Government services in the Netherlands
Do you live in the Netherlands or are you coming to live here? Then read how to arrange your affairs with the government. For example, when you want to register with a municipality when arriving in the Netherlands, exchange your driving licence or register the birth of your child.
Registering a birth in the Netherlands
Registering a stillborn baby with the municipality in the Netherlands
Registering a death in the Netherlands
Applying for an Attestatie de vita (Certificate of life) in the Netherlands
Legalising a foreign document for use in the Netherlands
Registering a divorce in the civil registry in the Netherlands
Applying for a copy of a birth certificate in the Netherlands
Viewing data in the Basisregistratie Personen (BRP) in the Netherlands
Registering a civil partnership in the Netherlands
Registering the ending of a civil partnership in the civil registry in the Netherlands
Changing your gender on official documents
Registering with the municipality in the Netherlands
Registering with the municipality for a short stay in the Netherlands
Acknowledging parenthood of your child in the Netherlands
Applying for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation in the Netherlands
Applying to collect a driving licence in the Netherlands
Exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Dutch driving licence in the Netherlands
Applying for a new passport or renewing your old one in the Netherlands
Applying for a second passport in the Netherlands
Deregistering from the municipality in the event of a long stay outside the Netherlands
Applying for a Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG) in the Netherlands
Paying the waste collection charge
Applying for social assistance
Requesting a decision on an advance on benefits
Applying for special social assistance
Paying property tax (OZB) on a property
Applying for a personal budget
Applying for compensation for damage caused by provincial water management
Compensation for damages with a groundwater extraction or water infiltration permit
Applying for compensation for damage arising from the removal of earth
Applying for an allowance for own contribution to childcare costs in the Netherlands
Registering a birth in the Netherlands
Registering a stillborn baby with the municipality in the Netherlands
Registering a death in the Netherlands
Registering a divorce in the civil registry in the Netherlands
Applying for a copy of a birth certificate in the Netherlands
Registering a civil partnership in the Netherlands
Registering the ending of a civil partnership in the civil registry in the Netherlands
Applying to get married in the Netherlands
Applying for youth care for your child
Acknowledging parenthood of your child in the Netherlands
Transporting a deceased person from the Netherlands
Applying for an allowance for own contribution to childcare costs in the Netherlands
Paying the waste collection charge
Reporting soil pollution or soil degradation
Applying for an EU parking card for people with disabilities
Applying for a disabled parking space
Applying for a personalised disabled parking space
Applying for an affordable housing permit
Requesting permission to install a wind turbine
Applying for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation in the Netherlands
Applying for a planning permit
Applying for a planning permit for activities near water
Applying for an environmental permit for an entrance and exit driveway to a provincial road
Paying property tax (OZB) on a property
Applying for an earth removal permit
Applying for an exemption relating to protected plants and animals
Applying for compensation for damage caused by provincial water management
Compensation for damages with a groundwater extraction or water infiltration permit
Applying for compensation for damage arising from the removal of earth
Voting in municipal elections in the Netherlands
Applying for a temporarily tolerated violation of provincial environmental regulations
Applying for a permit for construction near a provincial waterway
Applying for a permit for construction near a provincial road
Applying for a permit for an activity on a Natura 2000 site
Exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Dutch driving licence
Applying for an EU parking card for people with disabilities
Applying for a disabled parking space
Applying for a personalised disabled parking space
Applying for a noise permit for sports motorbikes
Applying for an exemption for a competition on a provincial road
Apply for an exemption to access to a low emission zone
Applying for an exemption from provincial road traffic rules
Applying to collect a driving licence in the Netherlands
Requesting permission for an event on or next to a provincial waterway
Requesting permission to take off or land outside an airport