Registering your address in Haarlemmermeer

Nieuw-Vennep is part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, together with Hoofddorp, Badhoevedorp and a number of villages around Schiphol. So when you move here, Haarlemmermeer is where you register your address. It is a short step, but a lot depends on it: your citizen service number, your DigiD and letters from the tax office all follow your registration. This guide covers what to arrange in your first weeks. Rules can change, so always check the details on the municipality's website before your appointment.

Coming from abroad: register within five days

If you will live in the Netherlands for longer than four months, you register as a resident in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen, or BRP). You do this in person at the municipality where you live, within five days of arriving. You usually need an appointment, so book it as soon as you know your address.

Bring a valid passport or ID card and proof of your address, such as your purchase deed or rental contract. Partners and children who move with you are registered at the same time. Depending on your country, the municipality may also ask for a birth or marriage certificate, sometimes with an apostille or legalisation. Ask about this when you book, because getting documents from abroad can take weeks.

After registering you receive your citizen service number (burgerservicenummer, or BSN). You need it for your employer, your bank, your health insurance and the tax office.

Already living in the Netherlands? Report your move

If you are already registered in another Dutch municipality, you only report the move to Haarlemmermeer. This is usually done online with your DigiD, and you can do it shortly before the move. Do it no later than five days after you move in. Haarlemmermeer then lets your old municipality know. You do not have to deregister there yourself.

Where to go in Haarlemmermeer

The main municipal office is in Hoofddorp, in the Beukenhorst business district. Nieuw-Vennep has its own service centre in the village. Which desk handles your registration depends on the appointment you book, so pick the location when you make it. The municipality's English pages and phone line can help if you are unsure.

Who hears about your new address

Once you are registered, government organisations get your new address from the BRP. These include the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst), the vehicle authority RDW and the Social Insurance Bank (SVB). You do not need to write to each of them. Banks, your employer, insurers and subscriptions are a different story: tell them yourself.

Apply for DigiD

DigiD is your login for Dutch government websites, from the tax office to the municipality. Once you have a BSN and a registered address, you can apply for it on digid.nl. The activation code arrives by post at your new address, so make sure your name is on the letterbox.

Things that are not arranged automatically

Health insurance. If you live or work in the Netherlands, Dutch basic health insurance is mandatory. Check with your employer which rules apply to you.
A GP. Register with a GP (huisarts) close to home before you need one. Our neighbourhood page shows what is nearby.
Energy and water. Choose an energy supplier and pass on the meter readings on the day you get the keys.
Waste collection. In Haarlemmermeer, Meerlanden collects household waste. Their app and website show the collection days for your street.

Settling into Nieuw-Vennep

Once the paperwork is done, the fun part starts. Read where to live if you work at Schiphol for what daily life here looks like, and see Flierveld 9 for the family home we are selling in Getsewoud.

Sources: Government of the Netherlands and the municipality of Haarlemmermeer (Single Digital Gateway). Checked 8 November 2026.