Apply for proof of citizen service number (BSN)
A proof of the citizen service number (BSN) is an extract from the Personal Records Database (BRP) which also states your BSN.
- your surname
- your given name(s)
- your date and place of birth
- your home address
- your citizen service number
This extract is only available in Dutch.
You are registered at an address in The Hague. If you are not registered, go to Begin link: Extract non-resident of the Netherlands (RNI), end link. .
Online
Apply for the extract online (in Dutch) via MijnDenHaag.
Apply for extract
Log in with DigiD. Cick on ‘Volgende’ and choose the extract you need.
At a municipal counter
- Do you need the extract right away? Visit City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office. Look at the Begin link: opening hours and locations, end link. . You do not need to make an appointment. Do not forget to bring a Begin link: valid form of identification, end link. . If your identity document does not have your citizen service number (BSN), take your Begin link: BSN, end link. with you (for example, write it on a piece of paper).
- Would you like to apply for an extract for somebody else? This cannot be done online. Read more on Begin link: Apply for extract from the Personal Records Database (BRP), end link. .
€ 17.35 (in 2024) or € 18 (in 2025) when you pick up the extract at the municipal counter. You pay € 18.44 (in 2024) or € 19.21 (in 2025) including postage costs directly with iDEAL when you apply online. These are the rates for 2024.
Are you applying for the extract online? The municipality will send you the extract within 3 working days. This can take longer depending on the postal service to your home address.
Are you requesting the extract at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office? You will get the document right away. You need to bring a Begin link: valid form of identification, end link. with you.
You can make a safe copy of your identity document with your mobile telephone or tablet using the KopieID app. Read more on the Begin external link: website of the Government of the Netherlands(External link), end external link..