Health & Personal

When you reside or work in the Netherlands, you are obliged to take out public healthcare insurance. The public healthcare insurance in the Netherlands provides cover for the most necessary care such as hospitalization, emergency help and general practitioner.

The insurance we can arrange for you is Hollandzorg. You can also arrange it yourself at another health insurance of your choice.

Please check the conditions and regulations on the website of the health insurance you are insured. For Hollandzorg it can be found here.

There is always a possibility you need medical care whilst abroad. Information about claiming an international invoice can be found here.

Did you need medical treatment after you had an accident? If someone else is liable for the accident, then it may be possible to recover the loss from the other party. In that case, the medial expenses are a loss for HollandZorg, which may also be recovered from the other party by HollandZorg. Find out more here.

When you are insured via us you can only have basic insurance without additional insurance. If you want supplementary insurance it is only possible when you have your own health insurance and pay directly to the health insurance company. You will have to arrange that health insurance for yourself at an insurance company of your choice. If you chose to do so please send us a scan of your health insurance.

The S1/E106 form is a declaration that says you have Dutch health insurance and that you are therefore also entitled to medical care under the statutory regulations of your country of residence. Your country of residence has to be a treaty country however. You can obtain the E106 form from your Dutch healthcare insurer. You contact an authorised healthcare insurer in your country of residence and show the S1/E106 form. This healthcare insurer will also indicate on the S1/E106 form if you can co-insure family members. More information you can find here.

The E108 form is a declaration that says you have Dutch health insurance and that you are therefore also entitled to medical care under the statutory regulations of your country of residence. When you stop working in the Netherlands for instance, and your Dutch health insurance terminates. The E108 form is completed by HollandZorg and sent to the healthcare insurer in your country of residence, where you previously reported with the E106 form.

When you are insured at Hollandzorg you can use a search tool on their website to find a medical specialist locally. The search tool can be found here: https://www.hollandzorg.com/dutch-healthcare-insurance/customer-services/care-guide
You can also contact Hollandzorg when you are in need of care by phone. The customer care of HollandZorg is Dutch and English speaking. They are available from Monday to Friday 08:00 - 18:00  by phone +31 (0)570 687 123 or +31 (0)570 687 112 for help abroad.

Healthcare for internationals (H4i) is a non-profit network of organisations that aim to close the gap between Dutch healthcare and the needs and expectations of patients with an international background. They have a website with all kinds of topics about health care specifically aimed at internationals.  https://h4i.nl/

In the Netherlands you are allowed to smoke at home and outside in your garden and on the open
public road. Rules apply in many other public places. You can find an explanation of which rules
apply where on the website https://www.rokeninfo.nl/wet-regels/algemeen/waar-mag-ik-roken.