When your parent was insured for orphan’s benefit

Your parent was resident in the Netherlands, but was not insured in the following situations:

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

One condition for receiving an orphan’s benefit is that you must be living in the Netherlands, in a country of the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ) or in a treaty country . In addition:

• on the date of death, your last living parent must have been insured under the orphan’s benefit scheme in the country where you live, or
• you must qualify for an orphan’s benefit from an EU or EEA country or Switzerland after your last living parent’s death

Your parent did not live in the Netherlands, but was still insured in the Netherlands in the following situations:

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

If you live in the Netherlands, a country of the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ), or in a treaty country , you can get an orphan’s benefit if:

• on their date of death, your last living parent was insured under the orphan’s benefit scheme in the country where you live, or
• you qualified for a state orphan’s benefit from an EU or EEA country or Switzerland after your last living parent’s death

The amount of your orphan’s benefit depends on the number of years your last living parent worked in the Netherlands. The more years your parent worked, the higher the amount of your orphan’s benefit will be.

You will get an orphan’s benefit if your last living parent:

• resided or worked in the Netherlands in the past, and
• was insured on the date of death under the orphan’s benefit scheme of a country of the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ), or a treaty country

The amount of your orphan’s benefit depends on the number of years your parent worked in the Netherlands. The more years your parent worked, the higher the amount of your orphan’s benefit will be.