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
Here is some information from your municipality.
Registering a civil partnership in the Netherlands
You make a number of choices when planning and registering your intention to enter a civil partnership. These choices relate to the type of ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities.
Ceremony
The ceremony is the official part of entering your civil partnership. You can choose from:
- no ceremony (free of charge)
- simple ceremony
- elaborate ceremony
If you choose an elaborate ceremony, you can choose the wedding registrar who leads the ceremony. The wedding registrar will contact you a few weeks before the planned date to introduce themselves and find out more about you and your partner.
Location of the ceremony
You can hold the ceremony to enter your civil partnership at various locations in the municipality.
Registering an intended civil partnership
You register your intended civil partnership with the municipality in which you wish to enter the civil partnership. Provide the details of yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This can be done up to 2 weeks before the ceremony date. You can do it online or at the town hall.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, check our website: https://www.tilburg.nl/inwoners/geboorte-trouwen-overlijden/trouwen
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Tilburg
Visiting addresses
Trappistinnentuin 77
5057DJ Berkel-Enschot
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Spoorlaan 181
5038CB Tilburg
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Wagnerplein 4
5011LR Tilburg
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Ketelhavenstraat 91
5045NG Tilburg
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Tongerloplein 15
5071CX Udenhout
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