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As for all foreign nationals, professional soccer clubs must also have a work permit (twv) or combined permit for residence and work (gvva) for professional soccer players. The starting point from the Netherlands Act on Employment of Foreigners is that a restrictive admission policy also applies to employees in the sports sector.
In this article, Sander Groen discusses the conditions for employing professional soccer players from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. As for all foreign nationals, professional soccer clubs must also have a work permit (twv) or combined permit for residence and work (gvva) for professional soccer players. The starting point from the Netherlands Act on Employment of Foreigners is that a restrictive admission policy also applies to employees in the sports sector.