Get a BSN nummer in three easy steps within a week

How to get a BSN or sofinummer within 5 days without speaking a word Dutch or having a permanent place to stay

Are you looking for a sofinummer or BSN issued by the Dutch government in 3 easy steps which take you less than 10 minutes.
You can have your sofinummer easily within 5 days. You can get the information about the sofinummer or BSN by for free by subscribing to the website (www.studentenzimmerholland.com):



This website tells you how to get the sofinummer or BSN without speaking a word Dutch and having a permanent adress. The method has been proven succesful for a year now. This is an outline of the information provided on this website:

How to get a Sofinummer/BS-number?

The sofi number/BS-number, is the social security number you need in order work legally in The Netherlands. If you (still) have no number, you can ask the Tax Office (Dutch: Belastingdienst) for it. Take the following three steps:

A. Call the Tax Office to make your request.
B. Wait ± 2 working days for the Tax Office to call you back. They will tell you when you can get your sofinumber
C. Go to the Tax Office to get your sofinumber

Ad. A The first phone call

Call the Tax Office (0800-0543). The Tax Office can be reached Monday till Thursday (08:00 till 20:00) and Friday (8:00 till 17:00).

You can use your cell phone or the coin phone at the hostel or outside.

You have to mention the following:

1. Your name and nationality
2. You are staying in a hostel and you don’t have other permanent address
4. Your phone number or the phone number of the hotel or hostel or place of a friend where you are staying.

If they tell you need to call the city government, reply you have no permanent place to stay, so this doesn’t work out for you. If you gave the phone number of the hostel, please go to the reception. Please tell the receptionist the Tax Office will phone with an appointment time. If you need help ask a (Dutch) CS.

Ad. B The second phone call

The Tax Office will call you within two days. They will ask your name. They will give you the appointment details:
• The time (e.g. Thursday 10 of August, 10:00 am)
• The appointment number (e.g. 379)
• The appointment list (e.g. listnumber 4)

Please write these details down. You can ask for an appointment from 08:45 onward.

Ad. C You need the following items to get the Tax Office.

1. Your appointment number

2.Work permit (Non-EU-countries only)

Do I need a work permit? You will not need a work permit if you are originating from one of the following (EU)-countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (Greek part), Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

How to get permit ? Citizens of all other countries are not from the EU. They need to contact the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Office) for a work permit. Call: 0900-1234561 (€ 0,10 per minute + costs for using a mobile phone) for more information.

3. A valid identification paper (e.g. a passport, not a driver license)

How to get to the tax office?

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