Municipality of Maastricht: 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 older people.

Bring the documents below with you to the municipal service desk:

• a valid form of ID
• proof that you have accommodation. For example, a rental or purchase contract (printed and signed by both parties) or written permission from the main tenant
• your birth certificate if you were not born in the Netherlands
• proof from the Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (Immigration and Naturalisation Service, IND) that you have lawful residence in the Netherlands / you may stay in the Netherlands if you do not hold citizenship of one of the European Union (EU) Member States
• a verhuisbericht (proof of deregistration) if you come from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint-Maarten, Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius or Saba

If the following events took place during your stay outside of the Netherlands:

• a marriage: the huwelijksakte (marriage certificate)
• a civil partnership: the akte van het geregistreerd partnerschap (civil partnership certificate)
• a divorce: the echtscheidingsakte (divorce certificate)
• the death of a partner: the overlijdensakte (death certificate)
• the birth of your children: the geboorteakte (birth certificate) and/or erkenningsakte (acknowledgement of parenthood certificate)

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

During the appointment, we will check whether you can be registered. If so, you will be registered in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database). You will receive a confirmation letter. The municipality will send you your Burgerservicenummer – BSN (citizen service number) by post within 4 weeks.