RNI - Registering for a job or short stay

  • Are you staying in the Netherlands for less than 4 months?
  • Do you live abroad and do you need a citizen service number (BSN in Dutch)? Is this for matters you need to arrange with the Dutch government?

In that case you can register as a non-resident. You will receive a BSN. Also, your data will be included in the Non-Residents Registration (RNI in Dutch). To arrange this, you need to make an appointment with the Municipality of Alkmaar.

Belangrijke verandering: Alkmaar wordt een RNI-loket voor alleen Europese paspoorten

Alkmaar is vanaf 01-01-2026 een RNI-gemeente voor mensen met een Europees of EER-paspoort. Dit betekent dat je met een EU/EER-paspoort in Alkmaar terecht kunt voor een inschrijving in de Registratie Niet-Ingezetenen (RNI).

Alkmaar doet geen RNI-inschrijvingen meer voor mensen met een niet-Europees paspoort. Heb je geen EU/EER-paspoort? Dan kun je je alleen laten inschrijven bij de RNI-loketten in Breda of Venlo.

English:

Alkmaar is from 01-01-2026 an official RNI desk for people with a European or EEA passport. This means that if you have an EU/EEA passport, you can register in the Non-Residents Registration (RNI) in Alkmaar.

Alkmaar no longer handles RNI registrations for people with a non-European passport. If you do not have an EU/EEA passport, you can register only at the RNI desks in Breda or Venlo.

For 1 person or a family:

Appointment for 1 person or a family (in Dutch)

For an employer, max 5 persons

Appointment for max 5 persons

For an employer, for 6 persons or more

Appointment for 6 persons of more

  • All persons you wish to register must be present. Children included!
  • A valid passport or identity card;
  • The QR code you receive after completing the online registration form form the National Office for Identity Data (RVIG);
  • The conformation email of the appointment;
  • An interpreter (if needed).

 

For children under 16, you also need to bring:

  • A valid passport or identity card of the child and of the parent(s) present at the registration;
  • A consent form (This PDF file is not easy to understand with a screen reader) for the registration of a minor 
  • An official document of the child in which you are mentioned as a parent. Not a copy, but the original. For example, an original international birth certificate. 
    • This document must be written in Dutch, English, French of German. Or translated into Dutch by an official interpretor/translator;
    • This document must (depending on the coutry of issue) comply with the legalization requirements;
    • This document may not be older than 3 years.

If you are staying in the Netherlands for more than 4 months, you must register in the Municipal Personal Records Database  (BRP in Dutch).

When you move abroad, some data in the RNI will no longer be updated.

This concerns data that changes after you have left for abroad. This data will only be updated again when you register in the Netherlands again. This concerns, for example, your marital status or your children.

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