Municipality of Amstelveen: registering with the municipality

• A valid passport or ID card. 

• Proof that you have accommodation in the municipality of Amstelveen, such as a rental contract, proof of ownership or written permission from the main occupant (with a copy of their ID document). 

• If you do not have European nationality: proof that you have submitted an application for residence in the Netherlands to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). 

• If you come from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius or Sint-Maarten: a notice of relocation (proof of deregistration). 

• Proof of deregistration from your previous country of residence (if you have one). 

  The following documents, if applicable: 

• Your birth certificate, if you were not born in the Netherlands. 

• The birth certificates of your child(ren). 

• A marriage or divorce certificate. 

• The death certificate of your partner (as proof that the marriage has been dissolved by death). 

• Please note: sometimes certificates must first be translated and legalised. Legalisation means that the certificate must be signed and stamped by the country of origin. 

• You can also submit the aforementioned certificates at a later date, but within 3 months of your appointment at the town hall. 

• The requested certificates must be drawn up in Dutch, English, German or French. If not, you must have them translated. 

• Has the document been translated by a translator sworn in the Netherlands? If so, then you do not need to have the translation legalised. 

• Has the document been translated by a translator sworn in abroad? If so, then you must have the translation legalised in the country of origin.

Registration is free of charge. You must pay the costs of translating or legalising official documents that you may need to take with you.

The municipality will register you in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database) during the actual appointment. You will receive a confirmation letter.