FORMALITIES
Replacing a lost or stolen residence permit 1. File a report with the police. 2. Complete the ‘Vervanging, vernieuwing of eerste aanvraag vreemdelingendocument’ IND form. 3. Mail the following items to the IND: ● Police report ● Copy of your passport ● Copy of your residence permit (if available) ● The IND form Mail to the following mailing address: Immigratie-en Naturalisatiedienst, Postbus 5 9560 AA Ter Apel The cost is dependent on the type of residence permit. For more information visit www.ind.nl or contact Holland Expat Center South.
2.3 Work Permit Depending on your country of origin and requested residence status, a work permit might also be required. Getting a visa, work permit and residence permit can take 1-4 months. However, highlyskilled migrants can get their residence permit within two weeks. Both partners are usually permitted to work. There can be some exceptions.
2.4 BSN Every person residing in the Netherlands has a registration number: BSN. One is issued to Dutch citizens when they are born and registered into the Population Register, and to migrants who start to live in the Netherlands when they register at the municipality. 77