Medical Certificate in Nijmegen: Online, Same-Day from €34.99
- Certificate types covering the common Dutch use cases
- Doctors registered to assess cases in the Netherlands reviewing every case
- Same-day delivery, usually within 30 minutes on weekdays
- Full refund if the doctor cannot issue your certificate
- 🇳🇱 EUR pricing
- AVG (Dutch GDPR) & Wet verbetering Poortwachter
- Accepted by schools, clubs, airlines & insurers
Yes. From Nijmegen, your case is reviewed online by a registered doctor, with no appointment and no travel. All six certificate types are a flat €34.99, delivered as a PDF. It states the doctor's findings for an employer, school, club or insurer in the Netherlands. Dutch sickness absence runs through your employer's bedrijfsarts, so this suits travel, study, sport and insurance rather than a statutory sick note.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
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Getting a Medical Certificate in Nijmegen
Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and today one of its larger university cities, shaped heavily by Radboud University and Radboud University Medical Center, which together are among the city's largest employers alongside a smaller base of local retail and services businesses.
Illness affecting exams, coursework or a placement at Radboud University is generally handled through the university's own process, with its own evidence requirements, so it is worth checking that wording before requesting a certificate.
Nijmegen doesn't have a premises for this either — the whole assessment happens online, by a doctor registered to assess cases in the Netherlands, whichever part of the country the case comes from. That's true whether you're near the university or anywhere else in Nijmegen.
Nijmegen's biggest annual health event has nothing to do with employment. The Vierdaagse draws over 45,000 walkers from more than 80 nationalities to cover 30, 40 or 50 kilometres a day for four consecutive days; Radboudumc publishes preparation advice for participants each year, and several hundred Red Cross volunteers staff the route for blisters and worse. At those distances the organiser's current entry conditions are the only thing worth checking about paperwork — they change, and we don't set them. What does come up locally is a walking club, employer team or training group asking its own members for medical clearance before entering, and that is a Sports Fitness certificate: a doctor's written confirmation of fitness to take part, for whoever asked, on their terms.
It's worth knowing what a sports certificate is and isn't in the Netherlands, because the word keuring covers two different things. A sportmedisch onderzoek is a physical examination carried out by a sportarts at a sportmedisch adviescentrum, with measurements, a detailed musculoskeletal examination and often an exercise test; it's voluntary for most people, and a handful of federations — the cycling union KNWU among them — make it compulsory for their licence holders. If a federation has mandated that examination, only a sportarts can deliver it and nothing issued online will substitute. A Sports Fitness certificate from us is the other thing entirely: written confirmation of fitness to take part, for a club, gym or organiser that has asked for one and isn't requiring a federation keuring.
Radboud University
One of the city's largest employers and a major university. Illness affecting exams, coursework or a placement is handled through the university's own process.
Radboud University Medical Center
A major academic hospital and employer in the city, alongside a smaller base of local retail and services businesses.
Club and gym clearance
Local sports clubs and gyms may ask for medical clearance before you join or compete, particularly for contact sport.
All Certificate Types Available in the Netherlands
Every certificate type is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in the Netherlands. Because standard Dutch sick leave works differently from most countries (see above), check which certificate actually matches your situation before ordering: for many people, the general medical, fit-to-fly, or sports fitness certificate will be the relevant one, not the sick-leave-style certificate. If you are unsure which type applies to you, the assessment form will ask about your situation before any payment is taken.
Sick Leave Certificate
For specific documented needs outside the standard Dutch ziekmelding/bedrijfsarts system. Useful for supporting a return-to-work conversation, or where a school, insurer, or foreign institution specifically asks for a doctor's certificate. Not a substitute for reporting sick to your employer or for a bedrijfsarts assessment, and not something most Dutch employees will need for ordinary short-term absence.
From €34.99Sports Fitness Certificate
For Dutch sports clubs, federations, and competitions that require medical clearance before you can register or take part. Commonly requested for contact sports, competitive leagues, and gradings, and sometimes for junior members joining a club for the first time. Valid 12 months from issue.
From €34.99General Fitness Certificate
For gym membership sign-up and personal training in the Netherlands where a health declaration or medical clearance is requested by the club or trainer, particularly for higher-intensity programmes or where pre-existing conditions are relevant.
