What is the difference between a mailing address and a letter address?

A letter address is often used to register with the municipality so that you can receive important mail if you do not have your own residential address. A postal address is for individuals only. A postal address does not have these restrictions and can be used by anyone.

What is a mailing address?

A mailing address is ideally suited as a business mailing address or business mailbox. And thus very suitable for businesses, such as self-employed people, who do not want to make their private address public.

But it is also an excellent solution for individuals, who, for example, are staying abroad for a longer period of time or, due to a divorce, no longer wish to receive their mail at their old residential address. With a postal address, however, you cannot register with the municipality's Basic Registration of Persons. You can only do that with a postal address.

Check out our Business Mailing Address page for more information.

What is a letter address?

A letter address is intended for individuals who are required to register with the municipality but do not have a permanent residential address. To prevent them from not receiving important mail without a residential address, individuals can apply for a letter address at an agency designated by the municipality for this purpose. With a letter address, individuals can also register in the municipality's Basic Registration of Persons. (BRP)

The Basisregistratie Personen (BRP) contains personal data of inhabitants of the Netherlands (residents) and of persons who have left the Netherlands (non-residents).

For more information, visit:

• https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/gemeenten/vraag-en-antwoord/kan-ik-een-briefadres-krijgen-als-ik-geen-vast-woonadres-heb
• https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/privacy-en-persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/gegevens-basisadministratie-personen

Requesting a mailing address

A postal address does not have the restrictions of a postal address. And can therefore be applied for easily and quickly. At Postadres.nl your mail is in reliable and good hands. With over 30 years of experience, dedicated staff and customer-oriented service, we have built up a large loyal customer base. Whether you just want your mail forwarded, collected or received digitally, we can do it all at attractive rates. We have locations in Amsterdam and Eindhoven. Check our packages page for the possibilities.

Or request your mailing address package directly: