Birth registration
Did you have a baby? Congratulations!!! You must make the declaration no later than the third working day after the day of birth. You make the declaration at the municipality in which the child was born.
Approach
For digital birth declaration: complete the form (together with your partner, when applicable). Confirm the digital birth declaration yourself (single) or by your partner. You will receive one confirmation email with a link. Click on this link and log in with your Digid (single person) or his/her DigiD (partner). Please allow for a delay between logging out and logging in again. Wait 15 minutes before you or your partner log in to DigiD, via the confirmation email! You register the birth with the municipality in which the child was born. You may inscribe your child in the marriage book yourself.
If your child was born lifeless, you cannot make a digital declaration. You make the declaration at the registry office of the municipality where your child was born. You will receive a certificate of birth (lifeless) from the municipality. First make an appointment at the registry office. For more information see: registering a stillborn child. Good luck with coping with this loss.
Would you like a Stamp in the Marriage Book?
Please make an appointment at the civil registry office.
Report to the counter
You bring:
- your valid ID
- A valid ID of the mother from whom the child was born
- the certificate of birth from the hospital or midwife
As applicable:
- A copy of the deed of acknowledgment of unborn child. You received this copy at the time of recognition.
- Your marriage or partnership booklet, if you want the municipality to include your child's name in it.
- A statement from the Artificial Insemination Donor Data Foundation.
- A certificate of registration indicating your marital status, if you live abroad.
Do you work at NATO and want to come and declare the birth of your child? Please bring an extract of your Civil Status with you.
Child born abroad?
Report birth in the country of birth. After the declaration, you will be given a birth certificate.
Do the parents live with the child in the Netherlands? File a declaration of residence and address in your municipality of residence. Do the parents live with the child abroad and you need to arrange matters with a Dutch government? Have a list of persons created for the child. Make an appointment at an RNI desk.