Letter from CVZ requires action
07 Apr 2011
Many international students will receive a letter from the College van Zorgverzekeringen (CVZ) this year. The letter will state that they are not covered under health care insurance and that according to Dutch law they will have to take out a Dutch public health care insurance (basiszorgverzekering) immediately.
If you receive this letter and you do not take action within three months you will receive a fine of around € 350. The fine will increase if you still don't take out a Dutch public health care insurance at that point. The CVZ letter will be in Dutch only.
Always take action
If you receive this letter you should always take action, either by taking out a Dutch public health care insurance or by asking the SVB to judge whether you are obliged to do so. If you do not take action, you will end up in an automatic fine procedure, from which it might be difficult to escape.