Municipality of Bergen (L): registering a death

If someone has passed away, you must report the death to the municipality where they died. The funeral director usually does this, but surviving relatives can also do it themselves.

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A death can only be registered at the municipality of Bergen (L) when someone passed away within its borders.

Do you wish to transport the deceased abroad? You must present several documents to customs for this purpose. You can request these documents from the municipality where the person died.

For this, you need proof of the cause of death (statement from a doctor or coroner, or a statement from the public prosecutor). The municipality will then provide you with the following documents for the transport of the deceased:

Death certificate;
Permit for burial or cremation (for transport within the Benelux);
Laissez-passer (for transport outside the Benelux).

Declaration by surviving dependants

You can register the death yourself. You must do this in the municipality where your loved one died. Make an appointment with the municipality by clicking here make an appointment.

Online registration by funeral directors

You can also ask the funeral home to register the death for you. Funeral homes who are located in the Netherlands can register deaths online.

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality.

As a surviving dependant, you receive the extract from the death certificate and the 'verlof tot begraven of cremeren' (permission for burial or cremation) immediately.
Funeral homes should receive the extract and any other documents on the same working day or, at the latest, the next working day.