Resettlement/renewal from abroad

• You were registered with a Dutch municipality after October 1, 1994.
• You will be staying in the Netherlands for at least 4 months in the coming six months.
• You live in Zoetermeer.
• You are legally resident in the Netherlands. In the following cases, there is a legal residence:
  • You have Dutch nationality.
  • You have the nationality of another country in the European Union.
  • You have a valid residence permit or an MVV sticker in your passport.
  • You may await the decision on your application for a residence permit in the Netherlands (you must prove this).
• You must submit your declaration in person at the counter no later than the fifth day after resettlement.
• Please make an appointment for this (see 'Make an appointment').
• All persons resettling with you must come to the appointment.
• Registration is free.

• From the age of 18, you must file your own tax return.
• You can file your own tax return from the age of 16.
• For persons under the age of 16, the parent, guardian or legal guardian must make the declaration.
• All persons wishing to settle must appear in person at the counter of the Town Hall.

If you are going to live with someone who is already registered at that address, you need that person's permission to be registered there. See also the information under 'Taking with you'.

It varies per person which organisations receive a message about your (re)establishment. Usually it concerns:

• Water Board
• Tax Authorities (also the Motor Vehicle Tax Department)
• Social Insurance Bank (SVB)
• Donor registry
• DUO
• Dutch Vehicle Authority (if a license plate is registered in your name)
• Pension fund
• Departments within the municipality of Zoetermeer such as Taxes, Education, Healthcare and Income

Sometimes the municipality gives your data to third parties (for example, churches or social organizations.) Do you not want this? Then you can request this through Provision Limitation of Personal Data.

Appointment for first registration or resettlement or re-registration from abroad

Change or delete appointment?

If you have made an appointment, you will receive a confirmation by email. This email contains a link with which you can change or delete your appointment yourself.

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

What you need to bring to the appointment:

• For Dutch nationality ⇒ your passport or identity card.
• In case of nationality of a country within the EU or EEA or Switzerland ⇒ your national passport or a European identity card.
• For other nationality ⇒ your national passport with a temporary residence permit (MVV sticker) or your residence permit.
• Proof of deregistration if you are from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten.
• A declaration of consent from the main occupant if you are going to live in or live with someone who is already registered at the address. You must also bring a (copy of) the identity document of the person giving permission.
• In some cases, a rental or purchase contract may be requested.
• Documents of life events from your time abroad, such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, certificate of recognition or divorce certificate. Possibly provided with legalization.

Translation

If the document is not in Dutch, English, German or French, you must have a translation made by a sworn interpreter/translator in the Netherlands. Are you using a translator abroad? Then you must also have the translation legalised.

For more information about legalization, please visit the government website and apostille .

After you have submitted your tax return, you will receive a message by post within 4 weeks.