Register, change, or remove officials

If a director, partner, authorised representative, or another official from your business or organisation changes, you must notify KVK.

You can register or deregister an official or change an official's details by filling in the online change form (in Dutch). Or by downloading a PDF form in English:

You can also use My KVK to deregister an official. You need a DigiD login for this.

Sign the changes at a KVK office

To sign the change, the new official usually has to visit KVK with a printout of the data entered online, and with a valid proof of identity.

In these cases, the new official does not need to visit KVK in person

The new official may sign the form online if they:

  • work for a vereniging (association) or stichting (foundation) without a company, or for a VvE
  • are a foreign official
  • are a legal entity (BV, NV, stichting, vereniging)
  • are a liquidator
  • are a sole shareholder
  • are a supervisory director

Please note: deregistering an official has consequences

It may, for example, have consequences for permits from the municipality, insurance policies, or the bank account of your business or organisation. Make sure you check this before deregistering the official with KVK.

Frequently asked questions

It is free to submit a change. Are you registering a new business, a continuation, an acquisition, a merger, or a demerger? And will you get a new KVK number? Then you must pay a registration fee.

New KVK extract

After the change is made, you can order a KVK Business Register Extract. There is a fee for this.

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

The change or deregistration is not correct

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

Changes or deregistration for a date in the future

Are you submitting a change or deregistration for a future date? Then you will only see it 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 or deregistration 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 or deregistration online? Then you will also receive confirmation by email.