Municipality of Oosterhout: taking a deceased person out of the Netherlands

The person passed away outside the Netherlands

Did the person 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.

The person passed away in 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 Oosterhout

You can make an appointment

By telephone

+31 162 489911

Applying for a laissez-passer:

You can apply for a laissez-passer from the Oosterhout municipality. This must be done in person. You need to make an appointment to do so.

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.

The following rates apply:

A death registration costs: free
A copy of a death certificate costs: € 17,10
A laissez-passer costs: please contact the municipality

You may bury or cremate the deceased in the Netherlands no later than six business days after death. If this is not possible because the deceased arrives in the Netherlands on or after these six business days, you must bury or cremate the deceased as soon as possible after arrival. To arrange this, contact the municipality where the deceased will be buried or cremated.