Municipality of Laarbeek: registering with the municipality

The conditions for a first registration in the Netherlands are:

you have Dutch nationality, or
you do not have the EU/EEA or Swiss nationality, or
You are in possession of a residence permit or a Provisional Residence Permit (MVV).

You do not meet these conditions? Please feel free to contact the municipality. We like to help you.

Translate and legalize documents

Have the requested documents not been drawn up in Dutch, English, German or French? Or do you not have a multilingual model form? Then you have to have them translated. Is the translator sworn in in the Netherlands? Then you do not need to have the translation legalised. Is the translator sworn abroad? Then you must have the original document legalized again. This means that the authenticity of the document is established. Ask the municipality whether legalization is required.

You arrange the first registration personally at the town hall.
You make an appointment for this.

Would you also like to register your partner and/or children? They must all come to the town hall in person. You make an appointment for each person separately.

What you need:

-A valid proof of identity and/or document proving your nationality.

-You were not born in the Netherlands? Your birth certificate.

-All supporting documents relating to your personal status; e.g. marriage or divorce certificate, children's birth certificates, partner's death certificate, etc.

-Are you not married or a registered partner? A statement of not being married/not having a partnership.

-All documentary evidence that you live here; eg. rental contract, title deed, permission of the main occupant.

- Are you from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba? A proof of deregistration.

-Do you have proof of deregistration from the previous country? So take this with you.

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.