Types of NVA membership
Student Membership (for acupuncture students)
As long as you are enrolled as a student, to obtain your acupuncture and/or MBK diploma, at an NVA accredited acupuncture training, you may use the student membership. Once you have obtained both diplomas, you are no longer a student and you must transfer to the Practicing Membership.
Student Membership fee 2025: €82,- (per year)
Practicing Membership
For acupuncturists who meet the criteria for practicing membership and who, in accordance with the NVA professional profile, follow the regulations and advice when practicing their profession.
Practicing Membership Fee 2025: € 505 (per year).
If you need your most recent diploma for recent admission and become a practicing member, you are eligible for newcomer discount (PLSK). The discount is 50% for the first membership year and 25% for the second membership year. From the third year onwards, you will pay the full membership fee.
If you are a member of another professional organization and switch to the NVA, you do not have to pay double membership fees in the current year; instead, you will pay € 55 in administrative fees.
Affiliate Membership
If you are unable to start practicing due to circumstances, you can temporarily switch to affiliate membership.
Affiliate Membership fee 2025: € 216,- (per year)
Terminating membership early?
Membership runs per calendar year and therefore cannot be terminated prematurely. However, it is possible to switch between different memberships within the current year.
The Umbrella Organisation for Alternative Treatment Methods (KAB), Foundation for Healthcare Disputes, ETCMA, and WFAS
Members of the NVA are automatically affiliated with the Koepel Alternatieve Behandelwijzen (KAB), the dispute resolution body Foundation for Healthcare Disputes, and the international umbrella organization European TCM Association (ETCMA) through their membership. The NVA is also affiliated with the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS).
