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Marriage, birth and adoption abroad Marriage, birth and adoption abroad If you live abroad, you can usually marry under local law in the country where you reside, but you can also marry in the Netherlands. If you have had a child abroad, you will have to register its birth with the competent authority in that country. And if you live in another country and want to adopt a child there, you need to contact the local authorities yourself. Registering a foreign marriage in the Netherlands Marrying in the Netherlands
Registering a foreign marriage in the NetherlandsHow can I register my foreign marriage in the Netherlands?
In addition you are strongly advised to register your foreign marriage certificate with the civil register of the municipality of The Hague (Foreign Documents Department – afdeling LandelijkeTaken). You can do this even if you live abroad. For more information, contact the Foreign Documents Department of the municipality of The Hague, telephone: +31 70 353 2813/3145 (between 08.00 and 16.00 Dutch time). You can also consult the information in Dutch on the website of the municipality of The Hague ( Marrying in the NetherlandsWe are Dutch nationals, and we live and work abroad. But we want to marry in the Netherlands.
I am a Dutch national, and my partner is a foreign national. We live and work abroad, but we want to marry in the Netherlands. If one of you is a Dutch national, you can marry in the Netherlands. You can give notice of your intention to marry (“ondertrouw”), in person or in writing, to the municipality of The Hague. When you do so, you have to submit certain documents, such as both your birth certificates and information concerning your civil status. You also have to state in which municipality the marriage is to take place. For more information about giving notice of your intention to marry to the municipality of The Hague, contact The Hague Municipal Population Affairs Department. You can phone from 08:00 to 16:00. Tel.: +31 70 353 2811 / 3134 / 2909 / 2882.
Marrying abroadWe live abroad and want to marry abroad. We are both Dutch nationals, born in the Netherlands. What must we do? Contact the local authority that performs marriages. It will tell you whether you can marry under the law of that country, and if so, what documents you have to submit. For more information, see the website of the Dutch embassy in the country where you intend to marry. We live in the Netherlands and want to marry abroad. What documents do we have to submit to the local authorities? Contact the local authority that performs marriages. It will tell you what documents you have submit. You will probably have to submit at least a birth certificate and a declaration of civil status. For more information, see the website of the Legalising a foreign marriage certificateHow can I get my foreign marriage certificate legalised in the Netherlands? Before you can register your foreign marriage certificate in the Netherlands, you have to get it legalised, first by the competent authority in the country where you married and then by the Dutch mission there. You may be unable to get your marriage certificate legalised in the country where you married. If so, on your return to the Netherlands, the legalisation counter at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague may be able to help you – as long as at least one of you is a Dutch national. But remember that the Ministry will charge you for helping get documents legalised. For more information, contact the consular department of the local Dutch embassy or the consulate. Or phone the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legalisation Department (DPV/DF), open daily from 09:30 to 12:30. Tel.: +31 70 348 4787 / 5901.
Formalities regarding birth abroadHow do I register a foreign birth certificate in the Netherlands? Only once a foreign birth certificate has been legalised can it be registered in the Dutch municipal personal records database (GBA). In addition you are strongly advised to register a foreign birth certificate with the civil register of the municipality of The Hague (Foreign Documents Department – afdeling LandelijkeTaken). You can do this even if you live abroad, provided the birth certificate is that of a Dutch national. For more information, contact the Foreign Documents Department of the municipality of The Hague, telephone: +31 70 353 2813/3145 (between 08.00 and 16.00 Dutch time). You can also consult the information in Dutch on the website of the municipality of The Hague ( How do I legalise a foreign birth certificate? Before your can register a foreign birth certificate in the Netherlands, you have to get it legalised, first by the competent authority in the country where the child was born and then by the Dutch mission in that country.
For more information, contact the consular department of the local Dutch embassy or the consulate general. Or phone the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legalisation Department (DPV/DF), open daily from 09:00 to 12:30. Tel.: 070 – 348 4787 / 5901. Can Dutch missions abroad issue civil register documents? The Consular Decree empowers a limited number of heads of Dutch embassies and consulates-general to issue civil register documents for Dutch nationals living in the area covered by that embassy or consulate-general.
Adopting a foreign child in the NetherlandsWe live in the Netherlands and want to adopt a child from another country. What do we have to do? Since 1 July 2004, prospective parents who want to adopt a child from another country have to register with the Adoption Services Agency ( Stichting Adoptievoorzieningen). You can no longer register with the Ministry of Justice. For questions about the adoption procedure, registration as prospective parents and background information, please contact: Stichting adoptievoorzieningen
You can also find information – in Dutch only – on the Agency’s website.
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