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

The declaration of departure may be made by:

• the person himself (by the age of 16 or older)
• parents, guardians or caregivers for children up to the age of 15
• parents, guardians or caregivers for children aged 16 and 17, if they have the same address before and after the move
• -the parent and his adult child for each other, if they have the same address before and after the move
• -spouses or registered partners for each other, if both have the same address before and after the move
• -trustees for the person placed under guardianship

Please note: Do family members stay behind at the address? Then you can only file a declaration at the counter of the Civil Affairs department. All departing family members must be present. This also applies to minors. In that case, you cannot report the move abroad digitally or in writing.

• Are you moving outside the Netherlands on your own? If so, you can report your departure online.
• Is your entire family moving outside the Netherlands? If so, you must report your departure to the municipality in writing or at its service desk.

Online

You can report your departure online on the day of your move. You need your DigiD to do this.

Report your emigration

At the service desk

Do you want to report the departure of you and your family at the service desk? First make an appointment .

Make an appointment

 Bring a valid form of identification to your appointment.

You must specify your new address at the appointment, if already known. You must always specify the country in which you will be living.

You can report the departure of the following people at the same time as you report your own:

• your husband or wife;
• your civil partner;
• your children;
• your parents.

Those persons must be registered with you at the same address.

Do you have a samenlevingscontract (cohabitation agreement)? If so, you and your partner must report the departure outside the Netherlands separately.

Reporting a move is free of charge.

• Reporting by email or post: 5 working days.
• Reporting at the service desk: processed immediately by the municipality.