From €34.99General Medical Certificate
For insurance claims, visa applications, legal proceedings, and education requirements in the Netherlands: purposes that sit outside the standard employer sick-leave system entirely and are among the most common reasons people in the Netherlands request a certificate from us.
From €34.99How It Works in the Nijmegen
Complete assessment
3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm the Netherlands as your country, and answer relevant health questions. No payment yet, and the form will flag if a certificate isn't the right fit for a standard sick-leave situation.
Doctor reviews your case
Reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in the Netherlands, during business hours (9am-6pm CET/CEST, Monday-Friday). May request more information before deciding, and will only issue where it's clinically appropriate.
Receive your PDF
Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference the recipient can use to check authenticity.
Who Might Ask for a Medical Certificate in Nijmegen
Nijmegen employers generally manage sick leave through a ziekmelding and, for longer absences, a bedrijfsarts — not a doctor's certificate. The institutions below are the ones most likely to specifically ask for one.
Radboud University and schools
Requested by the university and some schools as supporting evidence for a specific absence or extenuating-circumstances request. Each institution sets its own requirements.
Employers with a specific request
Some employers, including foreign-owned operations or those with their own HR policy, ask for a doctor's certificate in situations a typical Dutch employer working through ziekmelding generally wouldn't.
Sports clubs and gyms
Clearance requested before joining a club or gym, particularly for contact sport. The club or trainer sets the requirement.
Insurers
General medical certificates for insurance claims and similar documentation requests, where independent medical confirmation is specifically asked for.
Netherlands Pricing: All Certificate Types
| Certificate Type | Our Price | Typical Private Doctor Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Sick Leave Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Sports Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Fit to Fly Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Return to Work Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Medical Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
Private consultation costs are typical ranges for a standard visit sought outside the Netherlands' standard employer/ziekmelding/bedrijfsarts system, and vary by location, provider, and whether a specialist is involved. Costs for a bedrijfsarts assessment itself are normally covered by your employer, not by you.
Netherlands Legal Snapshot: What Applies in Nijmegen
Sick-leave and certificate rules are set nationally, so what follows applies in Nijmegen exactly as it does anywhere else in Netherlands.
Yes — you can get a medical certificate (doctor's note) in the Netherlands online, reviewed by a registered doctor and usually issued the same day, from €34.99. In the Netherlands, employees generally do not give their employer a doctor's certificate to justify sick leave. Instead, you report sick directly to your employer, a process known as a "ziekmelding," and for longer absences your employer engages an independent company doctor, the bedrijfsarts, who assesses your fitness for work without being told your diagnosis. Because of this, our sick-leave-style certificate is only useful for specific situations that sit outside this system (see the table below). Our general medical, fit-to-fly, and sports fitness certificates cover the purposes most commonly needed by people in the Netherlands: insurance, travel, education, visas, and sport. In everyday English this is often just called a doctor's note for the Netherlands, even where the official local term differs.
| How sick leave normally works | You report sick directly to your employer, a process known as a "ziekmelding," following your employer's internal sickness policy. No doctor's certificate is required or generally expected for this step. |
|---|---|
| Longer absences | If the absence continues, your employer is required to engage a bedrijfsarts (independent company doctor), typically by around week 6 of the absence, to assess your fitness for work and advise on reintegration. |
| Diagnosis privacy | Your employer is not legally permitted to ask you for your diagnosis. The bedrijfsarts reports only what is relevant to work capacity and reintegration, not your medical details. |
| When a certificate from us is relevant | For specific documented needs outside the ziekmelding/bedrijfsarts relationship: for example, some schools, foreign institutions or employers that specifically request a doctor's certificate, or to support a return-to-work conversation. |
| Long-term incapacity | After roughly two years of incapacity, the Dutch social security agency (UWV) becomes involved in assessing longer-term work incapacity and benefit entitlement. |
| Governing framework | Wet verbetering Poortwachter (the Gatekeeper Improvement Act), which sets out employer and employee obligations during sickness absence, alongside the Dutch Civil Code. |
| Data protection law | AVG, the Dutch name for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). |
This works differently from most countries: if you assume a certificate is required for standard Dutch sick leave, it generally is not: a ziekmelding to your employer is the normal process, and a bedrijfsarts (not a GP-style certificate) manages longer absences. Our sick-leave-style certificate is designed for the specific situations described above, not as a substitute for the ziekmelding process, a bedrijfsarts assessment, or UWV involvement in long-term incapacity cases.
