You can tell us you are moving home online if you are already registered in another gemeente in the Netherlands and if you are coming to Maastricht to study. Registering with the gemeente is compulsory if you are going to live in the Netherlands for at least 4 months. Your BSN gives you access to all kinds of government services. You will receive information on how to collect your Dutch citizen service number (BSN) as soon as possible (within a few weeks) once we have received your registration request. Sending the request more than once will only slow down your registration. It may take a few weeks for your registration request to be processed.

We kindly ask you not to call the gemeente to ask about the status of your registration. Please note: the registration is not completed until you have collected your BSN! STUDENT MIGRANT, REFUGEE OR BOTH Exploring Refugee Agency and Mobility through Tertiary Education in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda DISSERTATION to obtain the degree of Doctor at Maastricht University, on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. The email tells you when you can come and collect your Dutch citizen service number (BSN), so keep a close eye on your inbox. Once we have received your registration form, we will send you an email with more information within a few weeks.Please turn off Google Translate when completing the form. We will send you a confirmation email. Please try again later if you have not received the email – in cases of high traffic your request may not come through immediately.Registering with the gemeente (municipality) works as follows. If you are from a country outside the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, you must apply for a residence permit first. You must register with the gemeente (municipality) if you are going to live in Maastricht for more than 4 months.

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