Special permits & foreign diplomas

Information on some special permits and apostille stamps for foreign diplomas.

Construction, Installation, Plumbing (and other building related fields), Health, Environment and Security

The aforementioned diplomas are still required (see General Requirements).  Check at the Chamber of Commerce or the Ministry of Economic Affairs for more information. For transport and food businesses the AOV (General Business Skills diploma) as well as an Opleiding Bedrijfstechniek (a diploma relevant to the business) are needed. In the construction and installation business, certification has become very important. However ISO and VCA are not legally required. For more information contact the following organisation:

ISO Advies
Volmachtenlaan 13, Postbus 8
9300 AA Norgg
tel: (0592) 61 27 99
www.iso-advies.nl
E.mail: info@iso-advies.nl

Special permits

For certain activities you may need special permits: transport, insurance agencies, catering/food businesses and off licence. Some of these permits are issued by local authorities (gemeentelijke vergunningen). For information on permits for restaurants and cafés contact:

Koninklijke Horeca Nederland
Pelmolenlaan 10
3447 GW Woerden (visiting address)
Postbus 566
3440 AN Woerden (postal address)
tel: (0348) 48 94 89
www.horeca.org
E.mail: info@horeca.org

Is your diploma from a country other than the Netherlands?

If you come from any of the countries listed below, you will need to obtain an apostille stamp, otherwise you will have to have your diploma legalised.

Andorra, Antigua and Barduda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Mexico, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Marshal Islands, Mauritius, Netherlands Antilles, Niue, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.