{"id":885,"date":"2026-10-03T10:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?post_type=ba_guide&#038;p=885"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:40:13","slug":"foreign-qualifications-work-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"ba_guide","link":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?ba_guide=foreign-qualifications-work-netherlands","title":{"rendered":"Foreign qualifications and regulated professions in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ba-lead wp-block-paragraph\">A foreign diploma does not always need formal recognition\u2014but some professions are regulated, and employers may still want a credential evaluation to understand your qualification.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First ask: is the profession regulated?<\/h2>\n<p>For a regulated profession you may need formal professional recognition or registration before you can practise. Healthcare is a common example, with professions that can require BIG registration. For non-regulated work, a diploma evaluation can still help an employer understand the Dutch-equivalent level.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful starting points<\/h2>\n<p>Use the Dutch government\/Business.gov regulated-professions information and IDW for international credential evaluation. For healthcare, check BIG-register requirements separately.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to determine whether your profession is regulated, when diploma evaluation can help, and where to start for professional recognition or BIG registration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","ba_country":[2],"ba_topic":[676,673,674,675,655],"ba_audience":[638,283,261],"ba_section":[593,21],"ba_stage":[25,28,26],"ba_location":[],"class_list":["post-885","ba_guide","type-ba_guide","status-publish","hentry","ba_country-netherlands","ba_topic-big-register","ba_topic-diplomas","ba_topic-qualifications","ba_topic-regulated-professions","ba_topic-work","ba_audience-expats","ba_audience-international-workers","ba_audience-newcomers","ba_section-education","ba_section-work-business-section","ba_stage-deciding","ba_stage-getting-established","ba_stage-preparing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ba_guide"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":886,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/885\/revisions\/886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ba_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_country&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"ba_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_topic&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"ba_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_audience&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"ba_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_section&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"ba_stage","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_stage&post=885"},{"taxonomy":"ba_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_location&post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}