Registering and making an appointment for a CV

Start or continue registering your CV with individuals and organisations. Then make an appointment online to complete your registration.

Before you start the registration form

More about the CV

Do you have little or no capital and want to start a business with an investor? Then you can opt to set up a limited partnership. Please note: are you, or one of the managing partners with whom you are starting the CV, receiving benefits? If so, discuss your plans with the UWV first. Or with the municipality if you are receiving social assistance benefits.

Structure of the CV

The managing partners of the CV can be persons or organisations (such as a BV, maatschap, or VOF). Are you registering a CV with only individuals? Or a mix of persons and organisations? You can do this at the bottom of this page. To register a CV with only organisations, use these forms.

Step-by-step plan: registering a CV

Step 1: Log in with DigiD

You start the registration by logging in with DigiD. You will then also become the contact person for KVK if there are any questions about the registration. Read here what you can do if you do not have a DigiD.

Step 2: Complete the registration form

Make sure you have details such as the start date, business name, and business activities. For a person that you are registering as a managing partner, you will need their citizen service number (BSN). For an organisation that you are registering as managing partner, you will need the name of the business or the KVK number.

Step 3: Check your details

After completing the registration form, check all the details. During your appointment at the KVK, you will go through the form together with a KVK employee. Any details that have been entered incorrectly can then be amended.

Step 4: Make an appointment online

Have you completed the registration form? Then make an appointment online at a KVK office of your choice to complete your registration. You can only make, change, or cancel the appointment online. 

Step 5: Change or cancel your prepared registration

Log in again with DigiD. Select Lopende inschrijving (‘current registration’) and then Inschrijving bewerken (‘edit registration’) to edit your registration. Or click on the bin icon to delete everything. The appointment, if made, will also be deleted. 

Register UBOs

UBOs (ultimate beneficial owners) are the ultimate stakeholders of an organisation. You need to register them when you start a new limited partnership (cv). First determine who the UBOs of your organisation are. Then complete Form 32 and take it with you to your appointment.

About your appointment

You can only schedule an appointment after you have completed the registration form. All persons who are managing partners will attend the appointment. Limited or silent partners do not need to attend. 

  • You can make an appointment at any KVK office. You can make, change, and cancel your appointment online by logging in with DigiD. 
  • Plan your appointment well in advance. There may be waiting times at busy KVK offices times.
  • Bring a valid proof of identity and any necessary forms and evidence. After making your appointment, you will receive an email with an overview of what you need to bring.
  • You pay a one-off registration fee to register a new company or organisation.
  • You can immediately request a certified KVK Business Register Extract. You can use this as proof of registration. Some banks and wholesale suppliers ask for an extract.

Go to your registration

Start or edit your registration by logging in with DigiD. Finished filling in the registration form? Then make an appointment online with KVK to complete your registration. You can also change or cancel your appointment here.

Log in with DigiD

Frequently asked questions about appointments

You will find all frequently asked questions about making an appointment in Help and Contact.

Did you not receive the confirmation email? Then it is probably in your spam or deleted mail folder. If not, please call our Service Centre: 088 585 15 85. Available from Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 17:00 hours.

Have you made an appointment to register an eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship), vof (general partnership) or maatschap (professional partnership)?

Then log in again with your DigiD on this page. Your appointment at KVK will be listed under 'registration details'. Here you can see when, at what time, and at which office the appointment was made. Here you can still cancel or change your appointment.

Frequently asked questions about registering a CV

Only one of the managing partners can register. You can help someone else do the registration, but a managing partner of the cv must log in using their DigiD.

We recommend recording mutually agreed arrangements in a CV contract. This also describes the authorisations. Bring the CV contract with you to your appointment at the Chamber of Commerce KVK or, if you do not have to make an appointment, send it by post.  

Register your business 1 week before or after the start of business activities. Prepare your registration online. Then make an appointment for the identification check and the completion of your registration. You will then immediately receive your KVK number. Registering is possible at any KVK office in the Netherlands.

You can also visit us earlier for the check of your pre-completed details and proof of identity. This is possible up to a maximum of 3 months before your start date. In this case, you will receive your KVK number by post in the week prior to your start date. You can schedule an appointment up to 8 weeks in advance.

You will receive a KVK number number when you register in the Business Register. If you register your company 1 week before or after starting business activities, you will receive your KVK number immediately.

Visit earlier

You may also visit us earlier to check your pre-completed details and proof of identity. This is possible up to a maximum of 3 months before your start date. Then prepare your registration online and make an appointment at one of our offices. You can schedule an appointment up to 8 weeks in advance.

We will register your company from 1 week before your specified start date. After registration, you will receive a written confirmation, your KVK number and an invoice for the registration fee by post.

Taking over a business

Are you taking over a business? Then we will send you the new KVK number on the takeover date.

Registration in the preparation phase is possible in some cases. Preparations include ordering goods, applying for permits, or renting business premises. To complete the registration, make an appointment online by logging in with DigiD. Registration is possible at any KVK office in the Netherlands.

You can only register your business if you have a Dutch visiting address. Do you live in an area bordering the Netherlands? And can you show genuine, physical business activities in the Netherlands? Only then you can register with a visiting address that is abroad. Follow these steps to register:

  • Choose a legal form and fill in the (digital) registration form
    To register as a sole proprietorship (eenmanszaak), you need a DigiD. You apply for this using your Citizen Service Number (BSN). If you do not have a BSN, follow these steps:
  • Make an appointment at a KVK office to complete your registration.
  • Bring the following with you:
    • A valid proof of identity and an original extract (or a legalised copy) from the personal records database where you live, or another original proof (or a legalised copy), such as from an official organisation or a bank, showing your private address.
      Note: this proof may not be older than 1 month. Submit this proof in a language we can read. If we cannot read it, KVK can ask you to have the documents translated into Dutch, English, German, or French. This does not need to be by a sworn translator.
    • A copy of the rental, purchase or lease contract of the (Dutch) visiting address. This must be signed by 2 parties.

You pay a one-off registration fee to register a new company or organisation.

All the FAQs about UBOs can be found under Help & Contact. 

You do not need to register separately with the Netherlands Tax Administration. After registration, we will pass this information on. You will receive a notification from the Tax Administration by post within 2 weeks of the start date of your business.

Is your question not included? More frequently asked questions can be found on our Help and contact page. It also states how you can contact us.