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How to apply for a VOG

A VOG (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag) is the Dutch certificate of conduct. It shows that your past is no obstacle to working with children. Every NannyNest nanny has one. Applying takes ten minutes; the VOG usually arrives within one to four weeks.

  • Cost

    €33.85 digitally via NannyNest, or €41.35 at the municipality. No VAT.

  • Processing time

    Usually 1 to 4 weeks, sometimes up to 8 weeks.

  • You need

    DigiD and iDEAL (digital), or a valid ID and the form (municipality).

  • No criminal record?

    Then you always get a VOG. Not sure? Email us, we'll think along.

Two ways

  • 01

    Digitally, via NannyNest

    We prepare the application in MijnJustis. You receive an email from Justis, check your details, log in with DigiD and pay €33.85 with iDEAL. The application code is valid for 30 days. [INVULLEN: available once NannyNest has eHerkenning]

  • 02

    On paper, at the municipality

    We fill in section 2 of the official application form and send it to you. You fill in section 1, book an appointment at the municipality where you are registered and bring the form and a valid ID. You pay €41.35 there.

Filled-in example

The same boxes as on the official Justis form, in the same order and with the same names (the form is in Dutch). White fields are yours, pink fields are ours. The details are made up.

Section 1 · filled in by the applicant (you)

  • 1.1 Achternaam en tussenvoegsels (surname as on your ID)

    de Vries

    Prefix separate, as on your ID.

  • 1.1 Voornamen voluit (first names in full)

    Sara Johanna

    All first names, no nickname.

  • 1.1 Burgerservicenummer (BSN)

    123456782

    Nine digits, on your ID, health insurance card or payslip.

  • 1.1 (Post)adres: street and number

    Kinkerstraat 12-2

    No business address. The VOG is posted here.

  • 1.1 Postcode en plaats · Land

    1053 DM Amsterdam · Nederland

  • 1.1 Geboortedatum en geboorteplaats (date and place of birth)

    14 / 03 / 1999 · Haarlem

    Place of birth exactly as on your ID.

  • 1.1 Geboorteland · Nationaliteit(en)

    Nederland · Nederlandse

    Not born in the Netherlands? Use the country's name at the time of your birth.

  • 1.1 E-mailadres · Telefoonnummer

    sara@example.com · 06 12345678

  • 1.2 Ondertekening aanvrager (signature)

    06 / 11 / 2026 · Amsterdam · S.J. de Vries

    Date, place and signature only at the counter.

Section 2 · filled in by the organisation requesting the VOG (us)

  • 2.1 Naam · Naam vertegenwoordiger

    NannyNest · Rabbi [INVULLEN: surname]

  • 2.1 Adres · Land · Telefoonnummer

    [INVULLEN: address], Amsterdam · Nederland · [INVULLEN: phone]

  • 2.2 Doel van de aanvraag (purpose)

    ☒ Werkrelatie (work relationship)

  • 2.2 Functie (role)

    Nanny

  • 2.2 Taakomschrijving (task description)

    Looking after and caring for children aged 0 to 12 in families' homes: meals, bedtime, pick-ups and drop-offs, play. Placed via NannyNest.

  • 2.3 Bijzondere omstandigheden (special circumstances)

    ☒ Nee, ga door met vraag 2.4

  • 2.4 Specific screening profile applicable?

    ☒ Nee, ga door met vraag 2.4b

    There is no specific profile for nannies, so 2.4a stays empty.

  • 2.4b Algemeen screeningsprofiel · Personen

    ☒ 84 Belast zijn met de zorg voor minderjarigen (care of minors)

    Only this box. 85 and 86 do not apply to a nanny via NannyNest.

  • 2.5 Ondertekening organisatie (organisation signature)

    Date, Amsterdam, signed on behalf of NannyNest

    Missing? You may still submit if you fill in 2.1 to 2.4b yourself and bring our email as proof.

Bring to the municipality

  • The form with sections 1 and 2 completed
  • A valid passport, ID card or driving licence
  • Debit card for €41.35
  • An appointment at the counter, bookable online in most municipalities

And then

  • The VOG arrives by post or in your message box

    By post to your registered address. If you applied digitally you can choose MijnOverheid.

  • Send us a scan or photo

    Email the VOG to hallo@nannynest.nl. We verify it via validatie.nl and keep it in line with the GDPR, no longer than needed.

  • No older than three months

    At the start we ask for a VOG that is at most three months old. Already have one for other work with children? Email it and we'll check whether it qualifies.

Official information and the form are on the website of Justis, part of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.

Go to justis.nlQuestions? Email hallo@nannynest.nl