Dear readers,

At the moment I live in Thailand with my Thai partner and we have deregistered in the Netherlands. She lived and worked in the Netherlands with me for about 20 years. She had a BSN number. I discovered that it no longer works. Will you lose it when you return to your own country? And if so, how can she apply for it again? In order to receive the survivor's pension after my death, she needs a BSN number.

At the beginning of this year, I obtained a Thai driving license based on my Dutch driving license and a hastily purchased international driving licence. The first expired in February this year and I have not extended it. Can I drive a car with my Thai passport while staying in the Netherlands?

Regards,

Rob

12 responses to “Reader question: BSN number Thai partner and expired Dutch driving license”

  1. grain says up

    BSN = abbreviation for Burger Service NUMBER

  2. tooske says up

    Not with your Thai passport, but with your Thai driver's license.
    You can easily reapply for your expired Dutch driving license, even from abroad, via a family member or acquaintance in the Netherlands. Just google RDW for the procedure.

    V, w, b, the social security number (BSN) I cannot imagine that this has been lifted, at least this is not the case with my wife and children.

    suk6

  3. Leo Th. says up

    Your partner has worked in the Netherlands, so she has most likely built up a pension herself. In addition, she will soon be entitled to her Aow benefit. In the future, more and more Thai partners of Dutch people in Thailand will probably be able to claim a pension and AOW. Assume that they will have to report themselves to the relevant pension funds and SVB in due course. Just as applies to Dutch pensioners in Thailand, they will also have to submit a 'life statement' to the benefits agency at set times. How all this works will certainly not be easy for a Thai, who may also speak little or no Dutch. I also sometimes worry about my partner. Can you find more information about this on Thailand Blog? And Rob, whether or not you can drive with a Thai driver's license in the Netherlands has recently been extensively discussed on Thailand Blog. The answer is yes, for some time. Watch with interest for other responses.

  4. Bert says up

    bsn expires after 2 years of inactivity

    • Joost says up

      I don't think what Bert writes is correct. A Digid code expires after 2 years of non-use; you keep a BSN for the rest of your life.

  5. LOUISE says up

    Deregistered from the Netherlands, living in Thailand and having a Thai driving license, you can simply drive in the Netherlands.
    I thought up to 6 months, but don't hang on to that.

    We will also drive in the Netherlands with our Thai driving license.
    We're just there on vacation right?

    LOUISE

    • l.low size says up

      How do you explain that after a collision in the 4th month, for example?

  6. l.low size says up

    Dear Rob,

    Did you perhaps mean the Sofi number that does not work instead of BSA number.

    You are not allowed to drive in the Netherlands with a Thai passport, but you can with a Thai driver's license
    for a maximum of 3 months.
    A Ned. You can extend your driving license from Thailand if this is also easy with an expired one
    driver's license I don't know (www.rdw.nl)

    Level

  7. Joost says up

    In my opinion, an issued BSN (Citizen Service Number) never expires.

  8. theos says up

    I do not understand. My Thai wife, who has never been to the Netherlands and does not even know where this is, has a BSN number because she was regarded as a resident taxpayer in the distant past. Then you could still choose. She still has this number despite the fact that she is no longer a resident taxpayer.

  9. hello says up

    Oh, oh, oh, it is apparently very difficult for some people to pinpoint their problem very precisely.
    Your BSN in itself never expires, is unique and one-off = can never be replaced by another.
    What you probably mean, hence the 1st sigh, is the DiGiD!-because with that you log in to the government. you can't even do that with just a BSN-and you have to do that at least every 9 months (I think-if others are more precise/ know better, please report) log in/use. Most only use that for the IB and many are therefore caught after 1 year. The only solution then is to apply for a DiGiD again, and that is difficult from abroad and takes weeks.

  10. Ronald says up

    https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-het-burgerservicenummer-bsn


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