Governmental Procedures
As a highly skilled migrant in the Netherlands you need a residence permit to work. Learn more about the conditions and application procedure for registration (BSN) and/or residence permit (IND).
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Registration in the Netherlands
If you are working or studying in the Netherlands, or living here for more than 4 months, you have to register at the municipality where you will be living to be entered in the Municipal Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie personen or BRP).
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Residence permit (IND)
In the Netherlands a residence permit is issued by the Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst – IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service).
Make individual appointments
To make individual IND or municipality registration appointments, see below:
- Registration in the BRP via Municipality of Nijmegen at nijmegen.nl
- Collecting residence permit via ind.nl
- Providing biometric data via ind.nl
- Receiving residence endorsement sticker via ind.nl