Social Security - Coordinating Arrangements

The Netherlands has concluded social security treaties with a large number of countries. The aim of these treaties is to promote the equal treatment of one another's nationals.

One of the main sources of treaty law in this field is the European regulations applicable to nationals of the Member States of the European Union (EU) and the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). The European regulations govern social security by arranging for the preservation and transfer of rights between the Member States of the European Union.

Useful references

The Community Provisions on Social Security 
The Ministry of Justice Immigration & Naturalisation Service 

For further information on the issuing of documents to aliens, contact the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) of the Ministry of Justice, 

• Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
  At: P.O. Box 30125, 2500 GC The Hague
  Tel: (070) 370 31 24
  Website

For further information, you can also contact the international help desk of the body implementing employee insurance schemes, the UWV, on (020) 687 15 06.

Source: European Union
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