Register with the municipality

Everyone living in the Netherlands for more than four months must register at the municipality (in Dutch: gemeente). This is a simple process without any additional costs, which takes place at your local municipality office of the town where you are going to live. It is only possible to register in person and only on or after the start date of your rental contract, not before this date.

Important for Non-EU students in possession of a residence permit on the basis of study:
If you do not register with the municipality, you risk losing your residence permit.

Amsterdam

To register at the municipality of Amsterdam, the AUAS organises specific registration days for our international students for easy and fast registration. This way, students will receive their BSN (citizen service number) immediately. Do not make a regular appointment with the municipality, as this process will be slow and inefficient and you will receive your BSN many weeks later.

SUMMER 2024 PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION DAYS

You must pre-register online before registering with the municipality of Amsterdam. The registration process consists of the following steps:

Step 1: Create pre-registration account via this link(opens in new window).
Step 2: Verify identity and upload the following documents to complete your pre-registration:

Valid proof of identity. A passport or, if you are a citizen of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein: an identity card. A driving licence is not accepted as proof of identity.
Proof of an Amsterdam address. For example a copy of an active rental contract or an address registration permission form signed by the main occupant/landlord and including a copy of their proof of identity.
Your student card or proof of enrolment.

Step 3: Pre-registration assessment by the municipality
Step 4: The municipality will invite you by email for a time slot to identify yourself in person on one of the registration days between Monday 19 August and Friday 20 September.
Step 5: Visit to the municipality on your booked time slot to finalise your registration. You will immediately receive the Dutch citizen service number (BSN).

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Please note:

Pre-registration is possible until Friday 13 September
without online pre-registration and without a confirmed time slot for one of the registration days between Monday 19 August and Friday 20 September, it will not be possible to register.
Only register in Amsterdam if your address is in this municipality.

Location

Bos en Lommerplein 176(opens in new window)
Amsterdam

Route to municipality of Amsterdam (summer registration only)

Arriving after the summer 2024 registration days?
Registration on the specific registration days is strongly recommended, as the process is much easier and faster. If for some reason, you are still arriving late in September, schedule a regular appointment by calling +31 20 624 1111. Find more information on the website of the municipality (opens in new window). Please note that it can take up to several weeks before you will have an appointment and another few weeks before you will receive your BSN.

Diemen

If you are going to live at Rode Kruislaan (Lieven De Key) or at Dalsteindreef (OurCampus), you will have to register at the municipality of Diemen, a neighbouring town of Amsterdam.

SUMMER 2024 REGISTRATION DAYS
Dates to be announced soon.

You need to bring:

your passport (or European Union ID card)
a printed copy of your rental contract (the pages with your full name and address)
students who require visa: your residence permit. If you did not receive this yet, please show proof of your residence permit application (‘Kennisgevingsbrief’ in the email from AUAS Immigration Affairs)
a printed copy of the completed registration form of the Municipality of Diemen (see link to pdf below)

Registration form Diemen 2024 (pdf download)

Please prepare all the printed documents carefully before your appointment. Without printed documents, you cannot be registered.
You do not need to bring a birth certificate despite the fact that this is mentioned on the official website of the municipality. Our students are exempted from this.

Diemen municipality address:
D.J. Den Hartoglaan 1
1111 ZB Diemen
Check location in Google Maps(opens in new window).

Other municipalities

If you are not going to live in Amsterdam or Diemen but at a different municipality or town, you cannot register in Amsterdam or Diemen! You have to register at the municipality where you are going to live. Check the website of the specific municipality on how to register and what documents you need to bring. You might be required to bring a birth certificate as well. Examples of surrounding towns are Amstelveen, Duivendrecht, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Zaandam, Purmerend, Almere.

Citizen Service Number (BSN)

Once registered, you will receive a citizen service number(opens in new window) (burgerservicenummer/BSN). You will need this number for example for opening a Dutch bank account, visiting a doctor, receiving hospital treatment or to start work.

Don't have a place to stay yet?

Officially, you must register as soon as possible after your arrival in the Netherlands. If you do not have a place to live yet, you cannot register anywhere unfortunately.

No rental contract?

If you do not have a rental contract, because you stay in the house of a friend or relative, the landlord/primary occupant/home owner needs to fill out and sign a permission to register at address form(opens in new window) (pdf download), including a copy of their proof of identity. You need to bring this document as well to your appointment. This is for the municipality of Amsterdam only. For other municipalities, please check their procedure yourself.

Couples Room

If you rent a couples room through the AUAS, only one of you is mentioned on the rental contract. In order to get you both registered at the municipality of Amsterdam, you need to fill out the permission to register at address form(opens in new window) as well. It also helps if you go to register together at the municipality. For other municipalities, please check their procedure yourself.

Changing address within Amsterdam?

Notify the municipality on time if you change address(opens in new window).