Municipality of Zaanstad: 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 Zaanstad.

Registering a death is free of charge. A copy of the death certificate may be required for various authorities or for a postponement of burial/cremation. More information about the costs can be found on the report a death page.

• 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.