For students from non-EU/EEA countries, there are strict rules for working in the Netherlands during your studies.
If you receive financial compensation more than €150 per month or €1,500 per calendar year for your Volunteer work, it is considered a wage. For more information, follow the link below.
Tewerkstellingsvergunning or TWV
Procedure
From you, your future employer or employment agency needs the following two documents to accompany the application for a work permit:
Validity
After the application has been processed, your employer will receive your work permit. You can ask your employer for a copy of your TWV for your own administration. Your work permit will be valid for the same time period as your registration at the UvA. Therefore, your employer needs to request a new work permit if you renew your registration at the UvA.
For EU/EEA students
For non-EU/EEA students:
If you are from a non-EU/EEA country and would like to do an internship at a company, you need permission from your study programme do to so. If permitted, you then need to sign and use the "UvA internship agreement for Academic education", similar to the model internship agreement by Universities of the Netherlands (UNL).
The UvA Student Careers Centre can help you with finding your internship through workshops and personal coaching on career orientation, personal skills and career skills.
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