Municipality of Amersfoort: applying for a copy of a birth certificate

Applying online

Were you born in the Netherlands? Do you live in the Netherlands and have a DigiD? If so, you can apply for your birth certificate online. You can also use your DigiD to apply for your birth certificate from outside the Netherlands.

Applying by mail or e-mail

Do you not have a DigiD-account or are you unable to pay with iDeal? Then you can also request the copy by mail or send an e-mail to burgerzaken@amersfoort.nl. First you will receive a request to pay. Send your name, address, the reason for the application, together with a copy of your proof of identity, to:

Gemeente Amersfoort
t.a.v. Afdeling Burgerzaken
Postbus 4000
3800 EA Amersfoort

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality from monday to friday between 09:00 - 17:00 at the following phone number: 0031 33 469 5111