See which online and counter options your city offers
The municipality you move to is the one that needs to hear about it, and each one has its own routine. Some take reports online with DigiD, some only at the counter and some both, and all of them ask for ID and proof of your new home.
Almere
Stadhuisplein 1, 1315 HR Almere
Use DigiD to report your move online, or book an appointment if you were removed from the Dutch population register.
Attach a rental contract or final transfer deed signed by both parties. If moving in with someone, supply the main resident or owner’s consent form and an ID copy showing their name, birth date and signature; other details may be obscured.
Related services
For Dutch citizens renewing a passport and for residents without a passport from their own country: who can apply and what to prepare.
Get a hand with applying for or activating DigiD, and with the online forms, messages and allowances that depend on it.
See who can apply for income support, what a municipality takes into account and where to get advice if the application is difficult.
For Dutch citizens who need a new or replacement ID card: who can apply, what to bring and how collection works.
For holders of a Dutch licence: how renewal works online or at the counter, how to replace a lost licence and where to collect it.
For newcomers and returning residents: what registering at the town hall means, who it applies to and what to prepare before your appointment.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Elche, Córdoba, and Valencia
Most offices in Bielefeld, Hanover, and Leipzig
Most offices in Warsaw, Rzeszów, and Gdynia
Most offices in Bruges, Liège, and Seraing
Where to next
For anyone changing homes inside the Netherlands: how a move is reported, online or at the counter, and which proof of address to bring.
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