Report your move abroad (deregistration)
Are you going to leave the Netherlands? Deregister from the Municipality of The Hague. The municipality will change your details accordingly.
- If you are going to be living outside the Netherlands for more than 8 months during 1 year, you are required to notify the municipality. These 8 months do not need to form a consecutive period.
- You may report your move abroad as of 5 days before your departure. The municipality will then deregister you. You will usually get Begin link: no confirmation, end link. of this. You will not be able to specify a moving date if you have already left the Netherlands.
- You must provide your new home address outside the Netherlands. If you do not yet have a fixed address abroad, then use your 1st known address outside the Netherlands. For example, the address of a hotel, family member or friend.
- You must always report your move abroad yourself. It is not possible for someone else to do this for you.
Is your entire family moving abroad at the same time? Then the following people can report the move:
- Anyone 16 years and older for himself (1 person household).
- Spouses or registered partners who are moving abroad together can report the move for each other.
- The parent, guardian or caretaker for underage children. This is possible only if the parent, guardian or caretaker is moving abroad together with the underage children. If 1 of the parents is moving abroad together with the children, then permission is needed from the other parent. Bring a declaration of permission and a copy of the proof of identity for the other parent to the appointment.
- Parents and adult children living at home can report the move for each other. This is possible only if the parents and the children living at home are moving abroad together.
- The guardian of a person who has been placed under their guardianship.
Not all the family members are moving abroad? Then the family members (also underage children) have to report the move abroad in person at a municipal counter.
Do the parents, caretakers or guardian of an underage child already live abroad and is the child also moving abroad? Then only the parents, caretakers or guardian are allowed to report this to the municipality. To do this send an email to Begin link: dpz.kcctl@denhaag.nl, end link. . The email must include the following attachments:
- A letter which states that you as parents, caretakers or guardian give permission for the child to move abroad. This letter must contain your signature and the date.
- The address in the foreign country, if possible.
- Copies of the proof of identity for the parents, caretakers or guardian and a copy of the proof of identity for the child.
You can also send this information Begin link: by post, end link. .
By email or by post:
- a copy of your proof of identity
- a signed letter with your old and new address (if it is known). In any case you must indicate the country where you are going to be living, the date of your departure and a clear signature (not your initials)
Are you reporting your move abroad by email? Scan the required documents and send them as an attachment in the email to Begin link: dpz.kcctl@denhaag.nl, end link. .
At a municipal counter:
- your valid form of identification
- your new address (if it is known). In any case you must indicate the country where you are going to be living.
Online
You can arrange your move abroad online. You need to have the following information:
- DigiD and your login information
- your new address and the country where you are going to be living
No DigiD? Begin external link: Apply for your DigiD(External link), end external link..
In writing
Is your entire family leaving the Netherlands? Report your move abroad by email or by post.
At a municipal counter
Is only part of your family leaving the Netherlands? Report your move abroad in person at the municipal counter at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office.
Reporting your move abroad is free.
- by email or post: 5 working days
- at a municipal counter: immediately
- online: 5 working days
You will be deregistered from the Personal Records Database (BRP) on the day of your departure.
- After you report your move abroad you will be deregistered from the Personal Records Database (BRP) and registered in the Non-residents Records Database (RNI).
- Leaving the Netherlands can have consequences for your rent allowance, possible student grants, future benefits and your taxes.
- When you report your move abroad online, the confirmation email could end up in your spam folder. Watch out for this. Approximately 3 days after your date of departure you can check if you have been deregistered at Begin external link: www.mijnoverheid.nl(External link), end external link..
Proof of deregistration
The municipality will not send you a confirmation of your move abroad. After you have been deregistered you will no longer be able to log into MijnDenHaag.
Are you moving to the Caribbean Netherlands (the countries Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the special municipalities Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius)? Then you will receive proof of deregistration. You will need this document when you register there. The municipality will send you an extract by email.
Before departure
Up until the day of departure you can inquire at the counter of the city office whether you have been deregistered and to request a Begin link: BRP extract from the Dutch population register, end link. . You need to make an appointment to do this. Bring a valid proof of identity with you.
After departure
Have you already moved abroad? Then you need an RNI extract as proof of deregistration. You can request this Begin external link: extract from the Non-residents Records Database (RNI)(External link), end external link..
Clearance certificate for household effects
If you are moving to or from the Netherlands from abroad, customs officials can ask you for a clearance certificate for your household effects (furniture and other items in your home). To get this certificate, you will need either a Begin link: BRP extract, end link. or an Begin external link: RNI extract(External link), end external link..
Also see: Remigration, renounce Dutch citizenship