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.

For more information on registering a civil partnership, visit your municipality’s website.

Also check what you need to take into account if you decide to marry or form a civil partnership.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Stichtse Vecht

Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Stichtse Vecht: Registering a civil partnership

Civil partnership

2 ways to formally arrange your relationship with partner: marriage or civil partnership
marriage and civil partnership are legally equivalent.

Converting civil partnership into marriage

possible in any municipality in the Netherlands.
make an appointment
bring valid identification
bring the certificate with you if the registered partnership took place in another municipality

How it works

The registrar draws up a deed of conversion. The conversion ends the civil partnership and the marriage begins. There is no ceremony involved.

Conversion with ceremony

The conversion can also take place with a ceremony at one of the municipality's wedding locations. There are costs associated with this. No witness is required, no marriage booklet is made up and you do not have to say yes. See more information at Trouweninstichtsevecht.nl (in Dutch).