BSN is a general unique registration number for every citizen and is to be used in contact with any government service. Your employer needs your BSN for example to be able to pay you a salary. Also you need your BSN to register yourself with the public healthcare insurance.

This topic is relevant for all internationals in the Netherlands, not only for international academics. To give you the most complete and up-to-date practical information about the citizen service number (BSN), FactCards refers you to ACCESS Relocating. FactCards remains focused on academic and research careers in the Netherlands.

Continue to ACCESS Relocating.