Letter address

What is a residential address?

A residential address is the address where you live. Do you have more than one address? Then the residential address is the address where you sleep most often in six months. You can also live in a mobile home, caravan, on a recreation park or on a boat. This must have a permanent pitch or berth.

Details

• You can only be registered at 1 address in the Netherlands. This is a residential address or a letter address.
• The address you provide as a mailing address is a residential home. The address cannot be a business or a PO Box number.
• A postal address is usually for a short period of time.
• The main occupant or owner of the address is himself registered at the letter address. This person must give permission when applying.
• Do you receive mail at the address of a friend, acquaintance or relative? If so, that person must make sure you actually receive your mail.

Types of letter address

A postal address is always an address in the Netherlands and may not be a postbus .

Letter address due to residence in a nursing home or institution

When residing in a nursing home, prison, social shelter or other designated institution, a letter address may be chosen. The application can be made in writing. Permission is always needed from the letter-address provider (that's the person who receives mail for you).

Letter address with friends or family

Whether you apply for the postal address in writing or in person depends on your personal situation. Are you not (yet) registered in a municipality in the Netherlands or have you been deregistered? Then always make an appointment for the application.

Letter address at the municipality

You choose a letter address with a letter-address provider. For example, with friends or family. Will you not get permission from family or friends for a letter address? Under certain Requirements , a letter address with the municipality is then possible.

Requirements

• You do not have a residential address AND;
• You reside in Kerkrade or have been a long-term resident of Kerkrade in the recent past and;
• You are following or about to follow a (municipal) assistance program AND;
• You pick up your mail at least once every 2 weeks.

Letter address due to homelessness or distressing situation?

Always contact the municipality. Together we will see what the best solution is for you.

Letter address and benefits or debts

Does someone have a letter address at your address? You are not responsible for this person's debts. This person is also not registered as a resident at the address. Because of this, there are temporarily no consequences for any benefit(s), rent allowance or health care allowance.

Requirements letter address with the municipality

Use the municipality's letter address? Then you always need permission from the municipality. Always contact us for this.

When can I pick up my mail?

You should pick up your mail at the address Markt 33, 6461 EC Kerkrade. You can do this from Monday to Friday during opening hours of the City Office.

When picking up the mail, bring a valid ID. Otherwise, you will not receive the mail.

What mail is the congregation not accepting?

• Packages
• Non-government post
• Medications and/or medical devices
• Registered mail

Make an appointment

This can be done by phone at 14 045.

• You apply for a letter address at the municipality of the letter address provider. When doing so, state why you want a letter address.
• If the municipality agrees, you will receive all mail from the municipality and other government agencies at this letter address.
• Health make sure you communicate your letter address to other agencies as well.

What do I need?

• your valid ID
• signed, written consent of the letter-addresser
• proof of identity (or a copy thereof) of the letter sender