Municipality of Hellendoorn: registering with the municipality

All family members who wish to be registered must come to the appointment with you. This includes babies, young children and elderly people.

Come to the municipality in person and bring the following documents:

-Your valid ID (showing your nationality) proof that you have accommodation, such as a rental contract or proof of ownership if you were not born in the Netherlands
-Your birth certificate if you do not have a European nationality 
-Proof that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has approved your stay.
-If you come from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba a relocation notice:
          possibly the following documents: a marriage or divorce certificate a death certificate of your partner               (as proof that the marriage was dissolved by death) your children's birth certificates
-Do you have proof of deregistration from the previous country? So take that with you
-The deeds may be subject to further requirements, such as legalization or apostille
-All persons who move with you will also come personally

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. The municipality will send your citizen service number (BSN) by post within 3 weeks.