Seeking an expert opinion

Please note: At the moment we are receiving more applications than usual. Therefore it may take some time for us to reach yours. Once we have received your application, we will call you to discuss whether we can find a solution together. If we cannot solve your issue in this manner, then we will proceed to process your application.

• if you and your employer disagree on whether you will be able to return to work without support
• if you are unsure if the work you are expected to do will help your return-to-work process
• if you want to check you are putting in enough effort to return to work
• if you want to check your employer is putting in enough effort to help you return to work

To seek an expert opinion, complete the Request an expert opinion form for employees ('Aanvraag deskundigenoordeel door werknemer').

Keep in mind that you will need to use a separate form for each of the situations described above. So, if you want to seek an expert opinion on more than 1 situation, you will need to complete this form more than once.

• your citizen service number (BSN)
• your employer’s address and contact information
• the date on which you were first unable to work due to illness
• the number of working hours specified in your contract
• the date on which your employer stopped paying your salary (if applicable)
• the address and contact information of the occupational health and safety service (‘arbodienst’) or occupational health physician (‘bedrijfsarts’)
• the documents required for your specific situation (in Dutch)

Do not provide any medical information when completing the form. If you need to provide medical records you must send them to us separately. Make sure you specify which question number the medical records are referring to. Please also add your citizen service number to each document.

Write the words ‘medisch geheim’ (‘confidential medical information’) on the front of the envelope so our employees know this information is meant for the UWV physician.

You can send these documents to the following address:

UWV
Deskundigenoordeel
P.O. box 56733
1040 AS Amsterdam

The cost to seek an expert opinion is € 100 per request. Once you have received the expert’s opinion we will inform you on how to make the payment.

You will usually receive the expert opinion within 4 weeks. However, please keep in mind that at the moment we are receiving more applications than usual, so it may take longer.