Certificates

• Birth certificate

  A birth certificate provides written proof that your birth is recorded in the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

• Request marriage certificate or certificate of registered partnership

  A marriage certificate or certificate of registered partnership is written proof of your marriage in the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

• Death certificate

  Did somebody die in The Hague? You can request written proof of this.

• Divorce certificate

  Are you divorced? Then you can request written proof of this.

• Certificate of termination of registered partnership

  Have you terminated your registered partnership? You can request written proof of this.

• Convert a foreign document into a Dutch certificate

  Do you have a foreign document? For example, a birth, marriage or death certificate? You can have these foreign documents converted into Dutch certificate.

• Request a civil status document for someone else

  You can request a copy or extract of a certificate for someone else. This can only be done online or at the counter of City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office.

• Adoption certificate

  An adoption certificate provides written proof that your adoption is recorded in the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriage.

Other changes

• Changing your name

  Would you like to change your surname or first name? Read how you can do this.

• Request a change in the use of your surname

  If your civil status changes, you can choose how you would like to be addressed by government agencies by indicating your surname.

• Change your registered sex (transgenders)

  Would you like to change the sex recorded on your birth certificate? You can do this at the municipality. You can also change your given names, if you would like.

• Change your registered sex (transgenders born abroad)

  Would you like to change the sex recorded on your birth certificate? You can do this at the municipality, even if you were not born in the Netherlands.