Copy (excerpt) of marital status
The municipality's civil registry creates and preserves official documents (deeds) of important events:
- birth
- marriage
- registered partnership
- Divorce (apply for divorce in the municipality where you were married)
- death
You request a copy of a deed from the municipality where the event took place. Do you need an international deed? You can indicate this in the application.
Examples:
- You live in Zoetermeer > your child was born in Leiden > you must then request the birth certificate from the municipality of Leiden.
- You live in Zoetermeer > you are divorced > you are married in The Hague > you must then request the divorce certificate in the municipality of The Hague.
Caution! There is a difference between an extract (transcript) of civil status and an extract BRP (Basic Registration of Persons). Ask the requesting authority in advance which document you need.