Voluntary insurance - For how long can you take out voluntary insurance?

Voluntary insurance for more than 10 years

You can take out voluntary insurance for more than 10 years if:

• you work for the Dutch government, or for a Dutch organization which carries out government tasks;
• you work for a development organisation which has been recognized by the Dutch government, such as War Child Netherlands or Oxfam Novib;
• you work for an international organization such as the United Nations or NATO;
• you have been commissioned to work for the Dutch government, and you are paid by the Dutch government;
• at the start of the voluntary insurance, you are 50 or over, live outside the Netherlands and receive a Dutch incapacity benefit (WAO), old age pension (AOW) or survivor benefit (Anw) of 35% or more of the gross minimum wage.
  In these cases, your partner and children who are living with you can also take out voluntary insurance for more than 10 years.

Voluntary insurance for less than 10 years

In certain situations, your voluntary insurance will end within 10 years. For example, when you turn 65 or if you return to the Netherlands. You can find more information on termination of voluntary insurance on the page You are going to live or work in the Netherlands again.