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Will my employer be contacted when I apply for a DTV visa in the Netherlands?

DTV Visa Visa Application Employer Verification Remote Work GDPR Thailand Visa Rules

Anonymous *************

asked Aug 28, 2024

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I just applied for DTV visa in the Netherlands. I need to send an additional letter from my employer that they allow me to work abroad. I got that letter now, but my employer won’t be reachable from now on for a few weeks. Does anyone know if they will actually contact my employer to check?

Answer summary

The user applied for a DTV visa and requires an additional letter from their employer allowing them to work abroad. They have obtained the letter but are concerned about the fact that their employer will be unreachable for several weeks. Comments suggest that employer verification may not be common, especially within Europe due to GDPR regulations, indicating that the letter could suffice for compliance purposes.

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Seb ********

Not really. The letter should be plausible enough and in Europe most companies can’t verify anything anyway due to GDPR.

2 years ago

Karst ***********

Does your contract state explicitly that you are allowed to work remote?

2 years ago

Seb ********

Keep in mind you aren’t legally permitted to disclose your work contract to third parties including embassies without the employers consent. That’s proprietary information.

2 years ago

Karst ***********

@Seb *******

i guess that depends on the juristiction in which the contract applies...

2 years ago

Seb ********

@Karst **********

of course but I can’t think of any jurisdiction where that would be permitted. Of course that’s beside the point and doesn’t solve your problem. I think a letter with clearly spelled out terms would be best.

2 years ago

Anonymous *************

@Karst **********

yes it does say in my contract that I can work from home. But they still asking for a signed letter from my employer also.

2 years ago

Anonymous *************

Anonymous participant from home actually. But I can get the letter from my employer that states that I can work from outside Netherlands. But I’m worried that they would want to contact my employer to check… but the won’t be reachable for a few weeks.

2 years ago

Karst ***********

Anonieme deelnemer they will not do that, too much work, just a formality

2 years ago

Dave *****

Anonymous participant Work from home or does it explicitly say remote worker overseas? Big difference.

2 years ago