Municipality of Stadskanaal: 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.

• All people you want to register in the municipality of Stadskanaal must be present at registration;
• Valid travel document/ID of each person being registered;
• Proof of deregistration if you come from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba or Sint Eustatius;
• Copies of documents from abroad for yourself, your partner and children. For example birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate and/or sometimes a death certificate;
• These documents often need to be legalized and translated in the country of origin. You must arrange this yourself. You can read how to do this on the government website.

The municipality may ask you to show other documents. For example, a rental or purchase contract for your new home in the Netherlands.

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.