Municipality of Groningen: registering a birth
You must declare the birth of your child in the municipality where the child was born. Do this as soon as possible, but in any case within 3 days of the birth.
Please bring with you
- Valid identification (passport, ID card, driver's license or alien's document) of yourself and the mother.
- If you have one: Marriage booklet or partnership booklet.
- If you are not married and do not have a registered partnership, but you have acknowledged the child: Deed of acknowledgment.
- If you chose the child's last name before birth: Deed of choice of name.
- In case of dual motherhood: Acknowledgement certificate or a certificate from the Foundation for Donor Data in Artificial Fertilization via donordata.nl.
- You do not need to bring the child with you.
You can make an appointment at the municipality (Kreupelstraat 1, Groningen).
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Groningen
Last updated on 8 January 2025