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

EU-citizens can make the appointment online. Please bring along:

Valid identity document of each person to be registered.
Travel document or other document proving your nationality.
A completed questionnaire 'Settling in the Netherlands', or send this in advance by e-mail.
Proof of deregistration if you come from the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius).
Proof of deregistration if you come from Belgium or Germany, with the exception of students.
Rental or purchase contract of your home, or permission and a copy of the identity document of the main tenant with whom you will be living.
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.

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.