Municipality of Huizen: registering a death

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 Huizen via: +31 35 528 1911.

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.

Registering a death: free of charge

Official copy of the death certificate: € 17,10 (2025)

Verlof begraven of cremeren (permission for burial or cremation): free of charge

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality: +31 35 528 1911

• 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 can collect the extract and any other documents.