• You have a valid

  

  W-document
  .

• Your asylum application has been pending for 6 months. You count from the time you signed your asylum application (the

  

  M35-H form
  ) in Ter Apel.

• Your employer has a work permit (TWV) to hire you.

• Are you under the age of 18? If you are 16 or 17, special rules apply to how long you can work.

Your employer applies for the work permit from the

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

If an employer lets you work without a TWV, this is punishable. Your employer may then be fined. You cannot be fined yourself. If your work permit expires, your employer must apply for a new work permit.

You must have a Dutch bank account in order to work. A bank account is required to enter into a contract with your employer. Your employer must deposit wages into your bank account. Your employer may not pay your wages in cash. Your employer cannot deposit your wages on your moneycard from the

Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA)

To open a bank account, you need a BSN number. You get this citizen service number when you register in the Dutch population register (BRP)

Sometimes you may need a

Certifacte of Good Conduct (CGC)

BSN

If you are staying in the COA reception centre, you must report your income to COA. You then have to contribute to the costs of the reception centre. You can keep 25 percent of your income, up to a maximum of €246 per month.

If you earn more than the amount you have to pay for childcare, you get to keep the rest of the income as well.