Municipality of Utrecht: registering with the municipality

All family members who want to register must come to the appointment. So also babies, young children and the elderly.

You must bring to the appointment:

• A valid proof of identity of everyone who is going to register (this cannot be a driver's license).
• Rental or purchase contract for your home or permission from the main occupant with whom you are going to live or the home owner.
• Proof of deregistration if you come from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba or Sint Eustatius.

If you were born, married or divorced abroad, please also bring the following original documents:

• your birth certificate;
• the birth certificates of your partner and/or your children;
• your marriage certificate or proof of registered partnership;
• divorce papers;
• adoption papers and/or a death certificate of your partner or child(ren).

Have we already seen these documents when you were still living in the Netherlands? And has nothing changed in your situation? Then you don't have to take it with you.

Sometimes your deed or document needs legalization and/or translation. You can view this per country on the website of the central government. Enter the country where your document was issued. Only English, German and French deeds are accepted without a translation by a sworn translator.

It can take up to 4 weeks before your registration is registered in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP). Are you also applying for a residence permit? Then your registration will become final when the municipality receives notification from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) that you are allowed to live in the Netherlands.