Read the full Netherlands rules, glossary and national FAQ →
Our Netherlands Medical Team
Every Netherlands certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in the Netherlands. A clinician will only issue a certificate after genuinely assessing your case, and only if it is clinically appropriate to do so; if it isn't, you receive a full refund rather than a certificate you cannot use.
Registered practitioners, not a call centre.
Every doctor is independently verified against their national medical council before they see a single patient - including for patients in Nijmegen.
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Reg. #49065379401Medical Certificates in Nijmegen: Common Questions
No. The assessment is completed online and reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in the Netherlands, so where you are in the country makes no difference to the process or the price. This page exists because people search for their own city.
Generally, no. Dutch sick leave normally starts with a ziekmelding — reporting sick directly to your employer under their own sickness policy — and for longer absences your employer engages an independent company doctor, the bedrijfsarts, rather than asking you for a certificate. A certificate from us fits specific situations outside that process, not standard short-term sick leave.
Our certificate is €34.99 flat, including the doctor's review, the PDF and its verification reference. A typical private doctor visit sought for these situations in the Netherlands commonly falls in the €50-€120 range. It isn't a substitute for care — if you need to be examined or treated, see a doctor in person.
It can support one, but the university sets its own evidence requirements and may ask for a specific form or wording. Check what your department requires first, and tell us who the certificate is for so the wording can be matched to the request.
Same day, usually within 30 minutes of the doctor approving your case during business hours. Some cases take longer where the doctor needs more information from you before deciding.
Check the organiser's current entry conditions, because they set them and they can change from edition to edition — we can't answer for them. What we can say is that preparation matters far more than paperwork at 30 to 50 kilometres a day, which is why Radboudumc publishes training advice for participants and the Red Cross staffs the route. If your walking club, team or employer group asks members for medical clearance before entering, a Sports Fitness certificate at €34.99 is the document that answers that request. If you have a heart, joint or circulation condition, talk to a doctor properly before entering rather than buying a certificate about it.
No, and the difference is worth getting right before you pay. A sportmedisch onderzoek is a hands-on examination by a sportarts at a sports medical centre — measurements, musculoskeletal examination, often an exercise test — and some federations, such as the KNWU for cycling, require it for a licence. Only a sportarts can carry that out. A Sports Fitness certificate is a doctor's written confirmation of fitness to take part, which is what most clubs and gyms are actually asking for at sign-up; if your federation has mandated a keuring, book a sportarts instead.
€34.99 in total, with the doctor's review included rather than charged on top, along with the issued PDF and its verification reference. The same figure applies to all six types and everywhere in the country, so nothing about a Nijmegen address changes it. It isn't claimable under Dutch health insurance and doesn't count against your €385 eigen risico. Note the contrast: a huisarts consultation is covered by the basisverzekering and exempt from the deductible, but under KNMG guidance your huisarts won't write the declaration.
Same day in most cases: once a doctor has signed off on a case during working hours, the document typically follows inside half an hour. The practical advice for an event deadline is to submit several days early rather than the night before, because a case that prompts a query from the doctor then moves at the speed of your reply. Busy periods around large local events don't change the process, but they do leave less room to absorb a follow-up question. Submit with full details and you'll rarely need the buffer.
For your sickness absence and reintegration, largely yes. Under the Wet verbetering poortwachter the bedrijfsarts is the one who produces the probleemanalyse and advises on what you can do, and your employer isn't entitled to your diagnosis in any event. So a certificate isn't a second opinion that competes with the bedrijfsarts, and we wouldn't sell it as one. Where they're wrong is in extending that to everything else: a club, course provider, insurer, airline or an institution outside the Dutch system has its own requirements, and the bedrijfsarts has no role there at all.
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- ✓Covers sick leave, fitness-to-work & carer's leave
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