You work in the Netherlands

If you do not live in the Netherlands but you work in the Netherlands and you do not work in any other country, you are probably insured under the Wlz scheme (long-term care scheme).

Qualifying conditions

If you do not live in the Netherlands but you work in the Netherlands, you may be insured under the Wlz scheme (Long-term care scheme). Read the list of qualifying conditions below:

  • Your actual work activities are in the Netherlands. If you work for a Dutch company, or you receive profits from a Dutch company, but all your work activities are performed outside the Netherlands, you will normally not be insured under the Wlz scheme
  • You have not been posted to the Netherlands
  • You have the nationality of a country in the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ), or of Switzerland
  • You do not have the nationality of a country in the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), or of Switzerland, but you have both a work permit and a residence permit

Other situations

You will also be insured under the Wlz scheme in the following situations:

  • You work as an au pair in the Netherlands, for which you receive payment or board and lodging
  • You are doing a work placement in the Netherlands, for which you are paid at least minimum wage
  • You are studying in the Netherlands and you have a paid job alongside your studies

2 or more countries

If you work in the Netherlands but you also work in 1 or more other countries, you are not normally insured under the Wlz scheme.

Every situation is different

Our website cannot show you immediately whether or not you are insured under the Wlz scheme. Every situation is different. If you have any questions, please contact us. If you want to know whether you are insured, apply to us for an assessment of your Wlz insurance position.

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