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.
Apply for an extract from the Civil Registry
You can request an extract from the Civil Registry online with DigiD. Please note that the birth took place in Waddinxveen.
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 of Waddinxveen. Take a valid identity document with you.
By appointment
Make an appointment via phone number +31 14 0182.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
No DigiD? Alternatively, you can apply for your birth certificate by post:
Send a letter to:
Gemeente Waddinxveen
PO-box 400
2741AK Waddinxveen
A birth certificate costs money. The amount is stated on the page Applying for a Civil Status Extract
Application in the Netherlands
With an online application, you will receive the birth certificate by post after a maximum of 5 working days.
Application from abroad
The municipality will send the birth certificate to your address abroad. The time it takes for the post varies from country to country.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Waddinxveen
Visiting address
Beukenhof 1
2741HS Waddinxveen
Monday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 17:00 - 20:00 |
Friday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |