Municipality of Winterswijk: 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 at the service desk
You can apply for your birth certificate at the service desk of your municipality. Take a valid identity document with you.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
No DigiD? You can also authorise someone to apply for the birth certificate for you at the service desk. Make an appointment.
Alternatively, you can apply for your birth certificate by post:
- Send a letter to the Gemeente Winterswijk, team Burgerzaken
- 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.
Applying in the Netherlands
You will receive the birth certificate by post after a few working days.
Applying from outside the Netherlands
The municipality will send the birth certificate to your address outside the Netherlands. The time taken by the postal service varies from country to country.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Winterswijk
Visiting address
Stationsstraat 25
7101GH Winterswijk
Monday | 9.00 - 20.00 |
Tuesday | 9.00 - 17.00 |
Wednesday | 9.00 - 17.00 |
Thursday | 9.00 - 17.00 |
Friday | 9.00 - 13.00 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |