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 Eindhoven

Here is some information from your municipality.

Extract civil status

Applying online

Were you born in the Netherlands? Do you live in the Netherlands and have a DigiD? If so, you can apply for your birth certificate online. You can also use your DigiD to apply for your birth certificate from outside the Netherlands.

Request an extract with DigiD (in Dutch)

Digital without DigiD Use Google to translate this form, at the top right corner (globe icon).

You first transfer € 14.30 to Publiekszaken DVL/PRS, IBAN number: NL25 INGB 0001 0960 58 (or BIC code INGB NL2A). State your name, the application date and 'excerpt civil status' in the description. Then fill in the form. You enclose proof of payment and a scan of your proof of identity.

Applying at the service desk

You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality:

Stadhuisplein 1, 5611 EM in Eindhoven. Take a valid identity document with you.

By appointment

Call us on +31 40 238 6000 before making an appointment to come to the City Hall.

Without an appointment

On Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8:30 and 11:00 am you can walk in for this product without an appointment (for events after 1970).

You pay costs for applying for an extract. For more information, see our website under the heading 'What does a statement or international extract cost?'.

Use Google to translate this website, at the top right corner (globe icon).

Applying in the Netherlands

You will receive the birth certificate by post after no more than 6 working days.

Applying from outside the Netherlands

The municipality will send the birth certificate to your address outside the Netherlands within 5 working days. The time taken by the postal service varies from country to country.

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