Dutch health insurance for international workers

Dutch basic health insurance cover

The Dutch basic health insurance package is a must for everyone living and working in the Netherlands. With this basic cover, you are entitled to most basic medical treatments, including:

• general practitioner (GP) visits
• hospital treatment; with very wide national coverage of almost all hospitals in the Netherlands.
• emergency care

The Dutch government decides what exactly is covered by the basic health insurance each year. This cover is the same for everyone. 

Our basic health insurance is the most popular insurance among migrant workers in the Netherlands.

How to get health insurance

1. Organise your own insurance with HollandZorg
2. Get insured through your employment agency

If you work for an employment agency, your employer can arrange health insurance for you. However, you remain responsible for your health insurance situation. If you're not sure whether you can get health insurance through your employer or need to organise your own, ask your employer. HollandZorg has contracts with a large number of temporary employment agencies in the Netherlands. 

Tailor-made insurance for migrant workers

Does your Dutch employer arrange HollandZorg health insurance for you? In that case, international workers who get their insurance through their employer, can count on a  insurance package with clever additional extras, such as full cover of your compulsory excess.