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In some cases, you may be exempt from the obligation to pay social security contributions, for example if you work for an international organisation, such as NATO or the European Union. If this is the case, you are not obliged to pay national insurance contributions.</p></div> <p>Last updated on 17 May 2021</p><p><span lang="nl" dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/wetten-en-regelingen/productbeschrijvingen/ontheffing-verzekeringsplicht-volksverzekering-bij-een-buitenlandse-uitkering-of-uitkering-van-een-internationale-organisatie" class="external" aria-label="Lees deze informatie in het Nederlands (opens external website)">Lees deze informatie in het Nederlands</a></span></p><h2>Applying for an exemption from paying national insurance contributions</h2> <p>The Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) provides a <a href="https://www.svb.nl/en/anw/exemption/if-you-do-not-wish-to-be-covered-by-the-dutch-national-insurance-schemes" class="external" aria-label="complete list of reasons for exemption from national insurance (opens external website)">complete list of reasons for exemption from national insurance</a>. Examples of exemptions are if you receive a foreign benefit or a benefit from an international organisation. The SVB website has forms for each situation and you can use one of those forms to apply for an exemption.</p><h2>Laws and regulations (in Dutch)</h2> <p><span lang="nl" dir="ltr"><a href="https://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0010182&paragraaf=3&artikel=21a" class="external" aria-label="Besluit uitbreiding en beperking kring verzekerden volksverzekeringen 1999, artikelen 21a t/m 22 (opens external website)">Besluit uitbreiding en beperking kring verzekerden volksverzekeringen 1999, artikelen 21a t/m 22</a></span></p><h2>Found what you were looking for?</h2> <div class="ctaWrapper"> <a href="https://foq.youreurope.europa.eu/info-service-noft" class="btnCta external" aria-label="Rate this page (opens external website)"> Rate this page</a> </div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> </div><aside> <div class="brick banner"> <a href="https://europa.eu/youreurope/index.htm#en"> <img alt="Logo of the Your Europe, the digital gateway of the European Union." src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/banners-en-uitgelichtjes/sdg-logo/base-logo-ms-tagline-01nieuw.png"> </a> </div> <div class="brick banner"> <a href="/contact"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" id="Layer_1" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 270 160" x="0px" xml:space="preserve" y="0px"> <style type="text/css"> .stijl01 { fill: #FFFFFF; stroke: #CBD2E3; stroke-width: 4; stroke-miterlimit: 10; } .stijl02 { fill: #111111; font-size: 23px; font-family: "RO Sans", Calibri, Verdana, sans-serif; } .stijl03 { fill: #17628c; font-weight: bold; font-size: 31px; font-family: "RO Sans", Calibri, Verdana, sans-serif; } </style> <rect class="stijl01" height="160" width="270"/> <text class="stijl03" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 64 43)">Questions?</text> <text class="stijl02" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 49 95)">Contact the Public</text> <text class="stijl02" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 41 125)">Information Service</text> </svg></a> </div> <div class="brick belongsTo"> <h2>Ministry responsible</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/ministries/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-employment">Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment</a></li> </ul> </div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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