Municipality of Hulst: 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 Hulst.

You can also ask the funeral home to register the death for you.

Registering a death is free of charge

You pay a fee for the official copy of the death certificate. For more information, contact the municipality via (+31)114-389000.

• 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.