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.
If you still have questions about the death certificate, contact your municipality.
This is how it works in your (future) place of residence
Municipality of Moerdijk: Registering a death
Declaration by surviving dependants
Please bring the following documents with you to the appointment:
- B envelope containing the doctor's form about the cause of death
- death certificate (from a medical examiner)
- possibly the marriage certificate
- valid proof of identity of the person making the declaration
The term within which the cremation or burial must take place is no later than the sixth working day after the death. If an extension of this term is necessary, please also bring:
- statement from a doctor showing that there is no objection to postponement of the term of burial or cremation.
In case of an unnatural cause of death is also required:
- certificate of unnatural death (this will be sent directly to the municipality by the coroner)
- declaration of no objection for the burial or cremation of the public prosecutor (this is sent directly to the municipality from the judiciary).
Declaration by surviving dependants
You can register the death yourself. You must do this in the municipality where your loved one died. Make an appointment with the municipality of Moerdijk
Online registration by funeral directors
You can also ask the funeral home to register the death for you. Funeral homes who are located in the Netherlands can register deaths online.
- Declaration of death: free
- Copy of the death certificate: € 14.30.
- A multilingual extract from a civil status certificate costs € 14.30.
- Burial or cremation leave: free
- Leave buried earlier or later: free
- Leave for transport abroad (laissez-passer): free
- As a surviving dependant, you receive the extract from the death certificate and the verlof tot begraven of cremeren (permission for burial or cremation) immediately.
- Funeral homes should receive the extract and any other documents on the same working day or, at the latest, the next working day.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Moerdijk
Visiting address
Pastoor van Kessellaan 15
4761BJ Zevenbergen
| Monday | 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Tuesday | 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Wednesday | 08.30 - 17.00 |
| Thursday | 08.30 - 17.00 18.00 - 20.00 |
| Friday | 08.30 - 12.00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |