When a partner or ex-partner is insured under the Anw survivor benefit scheme

Your partner or ex-partner lived in the Netherlands, but was not insured in the following situations:

• Your partner or ex-partner worked outside the Netherlands in a Member State of the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ), or in a treaty country and did not have a posting certificate
• Your partner or ex-partner worked outside the Netherlands in an EU/EEA Member State or treaty country. They worked for an employer who was based outside the Netherlands or they were self-employed
• Your partner or ex-partner was a diplomatic or consular representative of another country
• Your partner or ex-partner was a non-Dutch national who was posted to work in the Netherlands for the administrative, technical or household staff of a diplomatic or consular representation of another country and your partner or ex-partner worked in the Netherlands for less than 10 years
• Your partner or ex-partner worked as a civil servant for an international organisation, e.g. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the EU
• Your partner or ex-partner worked for the government of another country, or for the government of Curaçao, Aruba or Sint Maarten
• Your partner or ex-partner worked in international transport for a non-Dutch employer, transporting persons or goods mainly outside the Netherlands. Different rules apply to transport work within the EU and the EEA
• Your partner or ex-partner worked in the Netherlands and had a posting certificate (certificate of coverage) from another country
• Your partner or ex-partner was staying in the Netherlands temporarily for study purposes and did not work here

If you want to know what rules apply to your situation, please contact us.

Your partner or ex-partner did not live in the Netherlands, but was still insured in the Netherlands in the following situations:

• Your partner or ex-partner worked in paid employment in the Netherlands and paid tax and national insurance contributions in this country
• Your partner or ex-partner did not have a posting certificate from another country
• Your partner or ex-partner was self-employed in the Netherlands and generated a taxable profit from a Dutch enterprise that was subject to income tax
• Your partner or ex-partner worked outside the Netherlands temporarily and had a Dutch posting certificate
• Your partner or ex-partner was a Dutch civil servant working outside the Netherlands for a Dutch embassy or consulate
• Your partner or ex-partner was a Dutch civil servant working outside the Netherlands for another type of Dutch government institution
• Your partner or ex-partner worked in international transport of persons or goods for a Netherlands-based company. If your partner or ex-partner spent the majority of their time working in the country where they lived or at a company branch located outside the Netherlands, your partner or ex-partner was not insured in the Netherlands
• Your partner or ex-partner was staying outside the Netherlands temporarily for study purposes and did not work in this country
• Your partner or ex-partner was receiving care in one of a number of care institutions outside the Netherlands, such as the Dutch Davos Asthma Centre

If you want to know what rules apply to your situation, please contact us.