Applying for an exemption from the obligation to pay national insurance contributions if you are in receipt of a foreign benefit or benefit from an international organisation
If you live in the Netherlands, you must pay social security contributions under the national insurance schemes, such as those under the Old Age Pensions Act (AOW) and the General Surviving Dependants Act (ANW). 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.
Last updated on 17 May 2021
Lees deze informatie in het Nederlands
Applying for an exemption from paying national insurance contributions
The Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) provides a complete list of reasons for exemption from national insurance. 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.
Laws and regulations (in Dutch)
Besluit uitbreiding en beperking kring verzekerden volksverzekeringen 1999, artikelen 21a t/m 22