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

There are 4 different civil status documents that deal with an event in your life:

birth
death
marriage or partnership registration
divorce or dissolution of partnership registration.

A copy can only be obtained in the municipality where the event took place.

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.

Gemeente Rhenen - Aanvraag uittreksel Burgerlijke Stand

Applying at the service desk

You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality Rhenen, Nieuwe Veenendaalseweg 75, 3911 MG Rhenen. Take a valid identity document with you.

By appointment

Make an appointment via Een afspraak maken | Gemeente Rhenen (mijnafspraakmaken.nl) or by telephone +31 317 681 681 .

Applying from outside the Netherlands

No DigiD?

Alternatively, you can apply for your birth certificate by filling in the Contact form Gemeente Rhenen - Contact, or

Send a letter to the Gemeente Rhenen, afdeling Inwonerszaken, Nieuwe Veenendaalseweg 75, 3911 MG Rhenen.
In the letter, state your year of birth, name, address and what you need the certificate for.
Sign the letter. Attach a copy of your valid identity document.

You pay a fee for this service. The costs are adjusted annually. Take a look at our website

For more information, contact the municipality Rhenen, Nieuwe Veenendaalseweg 75, 3911 MG Rhenen. Tel +31 317 681 681.

Applying in the Netherlands

You will receive the birth certificate by post after no more than 5 working days.

Applying from outside the Netherlands

The municipality will send the birth certificate to your address outside the Netherlands as soon as possible. The time taken by the postal service varies from country to country.