Convert a civil partnership into marriage

• A Begin external link: valid form of identification(External link), end external link. for you and your partner.
• Did you enter into a civil partnership in a different municipality from The Hague? Then you need a recently issued copy of the certificate of civil partnership. You can request this at the municipality where you entered into your civil partnership.
• Does 1 of the partners live abroad? Then you also need a recently issued document stating the address and civil status of this partner.

You do not need any witnesses when converting your civil partnership.

• At a municipal counter: € 180.90.
• At a wedding location: see the rates per Begin link: wedding location, end link..

You can pay in cash or use a bank card at City Hall Spui. You can only use a bank card at the Leyweg City Office. Unfortunately it is not possible to pay with a credit card.

You can have your civil partnership converted at a wedding location or at a municipal counter. You need to notify the municipality of the conversion. To do this send an email to Begin link: trouwen@denhaag.nl, end link..

Both partners live abroad

Do you and your civil partner both live abroad? And does 1 of you have Dutch citizenship (nationality)? Then the Department of National Tasks (afdeling Landelijke Taken) at the Municipality of The Hague will arrange the conversion. Send an email to Begin link: lt@denhaag.nl, end link.. Please include:

• your name
• the name of your partner
• your email address
• your (foreign) telephone number

The Department of National Tasks will contact you within 5 working days after receiving your request. You will then hear which documents you will need to submit in order to convert your civil partnership into a marriage.