Visitor register

If you provide overnight accommodation in the Netherlands, for instance, in a hotel, bed & breakfast or marina, you must maintain an ongoing visitor register. The information entered in this register should include:

• guest’s name and place of residence;
• date of arrival;
• type of identity document presented by the guest;

The requirement to maintain a visitor register is laid down in the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht). Furthermore, a visitor register is often required by the General Municipal Bye-Law (Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening). You can apply for a visitor register from some municipal authorities or you can download the register from their website. The municipal authority may ask you to provide the information from your visitor register, for example, when you file your tourist tax return.

Online data provision via Message Box

You can apply for a visitor register or submit the information from your visitor register also online via Message Box.