How does it work?

You notify the municipality of your departure up to 5 days in advance.

Communicating Emigration

• Fill in the form above
• You will need your DigiD for this

You can register your departure from the Netherlands online if all residents of the address are emigrating at the same time. If you live with several people at one address and not everyone is going with you, everyone who does go with you must visit the municipality in person. This also applies to children under the age of 18.

You can make an Make an appointment to pass on your emigration in person.

Please bring the following information to the appointment:

• ID
• your new address
• the date of emigration
• if more than one person is coming with you to the appointment, they should also bring their identity documents

Please note:You will be deregistered on the day you submit your move (i.e., not as of your actual departure date).

Who can pass on an emigration?

• anyone 16 years of age or older;
• parents, guardians or caregivers for children under 16 years of age;
• parents for their resident adult child or children (only if parents and resident children move abroad together);
• cohabiting spouses or registered partners for each other (only if spouses and partners move abroad together);
• adult children for resident parent(s) (only if adult resident children and parent(s) move abroad together);
• the trustee for a person under guardianship;
• Declaration of moving abroad by an authorized person is not possible.

How long does it take?

The municipality will update your information immediately.

Additional information

It is not possible at the municipality to print an extract with departure details after the day of departure. You can only do this at one of the RNI counters.