Registration for international students

September is the start of a new academic semester and universities in The Hague region will be welcoming new international students. Before the courses begin, it is important as a student to take care of all the necessary formalities, such as municipal registration.  

New international students have to make an appointment for municipal registration. To officially live and study here, you need to register with the municipality and get your BSN (Citizen Service Number). It’s an essential step—without it, you can’t open a bank account, get health insurance, or work a student job!

🗓️ How to make an appointment

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

Book your appointment for student municipal registration
Please try to book the appointment with a personal e-mail account, such as Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail or Yahoo. We are experiencing issues with corporate and university e-mail accounts.
 

📍Location: The Hague International Centre, City Hall (Spui 70, 2511 BT, The Hague). Look for signs near Primera and Coffee Fellows on the ground floor in City Hall.

🏫Eligibility for student registration

You can register if:

• You are enrolled in a higher education institute, such as a university or university of applied sciences,
• You will live in the municipality of The Hague,
• You will stay in the Netherlands for more than 4 months,
• You are 16 years or older (or have an authorization of a legal guardian in the Netherlands).

⚠️ Not living in The Hague?
You need to register in your own municipality. Check the info for:

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

🪪 What to bring to your appointment

• Valid identification (passport or, if you have EU nationality, your national identity card),
• Hard copy (printed) proof of occupancy:
  • Rental / tenancy agreement (must be valid at time of appointment)
  • Home purchase deed
  • Signed statement by the main occupant of the house, and 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).

It is very important to bring all of the required documents to your registration appointment. Otherwise, we cannot register you and you will need to make another appointment. Please keep in mind: you cannot print at the International Centre. Use your university, library, or a print shop. 

💡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;
• After your appointment you will have the opportunity to ask other questions about living and studying in The Hague. 

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

For more information on student registration, visit our dedicated page.