Which authorities automatically receive notification when you move and who should you contact? report change of address yourself? There is a lot to consider when you are moving. You must report this to the municipality in any case. And do you also want to receive your mail immediately at the new address? Then also make sure that the post has a moving service, such as PostNL.
Submit it to the municipality yourself
You first report a move to the municipality where you are going to live. Register there as a new resident, because you have bought or are going to rent a house. You do not have to deregister in your old municipality, the new municipality will do that for you automatically. And are you going to continue living in the same municipality? Then you only have to report the new address there, re-registering is of course not necessary.
You can report your change of address in three ways:
- Visiting the town hall
Make an appointment to visit the town hall. You can report the move there, after which the municipality will automatically inform a number of agencies. - Send a letter
You can also choose to send a letter, so that you do not have to go there. A move is often very busy, so you may not have time to make an appointment. - Arrange online with DigiD
In more and more municipalities you can also arrange this online. You can log in with your DigiD, to pass on the new address where you are going to live.
These authorities will automatically receive a message
You must report the change of address to the municipality. This will ensure that a number of institutions are automatically informed. For example:
- Tax Authorities
- Fire brigade
- Youth Care Office
- DUO
- Police
- RDW
- SVB
- Hospitals
- Health insurers
You do not need to send a change of address notice to these agencies and institutions yourself. Instead, the municipality ensures that they are aware of the new address. Please note that it can sometimes take a few weeks for the change to be implemented. In the meantime, it is wise to ask the new residents of your old address to let you know if they receive mail for you.
Tip: Did you pick up your old mail from the new residents? Send the senders a change of address so they can send the mail to your new address from now on.
Report a change of address for postal purposes
Finally, you can use a postal moving service to also pass on your new address there. This is possible with PostNL and other postal companies. You do not have to send separate moving notices, which will probably be cheaper. And it prevents you from overlooking someone or an institution or company.
And do you want to be sure that the move itself will go smoothly? Request free quotes online from excellent moving companies. They will move you smoothly and professionally to your new address, while you pay a competitive price.
