What You Need to Start

Before you start working in Amsterdam

In order to be a sex worker in Amsterdam, you must have the following:
• Registration at the Chamber of Commerce (KvK)
More info link: www.kvk.nl/english/
• Dutch nationality or the nationality of another country in
the European Economic Area (EEA)
• Valid residency status
• A registered address in the Municipal Records Database (Gemeentelijke Basis Administratie, GBA)
More Info Link: www.iamsterdam.com/en/local/official-matters/registration/registration
• A Citizen Service Number (Burgerservicenummer, BSN)
More Info Link: www.iamsterdam.com/en/local/official-matters/registration
• A bank account

In addition, you must:
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Speak Dutch, English, German or Spanish
• Be known to the Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst). This will happen automatically when you register at the Chamber of Commerce.
• Have a Dutch Health Insurance.
• Have a mobile telephonenumber

According to the rules of the City of Amsterdam you first have to do an intake/interview with our office before you can rent a room, this is to determine if you are sufficiently self-reliant and speak and understand one of the permitted languages.

More info link: Letter of the Major of Amsterdam

See website link www.amsterdam.nl/zorg-ondersteuning/prostitutie/prostitution/

Call our office first to make an appointement. Only the person who wants to rent a room for her/his self can call to the office to make the appointement for an interview, third party calls are not accepted.

Address:
The Office 52 
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 52
Amsterdam

Phone:
+31 (0)206386421
or
+31 (0)657432128

 

The Office 52

Our Rooms

Stoofsteeg 1

Stoofsteeg 3

Stoofsteeg 6

Bloedstraat 12

Bloedstraat 14

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 67/Bloedstraat

Gordijnensteeg 2

Gordijnensteeg 4

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 59/Monnikenstraat

Oude Kennissteeg 5

Oude Kennissteeg 6

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 40

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 9

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 13

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 15

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 74

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 72

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 68

Our Office Information

IF YOU RENT A ROOM WITH OUR OFFICE YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING:

House and Hygiene Rules
We have the following house and hygiene rules in compliance with the City of Amsterdam.

Dutch 

English

Spanish

Romanian

Bulgarian

Hungarian

Security
We have camera security and in each room there is an alarm button, when you push it a siren outside the house and inside the room with a flashlight is activated and a signal goes to our office.

Cleaning
Everyday the rooms are cleaned and checked.

Important Telephone Numbers

Chamber of Commerce KvK
Address    De Ruyterkade 5 Amsterdam
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5314000
Website : https://www.kvk.nl/english/

Tax and Customs Administration
Website : http://www.belastingdienst.nl

Municipal Record Data Base GBA
Civil Affairs Desk (Loket Burgerzaken)
Telephone 14020

Amsterdam Center for Sex Workers (ACS)
provides free and anonymous assistance with the following:
STD/HIV testing
Hepatitis vaccinations
Consultations on sexual health
Prescriptions for contraceptives
Consultations for male sex workers
Appointments with the prostitution social workers service for help and information on
employment, income, taxation, debt, housing and the exit programme.
Courses in Dutch, English, how to use a computer, self-defence and applying for jobs
Interviews with the confidential female counsellor
Address      Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 292 Amsterdam
Telephone +31 (0)20 531 86 00
Website  https://amsterdamcenterforsexworkers.nl