Governmental health care agreements
Governmental health care agreements
- The Dutch Government has signed Reciprocal Health Care Agreements with the following countries: Australia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Tunisia and Turkey. This means that you are entitled to assistance with the basic cost of medical treatment in the Netherlands.
- If you wish to be treated under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreement you will need to provide local authorities with passport and a valid Medical care card from your home country. It is important you advise medical staff in the Netherlands that you wish to be treated under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreement with your home country.
- Please contact your local healthcare provider for more information. You can also contact Achmea in the Netherlands, call + 31 (0) 33 445 68 70 or visit the Dutch Achmea website via the link below (only available in Dutch).
Supplemental medical insurance
It is strongly advised to take out a supplemental medical insurance to cover the medical (and dental) care costs that are not covered by the governmental health care agreements. You can take out a supplemental medical insurance at a private insurance company such as Aon Consulting. Make sure to check what your own insurance provider in your home country will cover for the complete period of your stay abroad, and what type of coverage it consists of.
Working and health insurance
The moment you start a (part-time) job, you will have to take out the Dutch basic health care insurance, even if you are treated under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreements.