From Visa to Front Door
How NL.works added an embedded housing arm to deliver end-to-end corporate relocation - without building a real estate function of its own.
- Placements managed
- 41+
- Success Rate
- 88%
- Median viewing to offer
- 16 days
- Partnership since
- 2023
Overview
NL.works is a Netherlands-based provider of relocation, immigration and payroll services for companies hiring internationally — visas, legal compliance, payroll administration and onboarding for highly skilled talent moving to the Netherlands. Its corporate clients increasingly expect one end-to-end relocation experience, not a chain of specialists.
The challenge
The structural gap in immigration-only services
Immigration and payroll teams are exceptional at the legal, visa and compliance workstreams. Housing search is a different discipline entirely. A visa can be approved on schedule and still leave an employee unable to start work, because the Dutch onboarding chain runs through a registered address.
For a provider that also runs payroll, the last link is the one that bites. Pointing clients at unvetted portals put the NL.works name behind outcomes it could not control, capped what it could pitch to global accounts, and pulled specialist staff into tenancy questions all day.
The solution
A true embedded partnership
A smooth transition for employees
NL.works integrated Relocify's destination and home-finding services directly into its corporate packages — not as a referral, but as a built-in workstream alongside immigration and payroll.
Triggered at visa initiation
The moment NL.works opens an immigration file, Relocify is engaged. Housing search begins remotely, so by the time the visa is stamped, the lease is already in progress.
Native-language account management
Relocify's account managers — including native-language support for key client populations — educate employees, set realistic timelines, and absorb the emotional load that would otherwise reach the NL.works team.
“Partnering with Relocify allows us to include professional housing support as part of our broader relocation offering, while keeping the process coordinated and straightforward for both the company and the employee.”
Why it works: buyers compare end-to-end packages, not workstreams — and housing built in-house is heavy, high-liability work.
The result
A predictable process for both Employer and NL.works
NL.works delivers a complete housing workstream with no specialist headcount, no portfolio liability and no operational drag on its immigration and payroll teams.
88% completion rate
Only 12% of employees found a home independently
2-day
Fastest placement from introduction to accepted offer.
16-day
Median search
Where the partnership goes next
Relocify continues supporting new relocation cases and scaling alongside. Whether it's 1 relocation a month or 5 we're always able to support any volume.
“Our corporate clients increasingly value having one point of contact throughout their relocation journey. ”
Olga EriushevaSettle Service Manager, NL.worksMore case studies
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