Municipality of Amstelveen: registering a civil partnership

You need to notify the municipality of your civil partnership and provide all the details of yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This can be done up to 2 weeks before the date of forming the civil partnership. You can notify the municipality online (if both partners live in the Netherlands) or at the Town Hall. 

Report a civil partnership with DigiD (in Dutch) 

Make an appointment to visit the Town Hall: +31 20 540 49 11.

If both partners live abroad, you must report your civil partnership to the municipality of The Hague. More information can be found at Register an intended marriage or civil partnership for Dutch citizens living abroad. 

You make a number of choices when planning and registering your intention to enter a civil partnership. These choices relate to the type of ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities in the municipality of Amstelveen.

Ceremony

The ceremony is the official part of entering your civil partnership. You can choose from: 

• no ceremony (free of charge); 
• simple ceremony; 
• regular ceremony.

If you choose a regular ceremony, you can choose who leads the ceremony. You can choose from: 

• a wedding registrar from the municipality; 
• a family member or acquaintance.

Location of the ceremony

You can hold the ceremony to enter your civil partnership at various locations in the municipality of Amstelveen. You can choose from: 

• a designated location in the Town Hall; 
• a location of your own choice (contact the municipality).

If you want to hold the ceremony at a location of your choice, contact the municipality.