Settling in the Netherlands

Are you moving to Tilburg from abroad (immigration) or will you spend at least 4 of the next 6 months in the Netherlands? Then you will need to register with the municipality in person within 5 days upon arrival. If your partner and/or children have also arrived from abroad, they will need to join you and get registered as well.

Appointment for registration

To register in Tilburg, you must have an address in Tilburg and come to the desk in person.
You have to make an appointment online, including a completed questionnaire 'Settling in the Netherlands'.

Please bring along:

Valid proof of identity for each person to be registered, proving your nationality.
Proof of deregistration if you come from the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius).
Proof of deregistration if you come from Belgium or Germany, except for students.
Rental or purchase contract (hard copy) of your home, or permission and a copy of the ID from the main resident if you are going to live with someone.
Original documents from abroad of yourself and your children, e.g. birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate. Only English, German and French deeds are accepted without translation by a sworn translator. The documents must (depending on the issuing country) comply with legalisation requirements. See the website of the Rijksoverheid for this.

At the appointment, we use equipment to support the process of confirming your identity.
You can find more information about a residence permit on the IND website. Your registration will be final once the IND confirms to the municipality that you are residing in the Netherlands lawfully.

Non-EU citizens

If you are not a EU-citizen, you will first have to apply for a residence permit at the IND.