Applying for a copy of a birth certificate in the Netherlands
Do you want a copy of your birth certificate (geboorteakte)? You can request an official copy (afschrift), extract (uittreksel) or a multilingual international extract (meertalig internationaal uittreksel). You can do this in the municipality where you were born.
You won't receive your original birth certificate that the municpality has on file. You can choose from an an official copy, extract or a multilingual international extract.
Official copy of birth certificate
This is a copy of the birth certificate record held by the municipality. The municipality puts a stamp on it. The official copy has the same information as your original birth certificate.
Extract of a birth certificate
The extract of the birth certificate contains the following information:
- your surname;
- your first name(s);
- your place of birth;
- your date of birth.
Details regarding your parents are not included in the extract.
Multilingual international extract of birth certificate
The multilingual international extract is an up-to-date summary of your birth certificate for international use. It provides an explanatory statement in:
- Dutch;
- English;
- French;
- German;
- Spanish;
- Greek;
- Italian;
- Portuguese;
- Turkish;
- Serbo-Croatian.
You request a copy of your birth certificate in the municipality where you were born.
Were you born outside the Netherlands? Do you want to request a copy of your birth certificate? If so, contact the Registrar of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships in the country in which you were born. Is your birth certificate registered with the municipality of Den Haag (The Hague)? If so, you can apply for a copy there.
This is how it works for you
Here is some information from your municipality.
Applying for a copy of a birth certificate in the Netherlands
Applying online
If you live in the Netherlands and have a DigiD, You can make an online request for your birth certificate. You can also request a birth certificate from abroad with your DigiD.
Applying at the service desk
You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality. Take a valid identity document with you. Make an appointment.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
Don’t have a DigiD? You can also authorise someone to request the birth at the counter on your behalf.
Alternatively, you can request your birth certificate by post:
- Send a letter to the Civil Affairs Department. The address is Afdeling Burgerzaken, Postbus 9029, 6800 EL Arnhem.
- In your letter, specify the year of birth, your name, address and what you need the certificate for.
- Please sign the letter. Include a copy of your valid proof of ID.
A birth certificate costs: € 15,70.
Online: you will receive the statement by post within three working days.
Post: you will receive the statement by post within two weeks.
Visiting address
Koningsstraat 38
6811DG Arnhem
| Monday | 12:00 - 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |