Municipality of Houten: 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.

What to bring.

To make the declaration at the town hall counter, you will need the following documents:

• Valid proof of identity (showing nationality) of all persons to be registered,
• rental contract or permission of the main tenant of the address where you live, including a copy of his or her identity document,
• if you were not born in the Netherlands: your birth certificate,
• if you have a non-European nationality: proof that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has approved your stay (MVV),
• if you come from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Eustatius or Saba: a removal notification,
  possibly the following certificates (if applicable):
  • a marriage or divorce certificate
  • a death certificate of your partner (as proof that the marriage was dissolved by death)
  • the birth certificates of your children.
• a certificate of deregistration (if applicable), 
• if you resettle in the Netherlands, bring all source documents concerning legal events that occurred after you deregistered.

Before your documents can be used in the Netherlands, they might have to be legalized. This is usually done in the country where the documents come from.

Are the documents not in Dutch, English, German or French? Then you must have them translated. Is the translator sworn in the Netherlands? Then you do not have to have the translation legalized. Is the translator sworn in abroad? Then you must also have the translation legalized by the authorities of the country of origin. More information about this can be found at Nederlandwereldwijd.nl of the Dutch government.

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.