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What's seen as a valid ID to work through Temper?
What's seen as a valid ID to work through Temper?

Driver's licenses aren't, but ID's of any of the EEA countries, or residence permits with 'work freely allowed' are valid

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Written by Temper | Work to Live
Updated over a week ago

Only if you are allowed to work in The Netherlands you can apply for jobs through Temper. This is why we require national ID cards or residence permits, and why driver's licenses aren't valid documents to establish if you're eligible to work.

Anyone with the Dutch nationality or nationality of a country of the European Economic Area (EEA) is allowed to work in The Netherlands. In case you don’t have this, you will need to have a valid residence permit, issued by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

Which residence permits are seen as valid?

Those with the title 'Arbeid vrij toegestaan’ mentioned, as well as 'Tewerkstellingsvergunning (TWV) niet vereist'. This means labor is allowed freely and no work permit is required.

Note: residence endorsement stickers or letters that are issued by the IND while you await your procedure cannot be validated and are therefore not accepted as valid IDs.

Please note that temporary documents such as ‘Vreemdelingen Identiteitsbewijs’ (Foreign Nationals Identity Document) are not considered valid documents as the validity of these documents expires when the application or appeal is decided.

To determine whether you can work in the Netherlands, we ask you to verify your identity by uploading your passport and taking a selfie. We do this on behalf of the clients where you will apply to shifts. Your identity is mentioned in this document. Clients may always ask you for identification, so be sure to take your passport or ID card with you to your shifts. And keep in mind that a driver's license, often isn't sufficient. 

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