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Registering with the municipality in the Netherlands

Do you intend to live in the Netherlands for more than 4 months? Then you must register in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen – BRP). You can do this at the municipality where you intend to live.

You must register in the BRP at the municipality where your intended address is located. There is no charge for this.

If you have no fixed address, you must register your postal address. For example, if you are a ship’s captain, or where the institution that you are in, such as a prison or psychiatric facility, is located.  

Are you moving from one municipality to another municipality in the Netherlands? Then you must notify the new municipality of your change of address.

You must register with the municipality within 5 days of arriving in the Netherlands. You can do this at your municipality. Are your partner and/or children are coming with you to the Netherlands? They must come with you to the municipality.

Once you register in the BRP, you will receive a citizen service number (Burgerservicenummer – BSN). You will need this number for any contact with the Government of the Netherlands, such as when managing your taxes.

Exceptions

In some situations you can register later or in a different way:

  • You are going to be living in the Netherlands for less than 4 months. Then you can register in the BRP as a non-resident. For this you can use an address outside the Netherlands. You will still receive a BSN. 
  • You do not have valid residence status, and to be allowed to stay in the Netherlands, you need a residence permit (verblijfsvergunning). If you are waiting for your residence permit to arrive, you do not have to register within 5 days.
  • You are unable to prove your identity. This may require additional investigation. Registering with the municipality can then wait until the outcome of this investigation. After that, you will have to register. 

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:
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Here is some information from your municipality.

Registering with the municipality in the Netherlands

You must inform us of your move to the Netherlands in person. You must make an appointment to do this.

All family members who wish to be registered must come to the appointment with you. This includes babies, young children and elderly people.

When you go to your appointment, please bring the following documents:

  • A valid document of identity (passport or ID-card) of every person to be registered.
  • Bring your birth certificate if you're born in another country than the Netherlands.
  • With a foreign nationality bring your certificate from Immigration and Naturalisation (IND)
  • A proof of deregistration when you come from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten.
  • If applicable: a marriage certificate, deed of divorce or a certificate that the marriage disbanded by death.

Sometimes it's required that you legalise foreign documents in the country where you're from. This shows the authenticity of a document. Sometimes the documents need to be translated.

Informatie:

Contact details are not yet available for your municipality.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Public Information Service