International newcomers in the Amsterdam Area who are EU citizens or highly skilled migrants can use IN Amsterdam for municipal registration. Request an appointment below.
Visitor guidelines & appointment Information
Please refer to our visitor guidelines for up-to-date information on visiting our office.
Important: mandatory registration before calling
To access IN Amsterdam's services, you must first complete the online form below. This form is required to request an appointment and provide the necessary information.
Once the form is submitted, you will need to call IN Amsterdam at +31 (0)20 254 7999 to schedule a specific date and time for your appointment.
Please note that we cannot proceed with scheduling until the form has been completed.
Eligibility
EU employees or highly skilled migrants (non-EU) who work for a company that is officially recognised as a sponsor by the IND.
Employees or the company they work for must also have an address in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Almere, Hilversum, Diemen or Velsen.
Required documents for registration (for each individual):
Valid passport (identity card is acceptable for EU citizens only)
An original birth certificate* - necessary for children, European citizens and their partners (EU and non-EU), self-employed entrepreneurs and startup professionals and people with an orientation year residence permit
If applicable, an original marriage certificate*, divorce decree, adoption certificate or family book. Even if the partner is not joining, a marriage needs to be registered. Therefore it is necessary to bring this declaration, which must be signed by both parties.
*The certificates need to be presented in Dutch, English, French or German. Otherwise a translation by a sworn translator is necessary and authentication may be required. Please note that authentication refers to apostille or double legalization. *If you cannot provide your marriage or birth certificate at the appointment, we will register you, but you will still be required to provide it afterwards. You must make a new appointment for this.
Proof of address. Registration is only possible with a printed and signed copy of one of the following documents:
Please note that service fees may apply and that payment in cash is not possible.
Note: you are only able to register with the municipality if you are staying in the Netherlands for four months or longer.
You can easily find and download the forms you need for different procedures here.
International legalisation agreements
Whether authentication is necessary depends on the country you come from. Some countries have made agreements with one another, which means that you may be eligible to undergo accelerated proceedings or even forego authentication. Learn more about legalisation conventions and search for the requirements of the Netherlands.
The world’s best-known legalisation convention is the Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961, which simplified the legalisation of documents. Under this convention, a document can be legalised by the issue of a single apostille stamp. A marriage certificate with an apostille stamp, for instance, is valid in all countries that are a party to the Apostille Convention.
In order to make a registration appointment for you, your personal data will be recorded in the registration system of IN Amsterdam, a division of the City of Amsterdam (Gemeente Amsterdam). The purpose of this data processing is to make an appointment with the right people for the right procedures at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) and the municipality. Your data will not be transferred to third parties. The City of Amsterdam will process your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
