Contact

You can contact the BIG-register via e-mail, telephone and by mail. We are available during work days from 8.30 am till 5.00 pm.

NOTE! During the NATO summit from 23 to 27 June, our counter for personal delivery of documents will be closed. For confirmation of a BIG registration (stamping) for health declarations, you can visit our location at Kloosterweg 22 in Heerlen.

How to contact us

Make your choice below, based on the type of question or comment you have:

E-mail

Telephone

0031 70 340 66 00

Postal address

BIG-register
Postbus 3173
6401 DR Heerlen
The Netherlands

There is a different address for the application for recognition of a professional qualification or certificate of competence. You can find this address in the subject block below.

Visiting address

BIG-register
Rijnstraat 50
2515 XP Den Haag
The Netherlands

E-mail

By post

You can send your application for a recognition of professional qualification or a certificate of professional competence by post to:

CIBG
Verklaring van vakbekwaamheid - BIG-register
Postbus 16114
2500 BC Den Haag
The Netherlands

Deliver in person

You can hand in your application for a recognition of a professional qualification or a certificate of competence in person. This can be done from Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 12:30 at the address below:

Hoftoren
Ministerie van VWS/CIBG
Rijnstraat 50
2515 XP Den Haag
The Netherlands

You will receive a confirmation of receipt.

If the documents are not complete or if there are any questions, you will be notified in writing. We strongly recommend that you do not send any original documents. If you still want to send an original document, this is at your own risk. We do not return the originals by post, but you will have to collect them yourself at our request.

Contact

How to contact us

General contact details

Questions about recognition of foreign diplomas

Complaints

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