Register your witnesses
You need witnesses to get married or enter into a civil partnership. You can register your witnesses or change the witnesses you already registered at the municipality. The municipality does not provide witnesses.
Conditions
- You need at least 2 and no more than 4 witnesses.
- All of the witnesses must be 18 years or older.
- The witnesses must attend the ceremony in person.
Register
You need to register your witnesses at the same time you Begin link: register an intended marriage or civil partnership, end link. .
Would you like to add or change a witness later? Then send an email to Begin link: trouwen@denhaag.nl, end link. . State your reference number or the names of you and your partner in the subject line. Include a copy of the valid form of identification for your new witnesses.
You can make a safe copy of your identity document with your mobile telephone or tablet using the KopieID app. Read more on the Begin external link: website of the Government of the Netherlands(External link), end external link..
Fees
Free.
How long it takes
You will receive a message by email within 1 week.