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 voter once. You will automatically receive the documents you need to vote in every Dutch parliamentary election and European Parliament election by post. You can register simply by using the form.

The deadline to register as a Dutch voter abroad is 3 February 2021 in order to be able to vote in the Dutch parliamentary elections on 17 March 2021.

How does it work?

Register (form is in Dutch)

• Complete this form

• Print it

• Sign it

• Scan it or take a photo of it

• Send it together with a copy of your valid identity document:

  • via the upload page

  • by post to:

Gemeente Den Haag
Verkiezingen KBN
Postbus 84 008
2508 AA Den Haag
Netherlands

• 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.

Are you uncertain whether you are registered as a Dutch voter abroad?

Did you vote as a Dutch voter abroad in the referendum on the new Intelligence and Security Services Act (Wiv) or the European Parliament elections in May 2019? Then you are registered as a Dutch voter abroad. You will automatically receive information and the documents you need to be able to vote in the Dutch parliamentary elections on 17 March 2021. You do not need to do anything yourself.

Did you register for the last time before 1 April 2017? For example, for the Dutch parliamentary elections in 2017? Then you need to register again. Do you no longer know when you registered? Contact the municipality. It can check whether you are registered as a voter.

Conditions for registration

You can vote in the elections for the members of the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) and the members of the European Parliament if you:

• live outside of the Netherlands and are no longer registered in a Dutch municipality

• have Dutch nationality

• are 18 years or older

Voting as a Dutch voter abroad

The standard way of voting for Dutch voters abroad is to vote by post. In some countries the mail service is slow or unreliable, for example because of the corona epidemic? Would you rather not vote by post? Then you can decide to vote by proxy or with a voter card. Look for more information on the page Voting in the Dutch parliamentary elections if you live abroad.

Keep your address up to date

Have you moved or are you going to move? Report your change of address.

Contact

Do you have any questions? Contact the Elections Unit of the municipality.