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 Westerwolde

Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Westerwolde: Registering a civil partnership

You give notice of your registered partnership to the municipality where you want to conclude your partnership. Provide details of yourself, your partner, and your witnesses. This is possible up to 2 weeks before the date of registration to do so, please contact: phone: +31 599 32 02 20 or e-mail: gemeente@westerwolde.nl.

Registering partnership

You give notice of your registered partnership to the municipality where you want to conclude your partnership. Provide details of yourself, your partner, and your witnesses. This is possible up to 2 weeks before the date of registration to do so, please contact. Phone: +31 599 32 02 20 or e-mail: gemeente@westerwolde.nl.