INFORMATION CONTRACT WITH STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE EEA
August 2020

Foreign nationals from outside the EEA (European Economic Area) are not allowed to work in the Netherlands without a work permit or a valid note on their residence permit that they are allowed to perform work.
An exception has been made in the legislation for students at the Academy of Architecture from outside the EEA. They may work a maximum of 32 hours per week without a work permit.

However, this is bound by a number of strict conditions:
  • Students are employed to gain the work experience necessary in the master's phase in accordance with the competitor model at an academy of architecture;
  • Employment takes place through an employment contract stating the number of hours to be worked per week, the length of the contract and the remuneration;
  • There is also a tripartite agreement between school, employer and student that refers to the employment contract. Download the tripartite agreement (not available in English) according to the model of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment;
  • Both the tripartite agreement and the employment contract are available at both the employer and the educational institution;
  • Employment must be reported to UWV in advance.

    This can no longer be done using the old notification form.

    The procedure for reporting the employment of three specific groups of foreign workers has changed. Notifications can now only be submitted online via the UWV employer portal.

    What is changing?

    Previously, employers could report employment using a paper form. There is now a single online notification form that can be completed and submitted in one go. You should use this form to submit notifications and changes regarding the employment of the following three groups of foreign workers:

    Workers from Ukraine covered by the Temporary Protection Directive.
    Foreign workers transferred within a company who hold a residence permit issued in another EU country with the annotation ‘ICT’.

    Architecture students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
    Notifications for these groups sent by post will no longer be processed.

    eHerkenning required

    To report the employment of your foreign worker online, you need eHerkenning with authorization for the ‘Tewerkstelling’ (Employment) service. If you hold a (chain) authorization for all UWV services, you do not need to apply for this specific service separately to use the notification form.
  • The working student is paid in line with the market;
  • The maximum number of hours to be worked is 32 per week. Keep in mind that this is really maximum per week, and not average.
See also the Besluit uitvoering Wet arbeid vreemdelingen , Article 1m