Municipality of Gooise Meren: taking a deceased person out of the Netherlands
Death outside of the Netherlands
Did someone pass away outside the Netherlands? And do you want to transport them to the Netherlands? If so, you need to contact the municipality or local authority where the person passed away.
You (or a funeral director) must also register the death. You must do this in person in the municipality where the deceased person is registered. To do so, you must make an appointment with the municipality.
Death within the Netherlands
Did the person pass away in the Netherlands? And do you want to have them transported outside the Netherlands? If so, you (or a funeral director) must register the death. You must do this in the municipality where the deceased person is registered. To do so, you must make an appointment with the municipality.
Making an appointment with the municipality
Contact us through our online form.
Applying for a laissez-passer:
You can apply for a laissez-passer from the municipality. Contact us through our contact form.
Death certificate
You will receive an Overlijdensakte (death certificate) when you register the death with the municipality. You need to make an appointment to do so.
- Reporting a death doesn't cost anything
- For the costs of a copy of a death certificate: see gooisemeren.nl
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Gooise Meren