Municipality of Culemborg: registering a death

The funeral director or the next of kin makes the declaration to the municipality. This usually has to be done within 6 days of death. A funeral or cremation must take place no later than the 6th working day after the death. Ask the municipality for permission for a burial or cremation.

What you need for a declaration:

• valid proof of identity of the person making the report
• death certificate
• the envelope with a statement about the cause of death (B-statement for Statistics Netherlands)
• marriage certificate (not required)

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 of Culemborg.

• Online: https://www.culemborg.nl/afspraak-maken#select/
• E-mail: info@culemborg.nl
• Telephone: 0345 477 700

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.

https://iburgerzaken.culemborg.nl/gaas-web/server/start/StartOverlijdenZakelijk

Registering a death: free of charge

• 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.