I am a Dutch citizen who has been resident in various countries outside The Netherlands since 2007. I left the country immediately after completing my Bachelor degree and I have never paid Dutch income tax. I am registered as a Dutch voter abroad with the Municipality of Den Haag. I am also registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Nederland Wereldwijd. I recently discovered there is also a Registratie Niet-ingezetenen (RNI), managed by the Rijksdienst voor Identiteitsgegevens (RvIG) which is part of the Ministry of Domestic Affairs. Unfortunately, the RNI link to registration leads to a nonexisting page.
It is not clear to me whether I am supposed to register with RNI and whether that has any benefit. Their website says that it is intended for personen in het buitenland die een relatie hebben met de Nederlandse overheid, meaning persons abroad who have a relation with the Dutch government. I vote in Dutch national elections, but I can already do that. Am I supposed to register with RNI? Why would I?
