Municipality of Doetinchem: registering a death
Declaration by surviving dependants
As a next of kin, you can also file a personal declaration. This is only possible by appointment. To make an appointment, call 0031 314 377 377.
Online registration by funeral directors
The funeral director can file the declaration online with E-recognition. No E-recognition? Then make an appointment to make a personal declaration.
- Registering a death: free of charge
- Permission burial or cremation: free of charge
- You pay a fee for an official copy of the death dertificate. For more information, contact the municipality Contact en openingstijden | Gemeente Doetinchem.
- 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.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Doetinchem
Last updated on 19 December 2023