Municipality of Groningen: registering with the municipality

All foreigners who need to be registered, including children, must go to the desk in person.

Please bring

• Rental - or purchase agreement.
• If you don’t have a rental agreement you need a permission form by the owner or one of the adult residents.
• Copy of a valid ID of the person who gives permission.
• A valid passport or identity card.
• A birth certificate (if it hasn't been registered before).

Please bring if relevant

• A valid residence permit or proof you have applied for one (sticker or letter IND).
• If you have previously lived in the Netherlands: Citizen service number (BSN), formerly known as 'social security number'.
• Foreign marriage certificate, certificate of registered partnerschip, divorce certificate, divorce decree, death certificate partner, birth certificate child, another nationality: if you have not already shown this for the BRP.
• A proof of deregistration with the PIVA if you are moving to the Netherlands from Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Appointment

• You can only visit loket Groningen Centrum (Kreupelstraat 1) by appointment.
• Are you coming with several people? Then you can indicate the number of people when making the appointment.