Required documents
- Passport or European ID card. A driver's license is not sufficient.
- Printed rental agreement for your Dutch address: showing this on your cell phone is not sufficient. If you do not have a rental agreement then you must bring a written statement of approval signed by the main tenant and a copy of his/her passport.
- Declaration of Registration (DoR) from VU Amsterdam. This declaration is available from the moment you are registered at our university, and can be collected digitally via the 'Complete registration' page in your personal dashboard on vu.nl.
Optional documents, only if applicable:
- Birth Certificate (legalised)* – please note that this is only required if you are staying for longer than one year in an accommodation outside of Amsterdam or Amstelveen. If your birth certificate is not in Dutch, English, French or German, then you must supply a sworn translation into one of these languages
- Students who are married also need to bring their marriage certificate (legalised)*
- If you come from Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba: proof of deregistration ('Verhuisbericht')
- A marriage or divorce certificate
- A death certificate of your spouse (to prove that the marriage was dissolved by death)
- The birth certificates of your children (if they also come and live here and join you for registration)
* The legalisation method depends on the respective country. The Dutch missions in other countries are responsible for legalising foreign documents for use in the Netherlands. The documents must first have been legalised by the country’s own authorities, usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the document was issued. For more information see here.
Registration at the municipality
Municipality of Amstelveen
(including Uilenstede Campus)
Registration for the municipality of Amstelveen can be done as follows:
- Make an appointment by phone via +31 (0)20 540 49 11 with the municipality (migration department) of Amstelveen. The municipality is located at Laan Nieuwer-Amstel 1 in Amstelveen.
- Make sure to bring all necessary documents to the appointment:
- Your original Passport or ID + a clear hard copy
- Your rental agreement (digital); or statement of permission from the main tenant incl. a copy from their passport/ID.
- In case you applied with the IND: IND card or letter of appointment
- Within 4 weeks you will receive your BSN
Municipality of Amsterdam
If you did not pre-register by 18 September, follow the standard registration process for people moving to Amsterdam from abroad.
Make sure to bring the following:
- Your original Passport or ID
- A copy of the valid rental contract (‘huurcontract’), or an original consent form signed by the longest registered resident at the address, including a copy of their proof of identity.
- Birth certificate and any other certificates you have, such as marriage certificate, divorce certificate, adoption certificate, family book (Daftar or Livret d'Etat Civil).
Municipality of Diemen
If you are going to live at the Dalsteindreef or Rode Kruislaan, you can make an appointment at the municipality at a time that suits you. Make sure to bring the following:
- Passport
- Rental agreement
- If you do not have a European nationality: IND residence permit card or IND letter of appointment
- Filled-in registration form
- If you are from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint-Maarten, Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius or Saba: a change of address
Visiting address: D.J. den Hartoglaan 1 in Diemen
Note: The BSN will be provided immediately after registration (only if you have provided all the required documents).
Municipality of Hoofddorp
Registration for the municipality of Hoofddorp can be done as follows You will need to arrange the registration yourself. This can be done as follows:
- Make an appointment. This can only be done by phone via +31235676543 or 0900-1852.
- You can only register in person at the counter at the Beukenhorst municipal office in Hoofddorp. Processing your registration will take up to 4 weeks. You will receive a confirmation of your registration by post or by email.