Who is the source of criminal check data in Netherlands?
Ministerie van Justitie
What is the process in Netherlands?
The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account.
- Automated instructions are delivered to the candidate to provide their personal information on their Zinc Account
- The candidate receives an email from the Authorities to complete their application.
- The candidate has to click on the link in the email and take the aanvraagcode code, then they have to log in with DigID, insert the code from the email, then insert their DOB on the next screen, then insert their personal details on the next screen.
- The next screen allows the candidate to pay for the certificate.
- Then they should finalize the request and receive the certificate at their registered address in the Netherlands.
Zinc receives the result (digitally) and provides a signed digital report.
The candidate receives an email to say the process is complete and a certificate is sent to them with the result.
What details are required to submit the check?
- First Name
- Last Name
- Birth Date
- Consent
- Candidate's email address
- Current Address
(Please note that as a part of the process, the applicant must have a Dig ID for login.)
The criminal certificate will be sent directly to the applicant's home address. This certificate needs to be uploaded to their Zinc account.
We will verify its authenticity and the completed results will appear on Zinc notifying both parties the check is complete.
What is covered in the criminal check?
The Certificate contains information for all the following criminal convictions or offenses,
except those deleted by Dutch rehabilitation laws or considered spent:
- Records for serious crimes are maintained for at least 30 years.
- Convictions that involve a prison sentence of more than three years will be registered for
longer. - For prison sentences in excess of eight years, the conviction will remain on record for a
total of 40 years. - Convictions for sex offenses remain on an individual’s register until his or her death.
- Misdemeanor offenses are registered for at least 5 years. In cases that involve a custodial
sentence or community service, the conviction will be registered for 10 years.
The legal prescription of a sentence varies, depending on the type of offense committed and
the sentence pronounced.
The certificate does not have a specific validity and for employment purposes, it can be
considered as 3 months.
What is the expected turnaround time?
25 business days
Period covered by the check:
The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for
each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in the Netherlands. All the records are
maintained by the Ministry of Justice. The authority receives the request conducts a detailed
review and issues the certificate based on the above.
Privacy statement:
The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss.