Registering as a non-resident in The Netherlands

You will need a BSN for example as an employee, in education, health care, taxes, to open a bank account and other matters concerning the Dutch government. There are two ways to register as a non-resident in The Netherlands, depending on your situation.

You are staying in The Netherlands for less than 4 months?

Then you can register with these municipalities: Alkmaar, Almelo, Amsterdam, Breda, Den Haag, Doetinchem, Eindhoven, Goes, Groningen, Heerlen, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Venlo, Westland, Zwolle.

To obtain a BSN, you must personally report to the RNI desk of one of these municipalities. This works by appointment only. For the municipality of Goes you can make an appointment online via www.goes.nl/afspraakmaken and choose "RNI registrations" under product, or you can call the telephone number 14 0113, to make an appointment, from abroad + 31 113 249600.

You are staying in The Netherlands for more than 4 months?

Then you have to register in the municipality where you live or where you are going to live. Even then you will receive a BSN.

Where and how to register?

To register, you need to go in person to that particular municipality. The municipality of Goes works by appointment only. Make an appointment at www.goes.nl/afspraakmaken and choose the product 'Inschrijven vanuit het buitenland' or call the number 14 0113 to make an appointment, from abroad +31 113 249600.

You must bring

•  A valid passport or a identity card; Without a valid passport or identity card you can not be registered. Pay attention: a residence permit or a drivers licence are not valid for registration.

• The “Request for registration” form. You must digitally fill in this form from the website of the National Service for Identity Data (Rvig). The form is available in 15 languages. You choose the correct language, enter the data via the computer and then print it. Take the completed and signed form with you to the appointment at the RNI desk.

Be on time

Registering will take approximately twenty minutes. It's important that you're on time for your appointment. We can't garuantee we'll be able to help you if you aren't on time. In these instances we request that you make a new appointment.

When you want to cancel your appointment or want to increase or decrease the number of persons, we request that you cancel your appointment with the link in the conformation mail or by contacting us, dial 14-0113 (from abroad +31 113 249 600) or by e-mail rni@goes.nl .   

Registering groups by employers or employment agencies

If you would like to register a group of more than 6 people as an employer or employment agencie, please contact us at e-mailadress: rni@goes.nl.

A registration of a minor shall be subject to the following conditions:

• The child (and the same goes for babies) must appear in person at the RNI desk with a valid passport or identity card (no driver licence or residence permit).
• Children under 16 must be present at the appointment with atleast one of the parents. Both child and parent(s) need to show a valid passport or identiycard.
• To determine whether the present adult indeed is a parent or legal representative one must bring an international birth certificate not older then 6 months, but it can also, for example, be a statement by a court in case of supervision. It is important that the RNI desk determines what the relationship of the adult to the child is and that this Court shall have jurisdiction.
• Legalized foreign documents must conform to the circular of Justice.

Check out goes.nl/rni-uittreksel

You will find more information about registering as a non-resident in the brochure “Registering as a non-resident in The Netherlands”, translated into 5 languages (English, German, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian)Hoe kan ik mij inschrijven in de Registratie Niet-Ingezetenen (RNI)? | Wonen & werken | Nederlandwereldwijd.nl | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

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