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.
Copy or extract of civil status.
In the civil registry we record data about certain life events. For example, a birth, marriage, partner registration or divorce.
You can get a copy of a deed or an extract. A copy is an official copy of the deed, stamped by the municipality. A copy says exactly the same as the deed itself. An extract is an up-to-date summary of the deed. You will never receive the deed itself; it remains the property of the municipality and is stored in the registers of civil status.
- Online applications: your DigiD and your data for internet banking.
- Personal request: your valid id and your debit card or cash. At our service point Oud-Beijerland you can pay both by debit card and cash. At the other service points you can only pay with your debit card.
- Request in writing: a copy of your valid identity document, a letter stating which copy or extract you need and for what purpose, your signature on the letter.
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.
Applying at the service desk
You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality [contactgegevens]. Take a valid identity document with you.
By appointment
Make an appointment via the website or by phone.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
No DigiD? You can also authorise someone to apply for the birth certificate for you at the service desk.
Alternatively, you can apply for your birth certificate by post:
- Send a letter to the publiekszaken 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.
A birth certificate costs: € 14.30.
Applying in the Netherlands
The birth certificate will be sent within 5 working days.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
The birth certificate will be sent within 5 working days.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Hoeksche Waard
Visiting addresses
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