 2016 yilinda yapilmis akademik bir arastirma hakkinda bir makale yer aliyor. Yayin Hollandaca ancak bazi onemli kisimlarini Ingilizceye cevirerek asagiya aktardim. Konuyla ilgilenenlerin mutlaka okumalarini tavsiye ederim. Cok carpici ve faydali bilgilere yer veriliyor. Ornegin 2016 yilinda Ankara Anlasmasi kanaliyla yapilan 1370 basvurudan sadece 123 tanesine onay verilmesi, IND ve RVO'nun, Is Planinin incelenmesi icin prensipte 4 aylik bir sure uzerinde anlasmis olmalari ancak son yillarda bu surenin 6 aya kadar uzamis olmasi, Turkiye'den yapilan basvurularda Brexit oncesinde bile gorulen inanilmaz artis, ve RVO'nun top sector (oncelikli, tesvik edilecek endustriler) olarak belirledigi is alanlarindaki basvurulara pek bilinmese de extra puan vermesi (bu sektorlerin listesini surada bulabilirsiniz: https://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/innovatie-en-topsectoren/topsectoren)...
In the two-year research period, the IND made 2,467 decisions of Turks who apply for admission as a self-employed person had; less than 1% were granted.
Among all applications from Turkish citizens, the applications that came from Association Agreement were 1370 and the approval rate was 0.9% (approx. 123).
Although there is no legal period for the RVO advice; RVO and IND agreed that RVO advises within four months. Until mid-2014, deadlines were exceeded frequently, partly because files were not quickly forwarded for advice. Then the process was improved: the IND now forwards files to the RVO fairly quickly and makes a decision within a few days of receiving the RVO advice. That deadline was met in 2015 but the advisory period has now increased again to six months. It now certainly takes six months before an initial decision is made and this is due to the high workload at the RVO, partly caused by the applications from Turkish self-employed persons.
Sometimes the RVO advisors use the space in the points system to award some extra points for experience in the knowledge economy or in a 'top sector'. As an example, business experience with clean energy should be considered (top sector energy) or with sustainable food (top sector agri & food). This fits within the intention of the policy, but it is not transparent. In the comments section of the points system there is no indication that top sectors have an advantage (applicant is not aware of this).
Overall, manufacturers were in the minority amongst all applicants, but approval rates were among them highest: 53% of the manufacturers received a positive advice and thus a residence permit, while only 13% of traders and 5% of service providers did so. Most applicants were service providers. Entrepreneurs who trade between the Netherlands and their country of origin, entrepreneurs with international education, and entrepreneurs who speak multiple languages have an advantage as well.
In total, the applicant can receive 50 points for financing. This involves looking at solvency, balance sheet total, achieved turnover and liquidity forecast. An entrepreneur with a balance sheet total of more than €50,000, of which more than half of equity will receive 20 points for this. Points for achieved turnover (minimum € 35,000) therefore only goes to existing companies. In the 124 immigration files examined, 27 entrepreneurs received points for their financial position or because they had generated turnover or because their equity levels provided sufficient security to avoid stagnation
to catch. A total of 19 of them received positive advice, 8 received this advice upon the first application. The other 11 entrepreneurs only received a positive decision after submitting an objection
advice. That may be because they only submitted their application at the stage when they were financially substantiated.
From the rejection letters from the IND and the negative advice RVO shows that the financial substantiation of the business plan is often assessed as inadequate. Examples are: a turnover forecast is not or insufficiently substantiated, promotional costs are mentioned in a business plan but next not budgeted, or no account is included in the financial documents for wages to be paid (for the entrepreneur himself) or payment of taxes. An overall review of the files indicate that applicants underestimate the importance of a good business plan, where marketing plan and financial plan must be coordinated
And complement each other. RVO probably does not ask much at this point than a bank would ask to assess whether an entrepreneur is eligible for financing. RVO also immediately awards 50 points for a business plan that has financing from a Dutch bank.
Added value concerns 'innovation', job creation and investments. Only a small group of the entrepreneurs surveyed received points for added value, which sometimes did not always result in a residence permit. Innovativeness is mainly measured on the basis of patents. However there are some exceptions: A notable entrepreneur with added value was an Egyptian potato, vegetables and fruit trader. He received 50 points for added value: 20 points because he proved that his business have created or will be creating new jobs (2-5 FTE) and 30 points because he invested €150,000 in cold storage and rented an office building. Among the files examined were 11 entrepreneurs who received a residence permit partly thanks to their added value for the Netherlands.
The file investigation revealed that, when applying the points system, a business that serves 'a substantial Dutch interests', applies to:
- Experienced entrepreneurs who can prove financial stability
- Higher education is an advantage, but not a must
- The points system offers room for admission of
o traditional and innovative entrepreneurs who are active in a top sector (priority sectors identified by the Ministry of Economy)
o preferably manufacturers, but some service providers and traders were also welcome.