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

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Doesburg

Here is some information from your municipality.

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Applying at the service desk

You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality Doesburg. Take a valid identity document with you.

By appointment

Municipality of Doesburg
Postal address: PO Box 100, 6980 AC Doesburg
E-mail address: info@doesburg.nl
Telephone: (0313) 48 13 13

Applying from outside the Netherlands

You can apply for your birth certificate by post:

Send a letter to the KCC department.
In the letter, state your year of birth, name, address and what you need the certificate for.
Sign the letter. Attach a copy of your valid identity document.

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality.

Municipality of Doesburg
Postal address: PO Box 100, 6980 AC Doesburg
E-mail address: info@doesburg.nl
Telephone: (0313) 48 13 13

Applying in the Netherlands

You will receive the birth certificate by post after no more than 5 working days.

Applying from outside the Netherlands

The municipality will send the birth certificate to your address outside the Netherlands within 2 weeks. The time taken by the postal service varies from country to country.

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