Register as a Dutch voter abroad

Are you living outside of the Netherlands? And would you like to vote in elections from abroad? Register as a Dutch voter abroad. Your voting papers will be sent to you. Request registration here.

Request registration

• Complete the form
• You will receive a confirmation by email once the municipality has received your registration request.
• You will receive a confirmation that you were added to the permanent register once the municipality has processed your request.

Conditions for voting

You can vote in the elections for the members of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), the European Parliament and the electoral college for non-residents of the Netherlands (kiescollege niet-ingezetenen) if you:

• live outside of the Netherlands and are not registered in a Dutch municipality
• have Dutch citizenship (nationality)
• are 18 years or older

Voting by post

The standard way of voting for Dutch voters abroad is to vote by post. You will receive your postal voting slip by post. You will receive your ballot by email.

Voting by proxy

You can authorise somebody to vote on your behalf through a proxy. You need to request a new proxy for each new election.

Voting with a voter card

You can cast your vote on election day yourself anywhere in the Netherlands (also in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba). You do this using a voter card (kiezerspas). You need to request a new voter card for each new election.

Temporarily abroad

Will you be temporarily abroad on election day and are you registered in a Dutch municipality? You can also register as a voter in the Municipality of The Hague. An application form will be available for each election.

Report any changes

Have you moved or are you going to move? Begin link: Report your change of address, end link. .

Contact

Do you have any questions? The Municipality of The Hague organises the elections for Dutch voters abroad. The Elections Unit is available on telephone number +31 70 353 44 00. Or send an email to Begin link: kbn.verkiezingen@denhaag.nl, end link. .

Watch the video about registering as a Dutch voter abroad: