Municipality of Sittard-Geleen: registering a death
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 Sittard-Geleen.
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.
For more information, contact the municipality of Sittard-Geleen via: https://www.sittard-geleen.nl/contact
Registering a death is free of charge.
You pay a fee for an official copy of the death certificate. For more information, contact the municipality of Sittard-Geleen via: https//www.sittard-geleen.nl/contact
- 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 Sittard-Geleen
Visiting address
Markt 1
6161GE Geleen
Monday | 08.00 - 18.00 |
Tuesday | 08.00 - 18.00 |
Wednesday | 08.00 - 18.00 |
Thursday | 08.00 - 20.00 |
Friday | 08.00 - 18.00 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
Last updated on 29 August 2023