Moving back to The Netherlands

Are you moving back to the Netherlands from abroad, or have you been deregistered from the Personal Records Database (BRP)? If so, you are required to re-register with the municipality of Oegstgeest  in person if you intend to stay for more than 4 months. This is a legal requirement.

Anybody who has been registered with a Dutch municipality in the past and intends to stay in The Netherlands for more than 4 months is required to re-register. This also applies for Dutch inhabitants of the countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten or the special municipalities of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Have you found an address in Oegstgeest  and do you know the date of your arrival? Then make an appointment with the municipality in advance.

If you are in possession of a citizen service number (BSN), but have not yet lived in The Netherlands you will be required to make an appointment of first registration.

Conditions

• You have been registered with a Dutch municipality before.
• You will be living at least 4 of the next 6 months in The Netherlands, at your registered address in Oegstgeest.
• You have a valid residence permit, or you have the nationality of a country in the European Economic AreaExterne link or Switzerland.
• You should make an appoint to go to the counter in person.
• Are there family members who are also moving? If they have also lived in The Netherlands before, they are required to come to the appointment with you. If they have not lived in The Netherlands before, they are required to make an appointment of first registration.

Make an appointment

Have you found an address in Oegstgeest and do you know the date of your arrival? 

Or call us ;

• On work days between 09:00 and 12:00
• If you're calling from the Netherlands, please dial: 14071
• If you are calling from abroad please dial: 0031-71 519 1793

Documents to bring to your appointment

You are required to bring the following documents with you to your appointment with the municipality of Oegstgeest:

• A valid proof of identity.
• A copy of the real estate purchase contract or rental lease of your residence.
• Proof of deregistration (only required if you are moving from the countries of Aruba, Curaçao or Sint Maarten or the special municipalities of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.)
• A written confirmation of the main resident of your new address if you are living with someone else. Include a copy of a valid identity permit of the main occupant/homeowner.

If you have not yet handed over copies of your birth certificate, marriage certificate or other foreign documents regarding your civil status, you will be required to do so.