Registering with the IND as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen

Last update: 17 June 2024

Do you have the nationality of a country of the EU, EEA or Switzerland? Then you do not need a residence permit to stay in the Netherlands. Sometimes you do have to register with the IND. Read when you should register with the IND and how you do this.

When is registering with the IND obligatory

As a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you only have to register with the IND in the following situation:

You have stayed in the Netherlands before as a Union citizen. But the IND has ended this residency. In the Personal Records Database (in Dutch: Basisregistratie Personen or BRP) you are registered with code 41. This code means that you do not have the right of residency in the Netherlands. 

This may also have consequences for your rights to benefits. Go to the website of the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) for more information on rights to benefits.

 

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