Temporary work in the Netherlands

When you reside or work (temporary) in the Netherlands, you are usually obliged to take out healthcare insurance in the Netherlands. Are you for temporay work in the Netherlands? Even then, you are usually obliged to take out Dutch health insurance.

Are you staying or residing in the Netherlands?

You can only live in one country at a time. When you reside in the Netherlands, your ties with that country are stronger than those with your country of origin. For example: you reside in the Netherlands if your family lives here too. You are staying in the Netherlands when you are here only to work. In that case, your country of residence is your country of origin.

Staying and working in the Netherlands

If you are just here to work for a Dutch employer, you are obliged to take out health insurance. This can be done through your employer, but you can also take out your own health insurance with a Dutch healthcare insurer. HollandZorg Public is a good choice in that respect. In addition to the compulsory public healthcare insurance, you can take out our supplementary HollandZorg Insurance for additional reimbursements.

Please note! If you take out a new HollandZorg public healthcare insurance that commences before 1 January 2023, you can still choose from supplementary (and/or dental) insurance. If the healthcare insurance commences after 1 January 2023, you can only take out the HollandZorg public healthcare insurance.

Do your family members reside in an EU/EEA country or Switzerland? Then it may be possible to have them co-insured.

Temporary work in the Netherlands for an employer or employment agency

Will you be working in the Netherlands temporarily for your employer or an employment agency from your country of residence? Then you will be subject to different rules. For more information, read the leaflet 'Living and working in the Netherland' of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.

Living and working in the Netherlands

Do you reside and work in the Netherlands? In that case, you are obliged to take out Dutch health insurance. You can do this with any healthcare insurer, including HollandZorg. In addition to the compulsory public healthcare insurance, you take out the HollandZorg supplementary insurance for additional reimbursements.

Please note! If you take out a new HollandZorg public healthcare insurance that commences before 1 January 2023, you can still choose from supplementary (and/or dental) insurance. If the healthcare insurance commences after 1 January 2023, you can only take out the HollandZorg public healthcare insurance.

If your family members also reside in the Netherlands, they will be obliged to take out health insurance too. Children up to the age of 18 years must be insured, but do not pay premiums. Our online application module enables you to take out HollandZorg health insurance for yourself, your partner and children.