Re-registering in the Netherlands

If you are returning to the Netherlands from abroad to live, you need to re-register. You can do this at our municipality if you will be residing in Uithoorn. Make an appointment with our municipality.

Make an appointment (in Dutch) Select option "Hervestiging vanuit buitenland/Re-register in the Netherlands". 

Description 

If you used to live in the Netherlands and are now moving back from abroad, you need to register again at the municipality.

Did you move abroad before October 1994? In that case, you do not need to re-register. You will need to do an Initial registration in the Netherlands instead.

Deadline

You must visit the municipality within 5 working days of your arrival in the Netherlands.

Conditions
  • If you moved abroad before October 1994, you need to do a "initial registration." Please refer to the information on Initial registration in the Netherlands. 
  • If you do not hold a European nationality: proof that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has approved your stay. 
Costs 

Re-registration is free of charge.

Procedure 

Here's how you can re-register in the Netherlands:

  • You need to go to the municipality in person. If your partner and/or children are also re-registering, they need to go in person as well. 

Bring the following documents:

  • Your valid identification document indicating your nationality. 
  • A copy of your signed owner-occupied property or rental agreement. 
  • If you are going to live with someone else: written permission from the main occupant (pdf, 135 kB) and a copy of their valid identification document.
  • If you do not hold a European nationality: proof that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has approved your stay. 
  • For individuals from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, or Sint Maarten: proof of deregistration.
  • Documents proving events such as marriage, divorce, or having children during your stay abroad (if applicable).