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:

Municipality of Venray

Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Venray: Registering with the municipality

You must inform us of your move to the Netherlands in person. Call +31 478 52 33 33 to 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.

A valid identity document for everyone who is to be registered (this cannot be a driving licence).
A rental or purchase contract for your home or the consent of the main resident with whom you will be living.
Proof of de-registration if you are moving from another part of the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands): Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba or Sint Eustatius.

If you were born, married or divorced abroad, please also bring the following original documents:

Your birth certificate.
The birth certificates of your partner and/or children.
Your marriage certificate or proof of civil partnership.
Divorce papers.
Adoption papers and/or a death certificate for your partner or child(ren).

In some cases, your certificate or document will need to be legalised and/or translated. You can check whether this is the case for your country on the government website.

You must inform us of your move to the Netherlands in person. Call +31 478 52 33 33 to make an appointment to do this.

Registration is free of charge. You must pay the costs of translating or legalising official documents that you may need to take with you.

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