Applying to get married in the Netherlands
Are you planning to get married? If you intend to get married, you must notify the municipality of this at least 2 weeks and not more than 1 year before the wedding.
There are certain requirements for marriage that everyone must meet:
- you must be at least 18 years of age;
- you cannot marry someone who is already married or in a civil partnership;
- you cannot be related to one other, e.g. grandparent, grandchild, parent, child or sibling.
Are you getting married to a non-Dutch citizen in the Netherlands? Then different conditions apply.
If you intend to marry someone of the same sex, you can get married in the Netherlands in the presence of the civil registrar. This is called a civil marriage, and you are only legally married once you have had a civil ceremony. In addition, it is possible to have a religious ceremony in some churches, but not all churches allow it. Check first with the church where you want to have the ceremony. A church wedding can only take place after the civil ceremony.
If you are getting married outside the Netherlands and are not yet 18 years old, your marriage will only be recognised in the Netherlands once both spouses have reached 18 years of age.
This is how it works for you
Here is some information from your municipality.
Municipality of Hulst: Applying to get married
You register your marriage with the municipality Hulst, providing all the details about yourself, your future spouse and your witnesses. You must notify the municipality of this at least 2 weeks and not more than 1 year before the wedding. You can do it online or at the town hall.
Arrange directly online
You can register your marriage online.
You cannot register your mariage online when one of you is not a citizen of a EU member state or Switzerland and does not have a residence permit for an indefinite period. In this case you must fill the form 'melding voorgenomen huwelijk of geregistreerd partnerschap met verblijfsrecht'. You can add this as an attachment to the contactform.
Make an appointment
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If neither you nor your partner live in the Netherlands, you must give notice of your marriage in the municipality of Den Haag (The Hague). You can find more information on how to register a marriage for Dutch citizens living outside the Netherlands at the netherlandsworldwide.nl website.
When you register your marriage, you make a number of choices, which you communicate to the municipality. These choices relate to the ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities of the municipality.
Ceremony
The ceremony is the official part of your marriage. You can choose from:
- marriage free of charge;
- simple ceremony;
- elaborate ceremony.
If you opt for an elaborate ceremony, you determine who leads the ceremony. You have the following choices:
- A wedding registrar from the municipality. The wedding registrar will contact you a few weeks before the wedding date to introduce themselves and find out more about you and your future spouse. If you have a preference for a wedding registrar, inform the municipality of this.
- A family member or acquaintance. If you would like a family member or an acquaintance to be your own wedding registrar, contact the municipality, at least three months before the wedding.
Wedding venue
You can get married in various places. You can choose from:
- a wedding venue of the municipality;
- a wedding venue of your own choice. Notify the municipality of your venue, at least three months before the wedding.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality via (+31)114-389000
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Hulst
Visiting address
Grote Markt 24
4561EB Hulst
| Monday | 9:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 9:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 9:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 18:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday | 9:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 9:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |