#Flat Hunting

New in Groningen: BRP registration within five days, flat hunting via Pararius, Kamernet or WoningNet, five districts with 64 neighbourhoods and around 31 per cent cycling.

New in Leeuwarden: BRP registration within five days by appointment, BSN, parking permit and access to the low-traffic Binnenstad, bulky waste via Omrin.

New in Lelystad: BRP registration no later than five days after arrival, BSN by post, basic health insurance, DigiD and child benefit – plus polder, Markermeer, A6.

New in Almere: register in person at the Stadhuis within five working days (appointment 14 036), BSN, six districts from Haven to Poort, free bulky waste collection.

New in Enschede: register within five days via a phone appointment (14 053), five stadsdelen, room hunting for University of Twente, Roombeek, trains to Gronau and Münster.

Zwolle for newcomers: BRP registration within five days, BSN, mandatory basic health cover, rental sectors and the Huurcommissie – plus wijken from Assendorp to Stadshagen

New to Apeldoorn: register in person at the town hall within five working days (14 055), Milieupas and Verhuispas for bulky waste, areas by the Veluwe, train to Berlin.

New in Nijmegen: registration in person within five days, your BSN by post, nine districts from Centrum to Waalsprong and almost 33,000 students in the city.

New to Arnhem: first registration with the Gemeente within five days, BSN, Afvalpas for waste, free bulky waste twice a year, trolleybus and four railway stations.

New in ’s-Hertogenbosch: registration within five days, BSN by post, parking permits for the Binnenstad and Woonwijken, living in Rosmalen, Empel or Maaspoort.

New in Breda: register with the Gemeente within five days, BSN, Afvalpas and Grofvuil, neighbourhoods from Ginneken to Haagse Beemden – a guide for newcomers from Germany.

New to Berlin: register within 14 days at the Bürgeramt or online with BundID, the 2026 rent index as a reference, resident parking per zone, twelve boroughs at a glance.