Residential address and registration: what is and isn't allowed?

Questioner

Can you be registered at one address and live at another address?

Lawyer

How is a person's residential address determined? Article 1 of the GBA Act stipulates that a residential address is defined as: the address where the person concerned lives. To determine where someone lives, 'sleeping place' is not the only criterion. It involves a number of criteria (night's rest, meals, receiving mail, receiving visitors, etc.). Only if someone has multiple addresses or does not have a residential address, the number of overnight stays is decisive. If someone lives at multiple addresses, the address where he or she is expected to spend the most nights during a six-month period applies. If it is not yet possible to determine where someone lives on the basis of the above (for example because he or she does not 'live' anywhere), the address where the person concerned is expected to spend the night for at least two-thirds of the time during a three-month period applies. This is possible, but the RULES of the GBA determine what your residential address is.

Lawyer

In addition to Alexander Martis: you are required to register at your home address. A postal address is only granted to someone who has no fixed place of residence. The main rule is that you may not register at an address where you do not live.

Lawyer

For procedures (issuing summonses etc., your GBA address is considered your residential address. Also for government notices & receipt of voting card. For the social assistance law, you must actually live where you are registered. Living & applying for social assistance in 2 municipalities = Fraud with risk of recovery. If this does not answer your question, please clearly indicate in which context you are asking the question.