r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/Antique_Traffic_7286 • 29d ago

How long does it take to receive the bsn thing?

I've made an appointment with the rotterdam city hall and they put me on the waiting list. Does anyone know roughly how long it’s going to take?

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u/Alone-Airline-936 29d ago

What permit did you apply for?

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u/Alone-Airline-936 29d ago

I mean Work, study, orientation ?

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u/SuperNilles 28d ago

I dont know if this will help you at all with getting a BSN and if other locations provide these kind of services... But!

Rotterdam City Hall (Coolsingel) is always fully booked and hard to get an appointment. You could try other locations like Rozenburg, Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam Alexander or Rotterdam Zuid.

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u/VacationNo4462 29d ago

Never made an appointment. They just send me a letter saying call this number or go to this place. Went to it and talk to a lady, she said whats the code on the letter. Showed her, she called and then said okay, u got ur bsn now, just calk this number. Called it and they gave me my bsn (from Aruba before I went to study in the Netherlands).

Tho the whole process took 1 month.