Moving to the Netherlands

Registration in Son en Breugel (summary in English)

When you move to the Netherlands from a country abroad or your stay in the Netherlands will last for at least 4 months, you must register with the Registration Municipal Personal Records database (in Dutch: Basisregistratie personen, BRP). 

Within 5 days after your arrival in the Netherlands, you will have to register in person with the municipality where you will reside. Partners and children travelling with you must also be registered in person.

Please make an appointment: +31 499 491 491.

Make an appointment

Registration from abroad must be done in person, within 5 days of arriving in the Netherlands.

To do so, make an appointment with the municipality by calling +31 499 491 49
(or from the Netherlands: 0499 491 491).  

Bring 

During your appointment to register in the Netherlands, the following documents are required: 

  • your valid ID
  • A passport or identity card showing your nationality
  • documents of life events from your time abroad (birth certificate, marriage certificate, acknowledgement certificate, divorce certificate)
  • If your children/partner are traveling with you, they must also come to the appointment in person 
  • Are you going to live with someone: consent form from this person (ask for this when making an appointment)
  • Coming from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius or St. Maarten: proof of deregistration required 

Registration deadline

The municipality has 4 weeks to complete your registration, but we do it as soon as possible. Usually your registration is completed within 1 to 2 weeks. 

When your registration is complete, you will be notified by letter. This letter contains your citizen service number (BSN). You will need this number for contact with the government. 

 Then you can arrange the following: 

  • Register health insurer
    You cannot register with a health insurer until you are registered at a current residential address and have a citizen service number (BSN). 
  • Importing your car
    After you are registered, you can buy an extract from the municipality. This will allow you to prove to customs that you live in the Netherlands and import your car.