George Qiao is a partner and co-founder of Mynta Law. He is a qualified Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. 

George specializes in Dutch immigration laws for private individuals and entrepreneurs. His clients are mostly expats who either live in the Netherlands or wish to relocate here. From a pragmatic and client-oriented point of view, George counsels his diverse clients highly effectively on various applications for Dutch residence and work permits. George is also excellently equipped to intervene successfully in cases involving the (imminent) revocation of residence permits. With his particularly resolute legal analysis, George often wards his clients against unnecessary missteps. George's client care has been duly certified by the English Law Society. 

George graduated with an LL.B. and an LL.M. degree in Dutch laws from the VU University Amsterdam ("Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam").  In addition to Dutch and EU laws, George has a good understanding of the English and American common laws.  George graduated with an LL.M. degree in US Law from Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University (Virginia, USA).  

Areas of expertise

George has successfully obtained the following types of permits and/or statuses for his clients:

• Permanent residence (Dutch indefinite permit, EU Long-term permit);
• (Re-)obtaining Dutch nationality;
• European blue card;
• Highly skilled migrant permit;
• Scientific researcher permit;
• Dutch American Friendship Treaty permit;
• Dutch Japanese Commerce & Navigation Treaty permit;
• Economically inactive permits for people who obtained the status of EU long term in other EU Member States;
• Stay with family (partner or child);
• Chavez-Vilchez permit (stay with Dutch child);
• Search year;
• Humanitarian non-temporary permit;
• General employment permit (eg. professional athlete permit);
• Brexit (permanent) permit;
• Permanent residence permits for EU citizens and their family members;
• Entrepreneur permit;
• Start up permit;

In addition to the aforementioned general residence queries, George has helped more than a dozen elderly non-EU parents obtain residence rights on the basis of their relationship with their adult EU child.

• How can elderly parents immigrate to the EU?

Languages

George is proficient in Dutch, English and Mandarin.