Registration for Students

All students that will be staying in The Hague region for 4 months or longer will need to complete municipal (BRP) registration. You need to register with the municipality to receive a citizen service number (BSN). A BSN is required to work, take out health insurance, open a bank account, as well as getting a Dutch mobile phone number, accessing housing benefits; and much more.

Make an appointment

At the beginning of each semester, The Hague holds special registration days for newly-arriving students. Students can make appointments on this website from 1 August 2025 via a special appointment form. The first available appointments will be on 25 August. The registration takes place at The Hague International Centre in City Hall.

Staying here for less than 90 days?

If you will be staying for less than 4 months, there is a special procedure for your registration: the ‘registration as a non-inhabitant’ (RNI). Read more on our section on the registration procedure for a short stay.

Residence permits

All students that do not have an EU nationality will need to arrange a residence permit before starting their studies in the Netherlands. In some cases, you will only be able to travel to the Netherlands once your permit has been approved. Your new university will act as the ‘sponsor’ for your permit, and there are also dedicated days for students to pick up their new permit cards.

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 municipalities:

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

Required documents for registration in The Hague:

Valid identification (passport or, if you are an EU citizen, your national identity card)
Hard copy (printed) proof of occupancy: rental/tenancy agreement, 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. Please note that you cannot print at The Hague International Centre.
Residence permit or letter of approval from the IND (if applicable).

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 the website of the IND.

If student registrations are closed. Kindly visit the following webpage if you still need to complete municipal registration: Moving and immigration - The Hague (denhaag.nl)

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.

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.

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