
Municipality registration
If you stay in the Netherlands for more than 4 months, you are obliged to register with the municipal administration of the place where you are going to live.
Students need to be registered in the municipality where they reside. Once you have been registered in the municipality database (GBA), you will receive a 'BSN' number. On this page we give information of the municipality of Breda. If you will live in another municipality then Breda, you need to go to the Town Hall of that municipality.
To register in the municipal register you will need to bring the following documents:
To avoid long waiting time, you are adviced to make an appointment via the via the website of the municipality (in this case Breda).
It is very important to keep your data updated at all times; all government offices make use of these data. Information regarding renewal of your residence permit (Non EU students) will be sent to the address included in the municipal register. If you need to change your address you have to visit the Town hall and fill in a ‘change of address’ form. You are obliged to sign out with the municipal register when you plan to leave Breda definitely. This can be done easily via Digi-D online. If you do not have Digi-d you can fill out this form: form Registration of departure abroad and send it to publiekszaken.aoz@breda.nl.
If you register yourself at the municipality do not forget to change your address in Studielink (the national administration system for higher education in the Netherlands where you also are to apply). For information from Breda University of Applied Sciences your address in Studielink will be used.
Watch the video and let Mia help you with your move to the Netherlands. The first part of the video is about how to register with the municipality. The second part will inform you how to open a bank account.