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Registering a death in the Netherlands

Would you like to report the death of a loved one or someone else? Usually the funeral director will declare the death, but you can also do this yourself. This should be done at the municipality where your loved one died.

When you go to the municipality to register a death, you will need to bring the death statement (verklaring van overlijden) with you. This will be given to you by the doctor who confirmed the death. The death statement is made up of 2 parts: the A-verklaring where the death is officially declared and the B-verklaring which states the cause of death.

After a death has been registered, the Registrar of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand) issues the death certificate (Akte van overlijden). The personal details of the deceased appear on the certificate, as well as the name of the informant. It is possible to obtain an excerpt of the certificate.

After issuing the death certificate, the municipality amends the information held on the deceased in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen – BRP).

The municipality also issues a document in which it gives permission for the funeral: either the authorisation for burial (verlof tot begraven) or the authorisation for cremation (verlof tot cremeren).

Did the deceased indicate that they wanted to donate their body to science? Then you will be issued a authorisation for dissection (verlof tot ontleding).

You must register a death within 6 working days, and always before the funeral.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:
Informatie:

Here is some information from your municipality.

Death certificate

If someone has died, you report this in the municipality where the person died. The municipality registers the death of this person in the civil registry and the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP).

You can only file a declaration if:

  • The person died in Apeldoorn.
  • The burial or cremation takes place within 6 working days of the day of death.

Declaration by surviving dependants

Make an appointment online to declare the death.

Bring with you to the appointment:

  • A valid proof of identity of yourself
  • A doctor's certificate (A-declaration) of death
  • The B envelope (envelope for the Central Bureau of Statistics containing a medical statement of the cause of death)
     

We will process your declaration immediately.

Online registration by funeral directors

You can report the death in two ways:

Online
You arrange directly:

The leave for burial/cremation
Postponement, if necessary
The laissez-passer
Extract from the death certificate
The payment (iDEAL)
Uploading the online declaration:

The A-declaration
Living will declaration (if applicable)
Permission to defer from the doctor (if applicable)
You must bring or send the B envelope and will statement by the first of each month.

We will process your declaration within 24 hours on working days. You will receive the requested documents via myapeldoorn.nl (under Burgerzaken).

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Make an appointment online to declare the death.

Bring with you to the appointment:

  • A valid proof of identity of yourself.
  • The original A-declaration
  • The B envelope
  • The will (if applicable)
  • Permission to defer from the doctor (if applicable)
     

We will process your declaration immediately.

The declaration of death is free of charge. Do you also want a copy of the death certificate? There is a charge for that.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Apeldoorn

Visiting address

Marktplein 1

7311LG Apeldoorn

Opening hours
Monday
08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday
08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:30 - 17:00
Thursday
08:30 - 19:30
Friday
08:30 - 12:30
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Last updated on 23 September 2022