Both Belgium and the Netherlands have introduced new salary requirements for work permit applications which apply from January 2012. In Belgium the minimum annual salary required to get the ‘B type’ work permit has increased to 37,721 euros and to 62,934 euros for executive and senior management positions. In the Netherlands the minimum required annual salary for highly skilled workers from non-EEA countries is 51,239 euros for those over the age of 30, 37,575 euros for applicants who are younger than 30 years, and 29,931 euros for foreign graduates from a Dutch institution of higher education.