Submit a document for registration
If you would like to have a document registered in the Personal Records Database (BRP), then you need to make an appointment.
Types of documents
Which foreign documents can you have registered in the BRP?
- Birth certificate.
- Marriage certificate or certificate of registered partnership.
- Divorce certificate.
- Death certificate.
Conditions
Legalize
- You can consult the website netherlandsworldwide.nl(externe link) to see if your document must be legalized.
Translate
- Your document must be in Dutch, English, German, or French.
- You can have your document translated by an official translator.
Application
Bring with you
- Valid passport or ID card.
- Original documents (some documents must be translated and certified).
- Declaration of no scam marriage (Dutch). Only if your marriage certificate is from outside the European Union.
Good to know
- If you bring a foreign birth certificate, please make sure that the names of your parent(s) are included on it.
- If you also need to report an immigration, you can bring the documents with you to that appointment.
Costs
None