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
Requesting online
Do you live in the Netherlands and do you have a DigiD? In that case you can request a birth certificate online. You can also use your DigiD to request a birth certificate while you're outside of the Netherlands.
Requesting at the service desk
You can request your birth certificate at the service desk of the municipality. You can only do this by appointment. Make an appointmen online or by calling number 0031 314 377 377. Take a valid form of identification with you to the appointment.
Requesting from outside of the Netherlands
Do you have no DigID? In that case you can authorise someone to request the birth certificate at the service desk.
Or you can request your birth certificate by mail:
- Send a letter to team Publiekszaken, Postbus 9020 7000 HA Doetinchem.
- State in the letter your year of birth, your name, your adress and what you need the certificate for.
- Sign the letter. Attach a copy of a valid form of indentification.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality Contact en openingstijden | Gemeente Doetinchem.
Request in the Netherlands
You will recieve the birth certificate by mail after no more than 5 business days.
Request from outside of the Netherland
The municipality will send the birth certificate within 1 week to your adress outside of the Netherlands. The time taken by postal services varies from country to country.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Doetinchem