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The BRP is a source register used across Dutch government. If your name, address, birth details, nationality, partner\/child information or other core data is wrong, fixing the source record can prevent the same error from appearing across several agencies. The correction route depends on whether you are a Dutch resident or a non-resident in the RNI.<\/p>\n

What information can the BRP contain?<\/h2>\n

Government.nl lists data including your names, gender, BSN, nationality, parents, marriage\/registered partnership, children, address\/place of residence, residence-permit details, travel-document information and other status information. Not every field is populated in the same way for a non-resident RNI record.<\/p>\n

How to correct resident BRP data<\/h2>\n

If you are a resident and BRP data is wrong or incomplete, ask your municipality to correct it. Government.nl says to bring documentary evidence showing what is wrong, such as a birth or marriage certificate, together with your identity document. Address changes use the municipality’s move\/address process.<\/p>\n

If you are registered in the RNI<\/h2>\n

Use an RNI desk for RNI data. Foreign-address changes can now be reported through MyRNI with DigiD and through several other desk-specific routes. For other data, NetherlandsWorldwide explains which fields can be changed and which cannot be added to a direct RNI registration. For example, civil status, partner and child information may not be recordable in the same way as in the resident BRP.<\/p>\n

Foreign certificates: legalise first or not?<\/h2>\n

Do not use a blanket rule. Whether a foreign birth, marriage, divorce, death or other public document needs legalisation or an apostille depends on the issuing country and document. Government.nl directs users to the NetherlandsWorldwide country-by-country legalisation rules. Many EU public documents can be used without legalisation under EU rules; a multilingual standard form may remove the need for a separate translation.<\/p>\n

Translations<\/h2>\n

Translation requirements also depend on the document and language. NetherlandsWorldwide’s legalisation guidance frequently accepts documents in Dutch, English, French or German without translation, but country-specific instructions can differ. Check the issuing-country page and the receiving municipality before commissioning a translation.<\/p>\n

Common first-registration civil-status documents<\/h2>\n

Municipalities can ask to review original documents such as a birth certificate, marriage\/registered-partnership certificate, divorce documents, adoption papers and death certificates relating to a partner or child. The Hague’s first-registration guidance explicitly tells newcomers to bring these if applicable, while distinguishing them from the core documents needed simply to start resident registration.<\/p>\n

Wrong address or unknown people at your address<\/h2>\n

If your own address is wrong, report the move\/correction to the municipality. If someone else appears registered at your address but does not live there, contact your municipality. Municipalities can start an adresonderzoek<\/strong> (address investigation), request evidence and in some cases visit the property. Incorrect address records can affect household-based taxes, benefits and official correspondence.<\/p>\n

Do not request a new BSN to solve a data problem<\/h2>\n

A BSN is issued once and remains valid and unchanged. If the name, address or civil-status data connected to your BSN is wrong, correct the BRP\/RNI record rather than trying to obtain another BSN.<\/p>\n

Correction workflow<\/h2>\n
  1. Check the exact field that is wrong and which register holds it: resident BRP or RNI.<\/li>
  2. Collect original evidence and check country-specific legalisation\/translation requirements.<\/li>
  3. Contact your municipality (resident) or an RNI desk (non-resident).<\/li>
  4. Keep copies of the documents and any receipt\/reference number.<\/li>
  5. After processing, re-check the record and any affected agency portal.<\/li>
  6. If an incorrect address has affected a benefit, tax or other decision, contact that authority too; correcting the BRP does not automatically undo every past decision.<\/li><\/ol>\n

    Official sources<\/h2>\n