People who are in the Netherlands for less than 4 months – for example, for work or study – can also register as non-residents with the RNI. This is known as the Non-residents Records Database (RNI). When someone moves abroad, their personal data is transferred to the non-residents section of the Personal Records Database.
If someone moves to another municipality, their personal data moves with them. These data include marriage, the birth of a child, or a change of address. Municipalities record the personal data of all residents in the BRP.
People who live in the Netherlands for less than 4 months – to work or study here, for example – can also be registered with the BRP. The Personal Records Database (BRP) contains the personal data of people who live in the Netherlands (residents) and of people who live abroad (non-residents).
