You are a highly skilled migrant

A highly skilled migrant is allowed to work in a country because they have specific scientific knowledge. As a highly skilled migrant, you are entitled to health insurance in the Netherlands.

How do you apply for a basic health-care plan with ONVZ?

If you are coming to the Netherlands to work as a highly skilled migrant, you are entitled to Dutch health insurance.

If you would like to apply for the ONVZ basic health-care plan, we need the following information:

application for the basic health-care plan
signed and completed statement of employer or statement of accountant

Once we have received all required documents, we will determine the commencement date of your basic health-care plan. We may contact you to request additional documents.

Send in documents in time

Please send in all documents mentioned above in time.

if we receive all required documents within 4 months of the date you are eligible for a basic health-care plan, your basic health-care plan will start retroactively
if we receive all required documents after the 4 months has passed, your basic health-care plan will take effect once ONVZ has received all of the necessary documents

Family members

If your family members come with you to the Netherlands and they have been issued a residence permit, they may be entitled to health insurance in the Netherlands.

Wether your family members are - or are not - entitled to health insurance in the Netherlands depends on the reason their permit was issued.

If your family members would like to apply for the ONVZ basic health-care plan as well, please send us the following information.
- application for the basic health-care plan
In addition, we will check whether your family members are registered with a Dutch local council and why they were issued a residence permit. Once we have received the application for the basic health-care plan and all the required documents we will determine the commencement date of their basic health-care plan. We may contact you to request additional documents.