Moving and immigration

Reporting your move

• Report your move

  Are you going to move to another address? Report your change of address to the municipality.

• Proof of occupancy

  When reporting a move you will need to submit a proof of occupancy.

• Report your move abroad (deregistration)

  Will you be leaving the Netherlands? Report this to the municipality. Your personal details will be updated in the BRP.

• Moving to The Hague from abroad

  Registration procedures for people moving to The Hague from abroad, privileged persons, highly-skilled migrants, asylum seekers. Resettling in the Netherlands.

• Request a DigiD for Dutch citizens abroad

  Are you a Dutch citizen living abroad and did you deregister from a Dutch municipality? Read how you can request a DigiD.

• Registration procedures for non-residents of the Netherlands

  Are you coming to the Netherlands to work or to study and are you staying for less than 4 months? Register as a non-resident with a Dutch municipality in the Register Niet Ingezetenen (RNI). Then you will get a citizen service number (BSN).

• Alternative address

  Everyone residing in the Netherlands has to be registered as a tenant/resident at the address where he spends their nights. The municipality will register you at the address where you reside. No home address? You can specify an alternative address.

Settling in The Hague

• Welcome to The Hague

  Welcome to the Netherlands and welcome to The Hague. Information to get you started so that you can quickly feel at home here.

• Relocation and settling

  Links and resources for expats, Personal Records Database, citizen service number (BSN), DigiD

• Work

  Job vacancies, finding work, volunteer work, Public Employment Service.

• Housing

  Finding a house, renting out a room, report domestic nuisance, rental advice, drinking water.

• Proof of sponsorship

  To obtain a short-stay visa for the Netherlands, foreign visitors to the country sometimes need a letter of invitation.