How can I update my personal data in the Non-residents Records Database?
You can update some of your personal data in the Non-residents Records Database (RNI). You can change your address, phone number and email address online. You can update other data at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk.
What information do you want to update?
In most cases, you cannot change or add to data about your civil status in the RNI.
If the information about your civil status is incorrect in the RNI, or if your civil status is not recorded in the RNI, read below to find out what you can do.
My civil status in the RNI is incorrect
If you moved from the Netherlands to another country and deregistered from your municipality, the information about your civil status at that time (e.g. whether you were married or in a registered partnership) was transferred to the RNI. Once in the RNI, the data is then no longer updated. It is only updated if you register in the Netherlands again.
My civil status is not recorded in the RNI
If you registered at an RNI desk or if a government organisation registered you, your civil status is not recorded in the RNI. You cannot add it either.
Need proof of your civil status?
If you need proof of your civil status, for instance in order to show that you may get married, find out how to apply for a certificate of marital status or proof of capacity to marry in the country where you live. Find out from the authority requesting the document what type of document is acceptable and what requirements it must meet.
To change your date of birth as it is recorded in the RNI, you can make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
What to bring
- A valid passport or valid ID card.
- The original documents showing that your personal data has changed. Find out from the RNI desk which documents you will need to bring with you. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
If you want to change, add or delete your email address, you can do it online via MyRNI. You can also do it in person at an RNI desk.
Online via MyRNI
To change your email address online, log in to MyRNI and make the change. You will need a DigiD to log in.
Change your email address via MyRNI (RvIG.nl)
In person at an RNI desk
You can also visit an RNI desk to report the change. To do this, make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
To change your place of birth as it is recorded in the RNI, you can make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
What to bring
- A valid passport or valid ID card.
- The original documents showing that your personal data has changed. Find out from the RNI desk which documents you will need to bring with you. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
To change your sex as it appears in the RNI, you can make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
What to bring
- A valid passport or valid ID card.
- The original documents showing that your personal data has changed. Check with the RNI desk which documents you will need to bring with you. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
In most cases it is not possible to change or add information about your children in the RNI.
If the information in the RNI about your children is no longer correct, or if there is no information about your children recorded in the RNI, read below to find out what you can do.
The data in the RNI about my children is not correct
If you moved from the Netherlands to another country and deregistered from your municipality, the information about your children at that time (including parental authority) was transferred to the RNI. Once in the RNI, the data is then no longer updated. It is only updated if you register in the Netherlands again.
No information about my children is recorded in the RNI
If you registered at an RNI desk or if a government organisation registered you, then no data about your children (including parental responsibility) is recorded in the RNI. You cannot add it either.
You need proof of parental responsibility or acknowledgement of parentage
If you need proof of parental responsibility or acknowledgement of parentage, you can use your child’s birth certificate or a declaration of acknowledgement of parentage stating that you are the child’s parent. Find out from the authority requesting the document what type of document is acceptable and what requirements it must meet.
How can I get a birth certificate for my child if I live outside the Netherlands?
If your name changes and you want to change how your given name or surname is recorded in the RNI, make an appointment at one of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
What to bring
- A valid passport or valid ID card.
- The original documents showing that your personal data has changed. Find out from the RNI desk which documents you will need to bring with you. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
Name used in government correspondence
To change the name the authorities use in their correspondence with you, you must contact the municipality where you last lived in the Netherlands. The only change you can make is to revert to using a previous name, such as your surname at birth.
To add or change your nationality in the RNI, make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
What to bring
- A valid passport or valid ID card.
- The original documents showing that your personal data has changed. Check with the RNI desk which documents you will need to bring with you. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
In most cases, it is not possible to change or add information about your parents in the RNI.
the information in the RNI about your parents is no longer correct, or if there is no information about your parents recorded in the RNI, read below to find out what you can do.
The data in the RNI about my parents is incorrect
If you moved from the Netherlands to another country and deregistered from your municipality, the information about your parents at that time was transferred to the RNI. Once in the RNI, the data is then no longer updated. It is only updated if you register in the Netherlands again.
No data about my parents is recorded in the RNI
If you registered at an RNI desk or if a government organisation registered you, no data about your parents is recorded in the RNI. In this situation, you also cannot add it.
You need proof of the parent-child relationship
If you need proof of the parent-child relationship, you can use your birth certificate or a declaration of acknowledgement of parentage. These documents have your parents’ names on them. Check with the authority requesting the document what type of document can be used for this purpose and what requirements it must meet. Find out if you need to have your foreign documents legalised and/or translated.
In most cases, it is not possible to change or add information about your partner in the RNI.
If the information in the RNI about your partner is no longer correct, or if there is no information about your partner recorded in the RNI, read below to find out what you can do.
The data in the RNI about my partner is not correct
If you moved from the Netherlands to another country and deregistered from your municipality, the information about your partner at that time (your spouse or the person with whom you had a registered partnership) was transferred to the RNI. Once in the RNI, the data is then no longer updated. It is only updated if you register in the Netherlands again.
If the information about your partner had already changed before you moved abroad and it was not correctly transferred to the RNI, you can contact the municipality where you last lived in the Netherlands about this.
No data about my partner is recorded in the RNI
If you registered at an RNI desk or if a government organisation registered you, no data about your partner is recorded in the RNI. You cannot add it either.
Need proof of your civil status?
If you need proof of your civil status, for instance, to show that you can get married, find out how to apply for a certificate of marital status or proof of capacity to marry in the country where you live. Find out from the authority requesting the document what type of document can be used for this purpose and what requirements it must meet.
In most cases, it is not possible to change or add information about your passport or ID card in the RNI.
If the information in the RNI about your passport or ID card is no longer correct, or it has not been recorded in the RNI, read below to find out what you can do.
The data in the RNI about my passport and/or ID card is incorrect
If you moved from the Netherlands to another country and deregistered from your municipality, the information about your passport and/or ID card at that time was transferred to the RNI. Once in the RNI, the data is then no longer updated. It is only updated if you register in the Netherlands again.
No data about my passport and/or ID card is recorded in the RNI
If you register at an RNI desk or through a government organisation, data about your passport and/or ID card is not recorded in the RNI. You cannot add it either.
If you want to update, add or delete a phone number, you can do it online via MyRNI. You can also do it in person at an RNI desk.
Online via MyRNI
To change your phone number online, log in to MyRNI and make the change. You will need a DigiD to log in.
Change your phone number online via MyRNI (RvIG.nl)
In person at an RNI desk
You can also visit an RNI desk to report a change. To do this, make an appointment at any of the 19 municipalities in the Netherlands with an RNI desk. You must appear at the RNI desk in person.
Contact an RNI desk to make an appointment
Reporting changes to other organisations
If you live abroad and are moving to the Netherlands, report your change of address to the municipality where you will be living in the Netherlands.
Find out more about reporting a change in your personal data to the Dutch government from abroad
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