Registering from abroad

Are you living abroad and do you want to move (back) to the Netherlands? If you reside in the Netherlands for at least 4 months within a period of half a year, you need to register at the municipality. Make an appointment for your registration within 5 days after your arrival. Indicate for how many people you make the appointment. If you have a partner and/or children who also need to be registered in Dijk en Waard, they need to come with you to the appointment.

Registering at the municipality

To register, visit the town hall in person. To make an appointment for your registration at the municipality, call: 072-575 55 55. 

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

  • A valid document of identity (passport or ID-card) of every person to be registered.
  • Original documents from abroad of yourself and your children, such as birth certificates, a marriage certificate or a deed of divorce.
  • A proof of deregistration when you come from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba or Sint Eustatius.
  • Do you not have Dutch nationality or another EU nationality? Then take your foreign passport and residence permit with you.
  • A rental contract or contract of sale of your home, or your proprietor’s permission, for which you need to complete the form 'schriftelijke verklaring van inwoning (pdf, 40 KB)' (pdf in Dutch). Please note: you also need a copy of the main resident's proof of identity.
  • Only English, German and French deeds will be accepted without translation by a sworn translator. Foreign documents have to meet rules for legalising foreign documents. These rules depend on the country where the documents were issued. 

Your registration will be listed in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP).

Incorrect information

Note that it is very important to register the correct information and supporting documents. If you (consciously or unconsciously) contribute to rendering incorrect information into the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP), you may face a maximum fine of € 325.　

You will receive a fine when:　

  • You do not notify the municipality in time of your change of address.
  • You report your move with false documents.
  • You permit someone that does not reside at your address to register there.
  • You permit someone that does not reside at your address to register your addres as a postal address.
  • You do not provide information during an address investigation.
  • You do not submit the requested deeds or other supporting documents (in the event of marriage or death abroad).
  • You are registering in the Netherlands for the first time and do not submit the requested supporting documents. For example: a birth certificate or a marriage certificate.