Registering a civil partnership in the Netherlands

Do you want to form a civil partnership? If so, you must first notify the municipality. You must do this at least 2 weeks and a maximum of 1 year before you want to form the civil partnership.

The registration of a civil partnership is subject to a number of conditions (in Dutch), such as:

you must be at least 18 years of age;
you cannot enter into a civil partnership with 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.

Do you want to enter a civil partnership in the Netherlands with a foreign citizen? There are other conditions that must be met.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Delft

Here is some information from your municipality.

Registration of marriage / civil partnership

Do you want to marry or conclude a civil partnership? In these cases you must first register your intention. The official term for this is ‘Declaration of intended marriage or civil partnership’. It used to be known as intended marriage. You must register in the municipality where the actual ceremony takes place.

Online registration

Costs and charges of entering into marriage or civil partnership

For more information, go to delft.nl. Any questions? Call 14015 (0031 15 260 2222 for foreign calls).