Would you like to take care of practical matters before classes start? Such as registering at the City Hall? Then you are in luck! Every year, One Stop Shops are organised where you will be able to take care of this.
- Date
- Tuesday 27 Aug 2024, 09:00 - Thursday 26 Sep 2024, 16:00
- Type
- Introduction
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Hall 1
- Building
- Sports Building
About the event
The following parties will be present during this One Stop Shop:
- Rotterdam Municipality: to get your BSN number (for this you need to make an appointment);
- Aon Insurance: to arrange your health insurance;
- ESN: to create that home away from home and know more about ESN events;
- ISIC: to arrange a public transport card;
- LTC (Language & Training Centre: to potentially sign up for Dutch classes;
- The central International Office: for all other questions!
- InsureToStudy: to arrange your health insurance;
- Jans Huisartsen: great care, without any fuss;
Dates
- Tuesday 27 August
- Wednesday 28 August
- Wednesday 4 September
- Thursday 5 September
- Monday 9 September
- Thursday 10 September (only for Municipality registration) location: Hatta Building, next to Café Smitse
- Thursday 26 September (only for Municipality registration) location: Hatta Building, next to Café Smitse
Registration
Are you moving to the Netherlands for the first time? Are you staying in the Netherlands for more than 4 months? And you haven't registered in the Netherlands before, so you don't have a citizen service number (BSN) yet? Then, you need to register in person at the municipality where you will live. This is referred to as “First registration”.
Step 1 - Download and complete the form from the municipality
Download the form "First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad."
Step 2 - Provide valid proof of identity
This may be a passport or ID card
Step 3 - Gather documents for your living situation
- Independent as a tenant
- Rental contract or tenancy agreement
- Sublet
- Rental contract or tenancy declaration
- Living with the main tenant as a tenant
- Declaration by main occupant
- Tenancy agreement
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Living with the main tenant as owner
- Declaration of residence
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Independent as owner and not yet registered in the Land Register
- Copy of the deed of transfer, signed by the notary
- Copy of the proof of ownership, signed by the notary
Download form: Tenancy agreement (also called: "verhuurdersverklaring" or "landlord statement".
Download form: Declaration by main occupant (also called "verklaring inwoning" or "certificate of residence"
Step 4 - Make sure to bring the required documents in card copy to the One Stop Shops
- Original and a printed coloured hard copy of your valid passport or ID card.
- Completed and printed form: First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad' undersigned by you.
- Original and a printed hard copy of rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant – make sure it's signed by you and your landlord! A digital signature is also allowed. Note that this agreement should not be issued longer than 3 months ago.
* Please note:
- There is no printer available at the One Stop Shops. You can print, copy, and scan at the Copyshop in the Polak Building (ground floor)
- Make sure your passport is signed.
- An original and printed copy is needed per document, so this means for every document you need a copy. Just bringing your passport or ID card without a printed coloured copy of it, is not enough.
- A rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant may not be older than 3 months.
- The contract or agreement must be filled out and signed by your landlord.
- Do make sure to check you have all copies of the required documents, as the City Hall will need to take them.
Step 1 - Download and complete the form from the municipality
Download the form "First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad."
Step 2 - Provide valid proof of identity
Your passport
Step 3 - Gather documents for your living situation
- Independent as a tenant
- Rental contract or tenancy agreement
- Sublet
- Rental contract or tenancy declaration
- Living with the main tenant as a tenant
- Declaration by main occupant
- Tenancy agreement
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Living with the main tenant as owner
- Declaration of residence
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Independent as owner and not yet registered in the Land Register
- Copy of the deed of transfer, signed by the notary
- Copy of the proof of ownership, signed by the notary
Download form: Tenancy agreement (also called: "verhuurdersverklaring" or "landlord statement".
Download form: Declaration by main occupant (also called "verklaring inwoning" or "certificate of residence"
Step 4 - Make sure to bring the required documents in card copy to the One Stop Shops
- Original and a printed coloured hard copy of your valid passport or ID card.
- Completed and printed form: First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad' undersigned by you.
- Original and a printed hard copy of rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant – make sure it's signed by you and your landlord! A digital signature is also allowed. Note that this agreement should not be issued longer than 3 months ago.
- Original and a printed hard copy of both sides of your Dutch residence permit and/or a coloured copy of your entry visa sticker in your passport.
- If you are allowed to travel to the Netherlands without an entry sticker in your passport and your Dutch residence permit cannot be picked up yet, you can print the IND approval letter which was sent from our Immigration Office to you in Osiris. Please bring a printed copy of the letter to the One Stop Shop.
* Please note:
- There is no printer available at the One Stop Shops. You can print, copy, and scan at the Copyshop in the Polak Building (ground floor)
- Make sure your passport is signed.
- An original and printed copy is needed per document, so this means for every document you need a copy. Just bringing your passport or ID card without a printed coloured copy of it, is not enough.
- A rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant may not be older than 3 months.
- The contract or agreement must be filled out and signed by your landlord.
- Do make sure to check you have all copies of the required documents, as the City Hall will need to take them.
- Please go to Osiris and go to your Immigration Case to download your IND approval letter.
Students from the Caribbean will automatically receive a BSN when they apply for student financing. After the application, DUO shares the student's details with the National Identity Data Service (RvIG). Once the data is processed, RvIG will send a letter containing the BSN to the student. Alternatively, students can also request the BSN via telephone from DUO.
If you are not applying for student financing, the following procedure will apply to you:
Step 1 - Download and complete the form from the municipality
Download the form "First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad."
Step 2 - Provide valid proof of identity
This may be a passport or ID card
Step 3 - Please bring proof of deregistration from the Municipal Personal Records Database
Step 4 - Gather documents for your living situation
- Independent as a tenant
- Rental contract or tenancy agreement
- Sublet
- Rental contract or tenancy declaration
- Living with the main tenant as a tenant
- Declaration by main occupant
- Tenancy agreement
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Living with the main tenant as owner
- Declaration of residence
- Copy of valid identity document of the person you are going to live with
- Independent as owner and not yet registered in the Land Register
- Copy of the deed of transfer, signed by the notary
- Copy of the proof of ownership, signed by the notary
Download form: Tenancy agreement (also called: "verhuurdersverklaring" or "landlord statement".
Download form: Declaration by main occupant (also called "verklaring inwoning" or "certificate of residence"
Step 5 - Make sure to bring all the required documents in hard copy with you
- Original and a printed coloured hard copy of your valid passport or ID card.
- Completed and printed form: First registration in the municipal personal records database (BRP) form abroad' undersigned by you.
- Original and a printed hard copy of rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant – make sure it's signed by you and your landlord! A digital signature is also allowed. Note that this agreement should not be issued longer than 3 months ago.
* Please note:
- There is no printer available on the spot. You can print, copy, and scan at the Copyshop in the Polak Building (ground floor)
- Make sure your passport is signed.
- An original and printed copy will be needed per document, so this means for every document you need an extra copy. Just bringing your passport or ID card without a printed coloured copy of it, is not enough.
- A rental contract, tenancy agreement or declaration by the main occupant may not be older than 3 months.
- The contract or agreement must be filled out and signed by your landlord. A digital signature is also allowed.
- Do make sure to check you have all copies of the required documents, as the City Hall will need to take them.
