Before registering
1. Contact the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) or the municipality if you have benefits.
Do you want to start a business while you are receiving benefits (uitkering)? If so, discuss your plans with the UWV first. Or, if you are on social assistance benefit (bijstand), with your municipality.
2. More about the cv (limited partnership)
Do you have little or no capital of your own and want to start a business with an investor? Then choose the legal structure of a cv. Read more about the cv.
3. The difference between natural and non-natural persons
A natural person means a human being (a person of flesh and blood). Non-natural persons are organisations, for example a bv, cv, maatschap, vof, cooperative, foundation or partnership. This page focuses on registering a cv with natural persons. You can also:
Checklist to register a CV
1. Complete the registration form
Fill in the digital registration form as completely as possible. The more complete the form is, the smoother your registration at the office will be.
Fill in your name without punctuation marks or diacritics
Do not enter characters such as a diaeresis or accent under "your name". This will cause an error that prevents us from sending an email and prevents you from continuing with the register. Your name can be changed later.
2. 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.
3. Make an appointment
Have you completed the forms? Then you can immediately make an appointment at a KVK office of your choice. You do this by logging in with DigiD (at the bottom of this page).
About the appointment
All managing partners must come in person to identify themselves with a valid proof of identity. A KVK employee will check the identification documents and the completed forms. Limited, or silent partners do not need to come along.
Is your start date more than 2 months in the past?
Then you must prove that you have carried out business activities from the specified start date. For example, bring documents to your appointment showing that you have made investments or carried out assignments.
Registration fee
- You pay a registration fee. Please note: you can only pay with your mobile phone by scanning the QR code on the invoice.
- You can buy a Business Register extract immediately.
Frequently asked questions about registering a CV
At Help & Contact you will find all frequently asked questions about DigiD.
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.
All the FAQs about UBOs can be found under Help & Contact.
You do not need to register separately with the Netherlands Tax Administration. You submit information when preparing your registration, which the KVK forwards in digital form to the Tax Administration. You will receive a letter of confirmation for your registration with the Tax Administration. After around 10 working days, you will receive a notification from the Tax Administration.
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.