Adjusting incorrect personal data

The municipality keeps data about its residents in the basic registration of persons (BRP). If your personal data is not registered correctly, you can ask the municipality to adjust this. You can check your data on MyGovernment .

In addition to your first name, surname, gender and Citizen Service Number (BSN), the BRP contains information about your:

  • parents
  • nationality
  • marriage or registered partnership
  • death
  • registration in the BRP
  • place of residence (address)
  • children
  • residence permit
  • authority relationship and guardianship
  • travel document (Dutch passport and/or identity card)
  • right to vote

What to do?

Do you have Dutch documents that show that your data is not registered correctly? Then make an appointment to submit these documents.

  • During the appointment, you can submit a request at the counter to adjust your personal data (a 'correction request').
  • Please bring your ID to your appointment.

Are the documents from abroad? Then we first want to be sure that your documents have been issued by the right person or agency. You must therefore first have your documents legalized. For more information, see: Legalizing and verifying foreign documents .

Making an appointment

To submit documents, you must first make an appointment. To do so, call 14 079 .

Change or delete appointment?

Once you have made an appointment you will receive a confirmation e-mail. This e-mail also contains a link that allows you to change or delete your appointment.

Are you changing your appointment? If so, don't forget to delete the other appointment!

Do you no longer have the e-mail? Call 14 079. A staff member can change or delete the appointment for you.

Bring to appointment:

  • your valid ID
  • a document containing incorrect information
  • an official document containing the correct information (for example a marriage certificate)

Costs

DescriptionCosts
Request to adjust data in the BRPfree

How long will it take?

The municipality will send you a letter within 4 weeks if your details have been changed. Even if the municipality cannot or is not allowed to change your details, you will receive a letter about it.

Tip

The Reporting Point for Errors in Government Registrations (MFO) is part of the National Office for Identity Data (RvIG). The MFO helps citizens, companies and government organizations to correct an error in a government registration.