Notify Us of Your Move

The municipality will notify all agencies that need this information to carry out their statutory duties of your move. These include the Tax Authority, the police, the fire department, and hospitals. You can see which agencies these are at wiekrijgtmijngegevens.nl.

If you are late in reporting this, it could affect, for example, your housing allowance, student financial aid, parking permit, municipal taxes, or benefits.

Moving Abroad

If you are moving abroad from the municipality, you must notify the municipality no later than 5 days before your departure. You will then be filing an emigration declaration. Different rules apply to emigration. The section “Moving Abroad” explains what you need to do.

Notify your new municipality of your move. Do this no later than 5 days after you have moved. If you wish to notify them earlier, you may do so up to 4 weeks before your moving date.

Please note:

If you report your change of address after moving, the date of the move will be considered the date of the change of address. However, you must do this within 5 days of moving.

• If you report the change later, the date on which you notify the municipality of the change will be the official date of your change of address.
• If you have notified the municipality of a future move, it will update your address information on the date you provide. This will then be the date of your change of address.

Be sure to provide all the information the municipality needs. Otherwise, the municipality will not update your address information.

The following people may report a change of address:

• everyone 16 years of age and older, on their own behalf
• Spouses or registered partners living together (only if they move together from one address to another)
• the parent, guardian, or caregiver of minor children
• parent(s) of adult children living at home (only if they move together from one address to another)
• Adult children living with a parent or parents (only if they move together from one address to another)
• the guardian for a person who has been placed under guardianship
• the director of the facility for residents of the facility
• Someone who has authorized you to report the move on their behalf

Are you going to move in with someone else? 

In that case, you’ll need permission from the person you’ll be living with. This is the primary resident at that address—for example, one of your parents or your partner. Don’t forget to bring a copy of the person giving permission’s ID to show.

Authorize Someone

To request authorization, write a letter containing the following information:

"I, (your initials, last name, date of birth, place of birth, and address), hereby authorize the person listed below (initials, last name, date of birth, place of birth, and address of the person authorizing you) to report my change of address from (old address) to (new address)."

Sign this letter and give it to the representative.

At the counter, the authorized representative must present the following:

• his or her valid identification
• (a copy of) your valid ID
• proof of your new address, such as a purchase or rental agreement, or permission from the primary resident if you are moving in with someone
• the signed letter of authorization

Agencies that need your change-of-address information

The municipality will report your move to the agencies that need this information to carry out their statutory duties.

The municipality will update your address information within 5 business days.

Check this at www.mijnoverheid.nl.

The municipality of Voorschoten uses DigiD. Would you like to learn more or apply for a DigiD? If so, please visit www.digid.nl

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