Municipality of Groningen: notifying the municipality when you move home

Change your address and register

• You can only report a move for yourself and family members living with you.
• No rental or purchase agreement? Then follow the steps under no rental agreement.

To the counter

Make an appointment

Take

• Valid proof of identity (passport, ID card, driver's license).
• Rentalagreement. Does it concern your own owner-occupied property? Then a purchase agreement is not necessary. The details from the land register are known to us.
• If you do not have a rental contract: 'Declaration form of residency at your address' from the owner or one of the adult residents + a copy of the identity document of the person who gives permission.

Report by post

You can also send a change of address to: Gemeente Groningen, P.O. Box 30026, 9700 RM Groningen. Include the following information:

• Rental agreement. Does it concern your own owner-occupied property? Then a purchase agreement is not necessary. The details from the land register are known to us.
• If you don’t have a rental agreement: 'Declaration form of residency at your address' (see below) by the owner or one of the adult residents.
• Copy of a valid ID of the person who gives permission.
• Official first and last name.
• Date of birth.
• Moving date.
• Old and new address.
• Telephone number.
• Names of the people that are moving with you.
• Copy of valid ID (passport, ID card or driver's license) of all moving persons.
• Signature.

Reporting your move is free of charge.