• Your organisation must be a non-profit organisation.
• Your volunteers cannot be paid for the services they provide.
• Your volunteers must provide services that benefit society. For example, volunteering in community centres or going on a weekly walk with senior citizens.

Please note: Asylum seekers will need a noncitizen’s ID (‘vreemdelingen identiteitsbewijs’) to qualify for a volunteer permit.

To apply, complete the Volunteer permit application form (‘Aanvragen verklaring vrijwilligerswerk’). Make sure you keep a copy of this form once you have signed and completed it. You might need it later.

Keep in mind you will not be using this form to apply for a volunteer permit for a specific person. Instead, you will apply for a permit based on a particular type of volunteering service.

You should only apply for a permit for a volunteering service that you do not already have a permit for. A permit is valid for 3 years.

We will confirm we have received your application. Volunteers can start volunteering for your organisation as soon as you have received this confirmation. Just make sure you have a copy of our confirmation and your signed application form.

You will receive our decision about your application within 2 weeks of you sending us your form. If we reject your application, your volunteers will not be able to continue providing the service you requested a permit for.