As of November 29, 2016 the Netherlands will implement the European ICT Directive re. entry and residence of third country residents who will work for a group company within the EU, while they remain under contract with the group outside the EU. Moreover, once the ICT license has been issued a worker can more easily be transferred to a group company in another Member State (mobility).The ICT regulation will be applicable to executives, specialists and trainees only. For such cases, the highly skilled migrant procedure can not be applied anymore. A combined work- and residence permit can be granted for a maximum of 3 years, for trainees the maximum period is 1 year.
The relevant legislation is complex. Please, do consult your advisor.