Applying for a correspondence address
Do you not have a permanent home address in the Netherlands? You can register temporarily at the address of another person or institution. We call this a correspondence address. You will then receive your post at this address in the Netherlands. This must not be a PO Box.
The correspondence address provider gives you your post
The correspondence address provider is the person or institution registered at the correspondence address. The correspondence address provider sees to it that you receive your post. Correspondence could include a tax form or a voting pass.
When do you apply for a correspondence address?
You are homeless
With effect from 2 December 2024, there will be one central registration point for help with homelessness in Friesland with the arrival of the Central Access & Management of Social Care (Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang).
There are several ways to apply for a correspondence address if you are homeless. Go to the website of De Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang.
In all other cases, apply for a correspondence address from the local authority. These are:
- You are moving to your next residential address within three months
- You live abroad for less than eight months a year
- You are staying abroad for less than two years. And you work on a vessel with its home port in the Netherlands.
- You live in a care institution, a prison or a women’s refuge.
- For safety reasons. This is decided at the harbour master’s discretion.
You will need to make an appointment for this.
What to take with you
To apply for a Correspondence address at the Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang, please bring the following:
- Your proof of identity. This can be an ID card, passport or driver’s licence.
To apply for a correspondence address from the City of Leeuwarden, please bring the following:
- Your proof of identity. This can be an ID card, passport or driver’s licence.
- The correspondence address provider comes with you in person.
The correspondence address provider gives you your post
The correspondence address provider is the person or institution registered at the correspondence address. The correspondence address provider sees to it that you receive your post. Correspondence could include a tax form or a voting pass.
When do you apply for a correspondence address?
You are homeless
With effect from 2 December 2024, there will be one central registration point for help with homelessness in Friesland with the arrival of the Central Access & Management of Social Care (Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang).
There are several ways to apply for a correspondence address if you are homeless. Go to the website of De Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang.
In all other cases, apply for a correspondence address from the local authority. These are:
- You are moving to your next residential address within three months
- You live abroad for less than eight months a year
- You are staying abroad for less than two years. And you work on a vessel with its home port in the Netherlands.
- You live in a care institution, a prison or a women’s refuge.
- For safety reasons. This is decided at the harbour master’s discretion.
You will need to make an appointment for this.
What to take with you
To apply for a Correspondence address at the Centrale Toegang & Regie Maatschappelijke Opvang, please bring the following:
- Your proof of identity. This can be an ID card, passport or driver’s licence.
To apply for a correspondence address from the City of Leeuwarden, please bring the following:
- Your proof of identity. This can be an ID card, passport or driver’s licence.
- The correspondence address provider comes with you in person.