Municipality of Houten: deregistering from the municipality in the event of a long stay outside the Netherlands

• Are you abroad for more than eight months in a one-year period? Then you need to deregister with the municipality. 
• We report your emigration to all government agencies. 
• After deregistration, you are registered in the Non-Resident Register (Refers to an external website) (RNI). 
• You can only report your emigration digitally if you and your family members (registered or married partner and/or child) are leaving from the same address. 
• Are you unmarried together? Then you must both report separately.

Report emigration

Are not all family members leaving? 

Are not all family members leaving? Then you must visit the town hall in person. You can make an appointment for this.

Make an appointment to report emigration

When do you report your departure? 

• You report your departure within 5 days before your actual departure from the Netherlands. 
• The date of reporting to the municipality will be your deregistration date. 
• It is not possible to report your departure earlier than 5 days before your departure. 
• If you report your departure digitally, you will receive a deregistration certificate by email. 
• If you report your departure at the counter, you will receive a deregistration certificate immediately.

• Submission by e-mail or post: takes 5 working days.
• Submission at the counter: the municipality processes immediately.