Registering a birth

Have you had a baby? Congratulations! Register the birth at the municipality within 3 days. Register your child in the municipality where the child was born. You can make an appointment to come to the service desk.

Or call us;

• On work days between 09:00 and 12:00
• If you're calling from the Netherlands, please dial: 14071
• If you are calling from abroad please dial: 0031-71 519 1793

Documents to bring to your appointment

• A valid proof of identity: your passport, European identity card or Dutch alien document.
• A copy of the acknowledgment of parentage, if the child was acknowledged before birth.
• Certificate of surname choice if the child’s surname was determined before birth.
• Please bring your marriage certificate if you would like your child added to this record.

The municipality will process your registration at the service desk immediately.