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

Who can notify the municipality about an emigration?

• anyone who is aged 16 or older
• parents, guardians or carers of children under the age of 16
• parents for their adult child or children living at home. Only if the parents and children living at home are relocating abroad together
• cohabiting spouses or registered partners for each other. Only if spouses and partners are relocating abroad together
• adult children for co-residing parent(s). Only if adult children and co-residing parent(s) are relocating abroad together
• the guardian for a person who is placed under guardianship.

When do you need to come to the municipal office in person to give notification of emigration?

• come to the municipal office if not all the family members at your address are relocating abroad
• come to the municipal office if you are moving to Aruba, Curacao, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten or Saba. In that case, you need proof of deregistration.

Notification is free of charge.

Your relocation abroad is processed 5 working days after the relocation date