Residence Registration & Settling
Residence Registration & Settling In
First steps after arriving in Europe — registering your address (e.g. the German Anmeldung), the BSN/codice fiscale/NIE, collecting a residence permit and opening a bank account, by country.
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What this hub covers
- Germany Anmeldung: How to Register Your Address After ArrivingWhat the Anmeldung is and why it comes first · Booking your Bürgeramt appointment · The Wohnungsgeberbestätigung from your landlord
- Netherlands BSN and Municipality Registration for International StudentsWhat the BSN is and why you need it · Registering with the gemeente (BRP) · Documents to bring
- Spain NIE and TIE: Getting Your Foreigner ID Number and Residence CardNIE vs TIE: two different things · Empadronamiento: registering at the town hall · Getting your NIE
- Italy Codice Fiscale and Permesso di Soggiorno After You ArriveTwo essentials: the tax code and the residence permit · Getting your codice fiscale · The deadline for the permesso di soggiorno
- Collecting Your Residence Permit Card in Europe: What Happens After You LandThe visa is the start, not the finish · Germany · France
Guides for Europe
5 of 5 guides in this hub are for Europe.
Netherlands BSN and Municipality Registration for International Students
How to register with the gemeente (BRP) and get your BSN — the citizen service number you need for a Dutch bank account, insurance and a part-time job.
Read guideSpain NIE and TIE: Getting Your Foreigner ID Number and Residence Card
Understand Spain's NIE foreigner number, the physical TIE residence card and the empadronamiento that links them — and the order to do them in after you arrive.
Read guideCollecting Your Residence Permit Card in Europe: What Happens After You Land
After a study visa is approved, you still activate and collect a residence permit on arrival. How biometrics, pickup and deadlines work in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
Read guideStudying in Europe
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