Moving? Register your new address
As a student at Maastricht University (UM), are you planning on moving to a new address? The procedure you need to follow differs if you are moving within the Netherlands, moving to the Netherlands from abroad or moving abroad from the Netherlands. You can find the correct information for your situation below.
Moving within the Netherlands
If you are moving within the Netherlands, even if it is within the same municipality, you are legally required to register your new address with the municipality where that address is located.
The municipality will update your information in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie personen, BRP). Maastricht University will automatically be notified of your new address via the BRP, so you do not need to notify us directly.
It is your responsibility to make sure the municipality always has your current address, so please keep it up to date.
Multiple addresses in Studielink
It is possible to enter multiple addresses in Studielink, such as your parents' address, correspondence address and an emergency address. Please make sure all of these addresses stay updated! You can update this information yourself via Studielink.
Moving to or within Maastricht?
Read more about registering your address with the Municipality of Maastricht (Gemeente Maastricht).
Moving to the Netherlands from abroad
If you are moving from abroad to an address in the Netherlands and planning to stay longer than four months, you need to register your new address with the municipality where that address is located. The municipality will update your information in the in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie personen, BRP).
Registering for the first time in the Netherlands?
Anyone from abroad who wishes to live in the Netherlands for more than four months is required to register with the municipality (gemeente) in which they live within five weekdays of arrival. If this will be your first time living in the Netherlands, you will also need a Dutch citizen service number (Burgerservicenummer, BSN. Read more about registering your first address in the Netherlands.
Moving abroad from the Netherlands
If you are moving from the Netherlands to another country for at least eight out of the next twelve months (this does not need to be eight consecutive months), you should deregister from the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie personen, BRP). You need to do this at the municipality from which you are moving. The municipality will automatically inform Maastricht University, DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) and other offices linked to the BRP of your new address abroad.
Depending on your new country of residence, moving abroad may have consequences for the fees at your Dutch bank. Check with your bank regarding possible additional fees, and make sure you have enough in your account to cover them.
If you are registered in Maastricht and are moving abroad, read more about deregistering from the Municipality of Maastricht.