Mailing address
What is a mailing address?
If you do not have a permanent residential address in the Netherlands, you can temporarily register at someone else’s address or at an institution. This is called a mailing address. From then on, you will receive your mail at this address. You can apply for this mailing address at the municipality.
As of January 1, 2022, the municipality is legally required to register individuals at a mailing address.
If no provider of a mailing address is available, the municipality must act as the provider itself. This could be, for example, the address of the town hall.
How does it work?
A mailing address must always be an address in the Netherlands and cannot postbus .
The person or organization listed at the mailing address is referred to as the mailing address provider. The mailing address provider is responsible for ensuring that you receive your government mail. Examples include:
- letters
- tax forms
- a voter registration card
- a summons
Who can apply for a mailing address
- The individual in question (the person who is moving into a facility, or who does not have a residential address)
- Parents, guardians, and caregivers of young people up to age 16 who need a mailing address.
Request a mailing address for someone else
- A partner (whether married or in a registered partnership) may apply for a mailing address on behalf of the other partner if he or she has been authorized in writing by that partner
- Adult children may request a mailing address on behalf of a parent if they have been authorized to do so by that parent
In addition, the following individuals may also request a mailing address on behalf of someone else:
- Any adult acting on behalf of a person who has authorized him or her in writing to do so.
- The director of the facility where you will be living.
What should I do?
- You must apply for a mailing address with the municipality where the person providing the mailing address resides. Please explain why you need a mailing address.
- If the municipality approves, you will receive all mail from the municipality and other government agencies at this mailing address.
- Be sure to provide your mailing address to other agencies as well.
If you are referred by the municipality, all you need to bring is your valid ID.
Would you like to revoke your consent regarding your mailing address? If so, please request an address verification.
What do I need?
- your valid ID
- signed, written consent from the person providing the mailing address
- proof of identity (or a copy thereof) from the person providing the mailing address
If you are referred by the municipality, all you need to bring is your valid ID.