You have a foreign diploma and you want to work in the Netherlands

You are not employed and are looking for a job in the Netherlands
If you are unemployed and are looking for a job in the Netherlands, you should go to UWV WERKbedrijf. UWV WERKbedrijf will request a diploma evaluation on your behalf and tell you which documents you will need to supply.

More information about UWV WERKbedrijf (in Dutch).

Costs: UWV WERKbedrijf will pay the fees for the evaluation.

You are already employed but want to find a job in the Netherlands
If you already have a job in a non-regulated profession and are looking for another, you can apply to the IcDW for a diploma evaluation.

Order an application form.

Costs: € 120. You have to pay this fee yourself.

You are looking for a job in a regulated profession
If you wish to practise a regulated profession in the Netherlands, you will have to get in touch with the official body that grants admission to the profession in question. You can contact the Dutch National Contact Point (the former Information Centre for the Recognition of professional Qualifications (IRAS)) to inform whether your profession is regulated in the Netherlands and, if so, which organization you need to contact. Or you can visit the following website if you need more information about practising a regulated profession in the Netherlands: www.professionalrecognition.nl.

Costs: you have to pay any fees relating to the evaluation yourself.