Make an appointment for registration as a student

At the beginning of each semester, The Hague holds special registration days for newly-arriving students. Students can make appointments on this website from 2 August 2025. The first available appointments will be on 25 August. Registration takes place at The Hague International Centre in City Hall. 

Important information before your appointment 

• Some students did not receive a confirmation by e-mail or in their browser after making an appointment for registration.
• Please try to book the appointment with a personal e-mail account, such as Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail or Yahoo. We are only experiencing issues with corporate and university e-mail accounts.
• If you are not sure about your appointment, you can contact us via e-mail  internationalcentre@denhaag.nl and we can confirm the date and time.  
• If you do not have a confirmation e-mail and want to change your appointment, you can do so by sending us an e-mail. We can only reschedule your appointments to a later date. All available appointments are visible in the appointment form. 

Eligibility for student registration

• Students enrolled in a higher education institute, such as a university, or university of applied sciences.
• Students who will be living in The Hague.
• Students who will be living in the Netherlands for 4 months or longer.
• Students who are 16 years or older. Or you have an authorization of a legal guardian in the Netherlands.

If you are living in another municipality you need to register there. Find out more about how to do this for the following municipailities:

• Delft
• Rijswijk (website only available in Dutch)
• Leidschendam-Voorburg (website only available in Dutch)
• Leiden

• Rotterdam

   

Location:

• Please be on time for your appointment;
• The appointments take place at The Hague International Centre. This is a separate office in City Hall;
• Address is Spui 70, 2511 BT, The Hague. Or navigate using this Google Maps link;
• Please report to the reception at the International Centre and not the general reception of City Hall;

• The International Centre is located opposite the Primera and Coffee Fellows. 

   

Required documents:

• Valid identification (passport or, if you are an EU citizen, your national identity card);
• Hard copy (printed) proof of occupancy: rental/tenancy agreement (valid at time of appointment), home purchase deed or a signed statement by the main occupant of the house. Please use the statement on the website. Please bring a hard copy of the ID of the main occupant of the house and a hard copy of the rental/tenancy agreement or purchase deed of the house;
• Residence permit or letter of approval from the IND (if applicable).
   

Good to know:

• You will receive your BSN during the municipal registration appointment;
• You can use your BSN to arrange other formalities, such as opening a bank account, DigiD, arranging a Dutch health insurance (if required) and starting a student job;
• It is important to bring the required documents to register. Otherwise, you need to make another appointment. You need to bring a passport, rental agreement or other proof of residence;
• Make sure to print your rental agreement. You cannot print at The Hague International Centre, so make sure to print at your university, the Central library or a copy shop;
• After your appointment you will have the opportunity to ask other questions about living and studying in The Hague. 
   

IND biometrics and residence permit

Are you a student from outside the EU and do you need to collect your IND residence document? Find information about arranging your biometrics and collecting your permit during the IND Student Collection days on this website of the IND. 
 

If you have any questions about your registration, please contact us at internationalcentre@denhaag.nl

Hi The Hague

Join the city-wide introduction programme for new international students with boat and bike tours, sport days, parties and introduction events organised by the student associations in The Hague.
 

Privacy Statement
In order to make an appointment, your personal data will be processed and recorded in the registration system of The Hague International Centre, part of the Municipality of The Hague. Your data will not be transferred to third parties. The Municipality of The Hague processes and protects your personal data as described in the Data Protection Declaration.