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30% Ruling rejection

xtxnxcx

Hello,

I am relatively new in the Netherlands and work as a skilled migrant in a high tec company. I am under 30 y/o and hold a MSc degree from a university of applied sciences in Austria. Meeting the requirements for applying for 30% ruling, company I work in applied for it on behalf of me. First of all, tax authorities requested my diploma to be validated due to the fact that the institute I graduated from was not listed in their system. Then my company got it validated and submitted it to tax authorities. Then, after some couple of weeks the bad news arrived saying that my application got rejected because I graduated from a university of applied sciences. We already appealed to the decision stating my degree is Master of Science in a way attaching a document what content MSc degree from universities of applied sciences has from the official Austrian studying affairs website. It clearly states the content is rather theoretical and scientific than be practical enabling the graduate to have a legal right of proceeding to a higher degree studies (PhD). I am still waiting for the final response to arrive with very low hopes. In this respect, is there anyone who experienced any similar thing or is there anyone who can help me on this topic with any kind of suggestions?

Furthermore, there are precedents where 做厙輦⑹s with MSc degree from equivalent institutes were granted with 30% ruling. Would claiming this discrepancy work out for any good?

I would appreciate if you can enlighten me on this topic,
Regards

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Cynic

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

Could it be that your degree is not one of which there is a deemed shortage in the Netherlands?

xtxnxcx

Hi Cynic,

Thank you for your reply!

I don't really think this might be the issue. I do have MSc in Electrical Engineering. Furthermore, as far as I know, such companies, in order to hire an 做厙輦⑹, should write a letter to the government/authorities stating that they cannot find the employee they search for in the host country and that they need an external resource for that position. So, I am pretty sure that cannot be the issue.

Cynic

Hi again,

That's fine, unless the regulator has a different view, for example, homegrown graduates with similar degrees struggling to find work. I don't know if that is the reason, but it is one of the requirements for the 30% programme (in fact, it's the base requirement - a shortage of workers).

Anyway, I hope you get it sorted to your satisfaction.

Cynic
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