International secondment - In which country do you have to pay social insurance contributions?

You work outside the Netherlands temporarily

If you start working outside the Netherlands temporarily, you will usually stay insured in the Netherlands. We refer to this as 'secondment'. You continue to pay social insurance contributions to the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst). 

You work outside the Netherlands permanently

If you start working outside the Netherlands permanently, you will no longer be covered by the Dutch social insurance schemes for e.g. old age pension, child benefit and incapacity for work. Instead, you will be covered in the country where you work, and you will have to pay contributions in that country.

Register as a self-employed person in the country where you work

You should register as a self-employed person in the country where you work. We would also advise you to inquire what exactly you are insured for in that country.

• More information about the procedures in Belgium is given below under Bureau for Belgian Affairs (Bureau voor Belgische Zaken).
• For information about other countries, you can send us an email at id.verzekeringen@svb.nl. Please state in what country you are going to work and at what telephone number you can be reached. We will then reply within one week.