Registering a Dutch bv or nv

  • Edited 15 May 2023
  • 1 min

The civil-law notary will register a new bv (private limited company) or nv (public limited company) for you, or indicate that an existing company will be continued in the form of a bv or nv.

The civil-law notary will fill in these forms for you:

 

  • Form 3 (pdf): 'registration private company / public limited company'
  • Form 11 (pdf): 'registration of an official for a legal entity'
  • Form 9 (pdf): 'registration of a company branch'
  • Form 30 (pdf): 'registration of UBOs for a bv, nv, European nv, or European cv'

FAQ

How quickly we process your change depends on how you communicate your change to us. We process a change you make online faster than a change by post. Check the current processing times on our website. Follow the progress of your online change in My KVK.

The change is not correct

If the information you provide is not correct, we will contact you.

Changes for a date in the future

Are you submitting a change for a future date? Then you will only see the change in the Business Register on that date. For the UBO register, you cannot submit changes with an effective date in the future. 

Confirmation

After your change has been processed in the Business Register and/or UBO register, you will receive confirmation by letter, or digitally via your Message Box account. Are you submitting the change online? Then you will also receive confirmation by email.